Good job starting the discussion, guys. I’ve been busy/lazy and I’m not quite done with the book yet. I’ve read it before, but I’m foggy on the details.

I forgot how funny this book could be. Mucho, the band, Mike Fallopian, Manny Di Preso a lawyer/actor in a pilot about Metzger the actor/lawyer, etc.

Books about conspiracy and mysterious goings-on NEVER have satisfying endings, I’ve found. I think the problem is the whole momentum of the book is based on “What the **** is going on, who are these people, and why is this happening?” It makes it interesting, it keeps you reading, because you want answers. The problem is the whole thing is interesting because it makes no sense or because the conspiracy seems so far reaching. If you explain it, it’s not as cool. If you brush it aside, you feel cheated. If the book decides to just accept it, then you feel at odds with the book because it’s fine with something that still mystifies you.

Just a few thoughts, though more on the sub-genre than the book itself. I’ll try to finish up the book soon.