I got into a discussion with my friend Alex about this book when we were both about 60 pages in. She was telling me that she didn't think she could finish it because it was so irritatingly sexist. I was more willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, but after finishing it... yeah, it was pretty sexist. However, I still enjoyed the imaginative apocalyptic scenarios, and there were some interesting characters in there too. It's clear that this author spent a lot of time fantasizing about what t...

This was one of the funniest, most irreverent and entertaining books I've read in years.

"Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse!" I thought to myself. "What could possibly go wrong with this book?" MANY THINGS.

Words cannot adequately describe how abysmally awful, brainless, stupid, degrading, and boring this book is. It's as if a bunch of drunk, horny half-witted junior high boys mashed a bunch of elements from far greater end-of-the-world novels (and the wizard of oz) and tried unsuccessfully to make them funny with attempted witticisms and cartoonish blood and guts. I was hoping that the title was tongue-in-cheek. Unfortunately, not the case. The friend that recommended this book and thrust it into

When I stumbled upon this book I thought it looked ridiculous and fun. The concept of a post apocalyptic civilization run by a go-go club just seemed too good to pass up. I was pleased with what I found. The book is funny, exciting, and cute. The plot makes sense, the character motivations are understandable and easy to identify with, and, surprisingly, it manages to throw in just enough substance to give it a point greater than just fun. No I really mean that last part. If you just finished, go...

This book was a fun gun slinging fast paced book. There is never a dull moment. Which I guess there wouldnt be with the world as we know it ending.Mort, his friend Bill and woman side kick Shelia make a romp through a fallen world. Their lives are much simpler and much harder than ours. Food is scarce, no oil, not much in the form of transportation, go-go girls, Freddy's horrible liquor, and canibals keep the 3 of them busy. They are on a quest to save the only piece of civilization that is left...

This was one of those instances where the book lives up to its title and cover precisely. You'd think silly fun and you'd be right, it is. Of course, not so fun for Mortimer Tate, a former insurance salesman who survived the apocalypse alone on top of the mountain for nine years until he decided to rejoin what's left of civilization. People are crap...pretty much universally, hence the apocalypse occurring in the first place, but he finds a few good ones, a best friend/sidekick cosplay cowboy an...

Mortimer Tate is pretty much an asshole. Are you telling me after 10 years he suddenly wants to find his wife? Some of the vignettes are ridiculous - particularly the one in the insane asylum. I found this book so shallow that I could not force myself to keep reading it.

This book is complete garbage, and it's great. The quote from James Rollins on the front of the book says it all: "Part Christopher Moore, part Quentin Tarantino, Victor Gischler is a raving, badass genius." I'd personally say that the story is a trashy rated R smash up of the television series "Jeremiah" and Cormac McCarthy's The Road. Mortimer sees the end of the world coming and maxes out 3 credit cards to buy enough supplies to see him through the impending apocalypse. And since his wife has...

Go, go. Read, read! Victor Gischler is a joy waiting to be discovered by mainstream America. This is THE ROAD as it probably should have been.

Although it may seem like just about everyone is writing a post- apocalyptic tale these days, few have ever done it as well as Gischler. This end-of-the World story is so well written and so easy to read. It hardens back to classic science fiction end of the world stories like Heinlein's Farnham's Freehold or Burroughs' Moon Maid Trilogy. There's even a nod to Anderson's Virgin Planet - an offbeat nod.It is a story which is often kitschy and irreverently told but works because Gischler's keeps t...

Like a poster for a exploitative horror movie with a hot chick cradling her machine gun in her arms, this books brings in the punters with it's naughty title but fails to deliver well executed action, humour, or sexiness. Instead we follow hapless Mortimer, ex-accountant, looking for his ex-wife in post-Apocalyptic America. I guess Mortimer: Accountant Avenger just wasn't going to sell as many books. The book is an easy read and I did finish it almost painlessly. Up until the last couple of chap...

"Sorry i had to burn you with the cigarette," Terry said. "I had to keep up appearances.""No problem." Mortimer kneed him in the balls."Terry whuffed air, bent in half, groaned. "OK. That's cool. I deserve that."A fun romp through a Post-Apocalyptic America, with Mortimer & his side-kicks 'Buffalo' Bill & Sheila.One part 'The Road', nine parts Quentin Tarantino. My first look at a book from Gischler & it won't be my last. A real page turner. I finished this in a couple of sittings, in less than

Looking at the reviews, I see that this is a "love it or hate it" book. Well, I'm firmly in the "hate it" camp. I tried to find any reason to give this book two stars and I honestly couldn't come up with anything. One of the main problems is that this book is supposed to be humorous, but I didn't even mildly chuckle at any point. All of the humor just fell totally flat. Also, none of the characters were interesting at all. When I read a book where a character is seemingly killed, but then their

If a post-apocalyptic book can be funny, this is it! Basic summary: The world has been over for nine years, and Mortimer has been cozy and safe, protected in a mountain fortress he bought for himself when he saw the end coming. But he gets bored and decides to wander, and finds that the former United States is still in chaos, but a chain of strip clubs have started to be the center of new communities. Then he decides to look for his wife....This is a quick read, full of blood and guts and stripp...

This was my 1800 book for the year and not a bad one to reach my goal with for sure. This was so ridiculously fun, not a single thread of serious literature but very fun to read. If you read this book with your serious glasses on, you won't enjoy it at all. But sometimes a mindless, action packed , silly apocalyptic read is all you need

As a fan of end-of-the-world apocalyptic stories and anything with bizarre humor, I was expecting a lot more from this book. The best part is the title. It's got a few clever ideas, but not that funny. Mostly, it's just one excuse for a gunfight after another.

I am a self professed apocalyptic fiction fan. I started with Stephen King's 'The Gunslinger', moved to a book by Robert McCammon called Swan Song in tenth grade, and read many more before reading the granddaddy of all end of the world novels, The Stand, turning once again in King's direction.All of those books made the end of days seem so real. Plaguelands stretching across America. Nuclear war forging a new era. The slow decay into decadence, madness and eventual final quiet.Go-Go Girls of the...

The blurb on the cover of Go-Go Girls compares Victor Gischler to Christopher Moore. Besides a sense of humor, there isn’t much similarity. Moore’s work is more absurd and less gritty than Go-Go Girls, which is a story about the end of the world, but it takes place entirely in the South. Thankfully, Victor Gischler is from the South, so he’s able to pull this off.By happenstance, Mortimer Tate was perfectly prepared for the apocalypse, holed up on a mountain with tons of supplies. After nine yea...