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The Damaged Posse #3
Sneaker World
Sir Bentley Carruthers, sneaker magnate and exploiter of the poor on four continents, has decided to expand his empire into the lucrative field of biopiracy. He’s purchased a small group of islands from the Indian government, ostensibly to assist with recovery efforts after a devastating tsunami. So he’s built a sneaker factory on one of the islands along with a high-end resort that caters exclusively to the uber-rich. Unfortunately for Sir Bentley, Doc and the rest of the Damaged Posse are aware of what his real motives are. And the fact that Sir Bentley has been selling off weapons technology to the highest bidders also hasn’t gone unnoticed. After the Posse arrives on the island, they embark on their strangest and funniest adventure yet that is filled with dense jungles, a lost tribe, cantankerous girlfriends, shoulder-fired missiles, and a safari suit wearing antagonist you’ll love to hate.
“When I initially sat down to read Sneaker World, I expected to find all the usual hallmarks I’ve come to expect from B.R. Snow’s Damaged Posse series; great characters, smart dialogue, and lots and lots of laughs. I have to say I wasn’t disappointed and Sneaker World consistently delivers on all fronts. However, as I kept reading, I found something else occurring that surprised me. The book contains some very important messages about what is going on in the world around us. Dig down just below the surface and you’ll discover some serious issues being discussed and I would caution readers not to think that Sneaker World, while hysterical, is just a very funny book. They say making someone laugh is one of the hardest things to do; being able to make people laugh and think at the same time is a gift. And I have to say, Sneaker World is a gift, and B.R. Snow is one gifted writer.”
"The soft underbelly of globalization is exposed and fully taken to task. Like the previous books in the Damaged Posse series, Sneaker World opens up on several fronts, folds back on itself and seamlessly combines a strange collection of characters into one hysterical narrative. Three books into this fantastic series, B. R. Snow continues to deliver the goods."
“When I initially sat down to read Sneaker World, I expected to find all the usual hallmarks I’ve come to expect from B.R. Snow’s Damaged Posse series; great characters, smart dialogue, and lots and lots of laughs. I have to say I wasn’t disappointed and Sneaker World consistently delivers on all fronts. However, as I kept reading, I found something else occurring that surprised me. The book contains some very important messages about what is going on in the world around us. Dig down just below the surface and you’ll discover some serious issues being discussed and I would caution readers not to think that Sneaker World, while hysterical, is just a very funny book. They say making someone laugh is one of the hardest things to do; being able to make people laugh and think at the same time is a gift. And I have to say, Sneaker World is a gift, and B.R. Snow is one gifted writer.”
"The soft underbelly of globalization is exposed and fully taken to task. Like the previous books in the Damaged Posse series, Sneaker World opens up on several fronts, folds back on itself and seamlessly combines a strange collection of characters into one hysterical narrative. Three books into this fantastic series, B. R. Snow continues to deliver the goods."
337 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 25, 2012
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March 6, 2014
gaming the lists - forcing the stats.
May 27, 2019
The posse is great
I enjoy these characters and the chemistry they have. That they do things to save the world from it's greedy, darker side is a great setting for the skills they have!
I enjoy these characters and the chemistry they have. That they do things to save the world from it's greedy, darker side is a great setting for the skills they have!
September 24, 2014
The P Team return for a third outing in B.R. Snow's addictive series.
The usual suspects - soldier-of-fortune Doc, the germophobic Merlin, snarky Gene and the mostly-dead Summerman - are joined by a new assortment of oddballs on a small island off the coast of India.
Like the first two 'Damaged Posse' novels, 'Sneaker World' is both a comic romp and a commentary on some of the ills of suffering, deluded humanity. On this occasion, Snow's ascerbic wit takes aim at the excesses of global capitalism and bio-piracy. As the twisted plot unfolds (not unlike the jungle vines on the island itself), we encounter the odious billionaire Sir Bentley Carruthers, a factory manager with a weakness for pastries, a chef with a fetish for sheep-shearing, a lost tribe, and the world's most incompetent mercenary. And that's not even a complete cast list.
The writing is slyly corrupting and Snow heaps incident upon incident in a way that will make your head spin and wish you could turn the pages faster - but not so fast that you miss the gags!
Endlessly inventive and even more surreal than 'American Midnight' and 'Larrikin Gene', 'Sneaker World' grabs your giggle bone and won't let go until the final chaos-fuelled explosions have worked their deadly magic. A worthy addition to the 'Posse' canon.
I can't wait to see what Snow has in store for us in Book Four...
The usual suspects - soldier-of-fortune Doc, the germophobic Merlin, snarky Gene and the mostly-dead Summerman - are joined by a new assortment of oddballs on a small island off the coast of India.
Like the first two 'Damaged Posse' novels, 'Sneaker World' is both a comic romp and a commentary on some of the ills of suffering, deluded humanity. On this occasion, Snow's ascerbic wit takes aim at the excesses of global capitalism and bio-piracy. As the twisted plot unfolds (not unlike the jungle vines on the island itself), we encounter the odious billionaire Sir Bentley Carruthers, a factory manager with a weakness for pastries, a chef with a fetish for sheep-shearing, a lost tribe, and the world's most incompetent mercenary. And that's not even a complete cast list.
The writing is slyly corrupting and Snow heaps incident upon incident in a way that will make your head spin and wish you could turn the pages faster - but not so fast that you miss the gags!
Endlessly inventive and even more surreal than 'American Midnight' and 'Larrikin Gene', 'Sneaker World' grabs your giggle bone and won't let go until the final chaos-fuelled explosions have worked their deadly magic. A worthy addition to the 'Posse' canon.
I can't wait to see what Snow has in store for us in Book Four...
May 18, 2014
This book was hilarious to me I was entertain through the entire book. I would recommend this as an easy read but you really should read the first two books to know who the main characters are.
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