DIRT-ROACH-688 Posted:

I have a signed copy here I got at San Diego when it first came out, expecting big things.

I found it to be a rather linear story, not in keeping with Ellis’ better work (ie. Transmetropolitan).

Maybe I’ve just had too much exposure to the internet, but I didn’t find it particularly shocking or revealing…perhaps sadly, I could remember real-life/internet examples of most of the stuff he wrote about.

This is one of the reasons I limit my exposure to some of the Internets more twisted fads. I’m one of the few who’s never seen a goatse or 2G1C. If your totally desensitized, nothing can shock or surprise.

Crooked little Vein is a good first novel by Ellis though. It shows he’s staying true to the twisted aspect that make Transmetropolitan interesting.