I was just coming off of a big, heavy book and I was looking for a light, mindless (in a good way) palate cleanser. Needless to say Crazytimes fit the bill perfectly!

Basically it’s just one dude trying to survive while the world goes violently insane around him. The book is gruesome. All manner of limbs are dismembered, bodies split open, and gory flung about with reckless abandon. Lots of creative kill scenes. The book is fast-paced. The story rips right along, all taking place in a single day. We’re given few lulls to catch our breath, and even those end in disaster. The book is gross (whatever virus is infecting people has some real nasty side effects). And ultimately the book plays out like a trashy, fun grindhouse B-movie (think Planet Terror meets The Crazies).

My only complaint is that I was left wanting more in terms of character development and plot events. There’s hints at possible reasons for the world ending, but then the story ends without ever really exploring/explaining them.