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The Good Humor Man

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By Fox, Andrew

Publishers Summary:
A witty tribute to Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, this surreal, futuristic narrative explores the highly topical relationships between obesity, government health care, pop culture, and body image. In a world where chocolate is worth more than cocaine on the black market, government-sanctioned vigilantes known as Good Humor Men patrol the streets, seeking to immolate all fattening food products as illegal contraband and summarily cancel the health insurance of any offenders. An evil nutraceutical company controls the food market with products engineered to keep the population painfully thin, while a mysterious wasting plague threatens to starve humanity. An ex-plastic surgeon whose father performed a secret liposuction surgery on Elvis Presley may hold the key to humanity’s future. Incorporating a colorful cast of characters—a civil servant with questionable motives, an acquisitive assassin, a power-mad preacher evangelizing anorexia, a beautiful young woman addicted to liposuction, and a homicidal clone from an experiment gone terribly awry—this satirical romp asks the question Can Elvis save the world 64 years after his death?

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ISBN
978-1-89239-185-8
Publisher
Tachyon Publications


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Reviewed on May 5, 2009

The year is 2041. All unhealthy foods have been outlawed in favor of genetically modified low-fat, low-cal substitutes, and government sponsored vigilantes, the Good Humor Men, are responsible for confiscating junk food. Fox's latest (after Bride of the Fat White Vampire) is a satirical action/adventure comedy in the vein of Christopher Buckley's Boomsday or Thank You for Smoking-albeit not quite in the same league. For a novel that involves liposuction and Elvis Presley's bodily tissue, the story is sadly predictable. Verdict: The action sequences are fast paced and engaging, and there are moments of humor and thoughtfulness, although many readers may be put off by a revealed fetish of the lead character. If this were a movie, it would get a "hard R" from the ratings board.-Amy Watts, Univ. of Georgia Lib., Athens Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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