We've seen it all before, many times, but this time it's different. If only slightly. When Gomez Porter becomes a test subject in an experimental drug trial, he is asked to keep track of any strange experiences through a blog. What Gomez isn't ready for, is so many of his experiences suddenly seeming strange; the antiques dealer trying to buy his old tax papers, the phone-sex salesman hounding him day and night, the super sexy research assistant who falls for him but is unable to express herself in terms outside the realm of science.
But when one of the trial participants turns up dead and another goes missing, Gomez begins to fear for his life. No longer sure who he can trust and which of his experiences are real and which merely drug induced delusions, he decides it's time to go underground and work out a devious plan. Now, years later, his blogs have been recovered from a defunct server. For the first time we can find out firsthand what happened to Gomez as he takes us on a wild ride of discovery.
About the Author: Graham Parke is responsible for a number of technical publications and has recently patented a self-folding map. He has been described as both a humanitarian and a pathological liar. Convincing evidence to support either allegation has yet to be produced. No Hope for Gomez! is his fiction debut novel! You can read some hilarious bits and shorts on his Goodreads Blog- make sure to read the wedding or funeral suit photo one- it's a hoot!
You can read an excerpt on the author's website as well!
Review: I'm not quite sure how to rate this book except to say it;s quirky. Yes, I love Parke's Goodreads blog- he's hilarious there, and thus I had high hopes for the book! There are many things in it that are hysterically funny and others that make you go huh? The whole stalker stalker premise was great, but just winds up not where you would expect it to, and somehow the novel looses steam along the way. It's still an interesting read and if you like David Sedaris or Laurie Notaro (oh oh- I just realized I brought this blog full circle to a year ago! LOL), you'll probably like this book a whole lot!
Rumor alert- the book will be going into the July Top Shelf Giveaway!!!!!!!
Disclosure
/ Disclaimer: I received this book, free of charge, for review
purposes from Bostick Communications and the author himself. No
other
compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for
this post. I was not told how to review it either.