Rock Gods & Messy Monsters
by Diane Hatz
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Pub Date Sep 07 2022 | Archive Date Jun 15 2023
Whole Healthy Group LLC | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
Aliens have hatched a rockstar. Brain extractions, falling body parts, and blood-vessel explosions have become the norm. Alex’s dream job has turned into a nightmare. What should she do? Rock Gods & Messy Monsters is one woman’s search for self within the walls of a 1990s record company. It’s absurdist fiction meets humorous satire. The book has been awarded Independent Book Review’s Top 30 Impressive Indie Books of 2022 and is a 2023 indieBRAG medallion Honoree.
A Note From the Publisher
eBook: 9798986282312
Advance Praise
"Rock Gods & Messy Monsters by Diane Hatz is a bullet-hell critique of corporate and mass culture by way of Theodor Adorno filtered through the whimsy and humor of writers like Terry Pratchett and Kurt Vonnegut....The best kind of absurdism; the kind that wears a veneer of the surreal while having the grisly guts of reality right underneath." (full review)
-- Independent Book Review
“Once readers orient themselves with the idiosyncrasies in Hatz’s darkly whimsical—yet ultimately relatable—novel, they’re in for a fast paced, entertaining comic treat. Character-driven, this loopy satire is a droll examination of the corporate-music world.” (full review)
-- Kirkus Reviews
“Modern creative writing classes looking for discussion points in experimental literary styles will find Rock Gods & Messy Monsters promises many lively debates about the elements of social examination and the impact of truly creative writing.” (full review)
– Midwest Book Review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798986282329 |
| PRICE | $0.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 208 |
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Featured Reviews
Fae k, Reviewer
This book is wild! I've never done drugs but I feel like I went on a trip with this story in the best way. It's completely absurd satire and I love it! I feel like this book would be brilliant for a book club/reading club because I think it will bring up lots of talking points. We literally open up with the main character, Alex, removing their brain.
I do wish there was more building as everything is so over-the-top whacky yet I don't fully know much about the world. Go into this with an open mind, expect quite over the top and crazy. I love it. It was an interesting read overall and would read it again for sure.
At 208 pages this is a quick read and definitely worth people's time for something out of the box and refreshing away from the usual book genres out there right now.
4/5 Stars from me.
***A big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my advanced audiobook copy in exchange for an honest review.***
Reviewer 1124295
Rock Gods and Messy Monsters was a book I have never read before. It's not a typical novel and Diane Hatz did a great job on this book. I love how different Alex is as our main character and just like anyone, she wants to make her own way in the music business at Acht Records. What got me is the fact that women in Achts Records have to take out their brains and place them in urns for security reasons and That their world relies on technology that knows their lives is what is different in any book I've read. Consumerism, self-indulgence, and that willingness to do what is necessary to get ahead are what Hatz shows in this book and is what I love about this book. Rock Gods and Messy Monsters is a dystopian novel I feel you have to brace yourself with because you never know what will happen next. To be in Hatz's world in her novel, I'd feel bewildered but curious to know what that world will be like. Thank you, NetGalley for allowing me to read this novel. I am glad I stumbled upon it.
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