The Serial Killer's Diet Book

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I loved The Serial Killer's Diet Book by Kevin Postupack. I found myself laughing and crying throughout. I didn't want to put it down, but found myself purposefully waiting to finish it because it was so good I did not want it to end! I was touched by Kevin's ability to discuss matters of the heart and soul. He made me think about my own life and choices I make about being true to myself. I felt he was speaking to everyone in their struggle to find meaning in their lives and how hard (and absurd) life can be at times. To cover this intense subject matter in a satirical way shows mastery of his writing craft. It is a work of literature to read through the ages.

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Summary: Tour de force!
Review: In the spirit of Rabelais, yes! The Serial Killer's Diet Book has scholarship, philosophy, intellectual inquiry, and spiritual yearning, but also boundless entertainment, with the compelling plot of a mystery-thriller, all-too-human characters, and lots of humor! One moment you are ruminating on the existence of God and the soul, the next you are laughing out loud at Devon DeGroot's detectives as they search fo the "Cold-Cut Killer." A social satire, the SKDB is also a profound inquiry into morals and meaning, in a world that at times seems meaningless and absurd. Historical and literary references abound, as we follow Fred Orbis (truly one of the great characters in literature), in his determined yet misguided effort to be thin.

The book itself takes the form of a string quartet--four separate voices/groups of characters, like four instruments, each separate, yet joining with each other to create the piece of music as a whole. The beautiful poetry of the Elizabeth sections; the Rabelaisian hyperbole of Fred Orbis; the dark philosophy of Darby/Philep; the high comedy of Devon DeGroot, the four sections alternating in an ABCD pattern throughout the novel. (Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours only alternated three sections!) The plays on words, allusions, the homage to Joyce and Finnegan's Wake (the marvelous chapter where a pivotal clue is written in "Finnegans Wakean," and can only be solved by the rumpled former scholar who took to drink and lives in an alley off Seventh and Bleecker. And the poignant passage, beautifully Shakespearean, in which Fred Orbis questions the value of a soul).

This is a novel that takes chances, and delivers, and in Kevin Postupack we have found our Rabelais. The Serial Killer's Diet Book is a tour de force, and Kevin Postupack is an author to be reckoned with.

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Summary: Hungry For a Great Read???
Review: This book was one of the best reads I have had in a while. Postupack uses a vast array of literary knowledge to incorporate his characters into an exciting and dramatic plot. I couldn't put the book down! Enjoy!

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This is a great read. It keeps you hooked and you will not want to put the book down until you finish. It was fun to read how each character developed in the book. I definitely recommend "The Serial Killer's Diet Book."

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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: Well written with a wonderful sprinkling of satire. Kevin's research is evident in the correctness of included items. It is a definite page turner. It is refreshing to see new authors with Kevin's ability being recognized and published. Hopefully more works by this author are on the horizon.