Bloodsucking Fiends, by Christopher Moore

pros: fast-paced; silly fun; adult viewpoint; quirky characters; the cliché of the small-town gullible hero twisted with the aspiring young author, in a different situation; the Wongs/flower gag; laundromat scene and witness accounts; the night crew at Safeway; the Emperor; Tommy’s actions at the end

cons: what happens to the turtles; Jody isn’t very likable; more dark and sarcastic than fun; Jody’s mother was just a sad stereotype

misc: turkey bowling; graveyard shift; yacht; San Francisco; laundromat; Elijah Ben Sapir; redhead; Indiana; C. Thomas Flood; SOMA; South of Market; loft; metalworkers

ISBN 0060735414; 304pp; pub. 2004

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