Pretty clever, for a what-the-fuck-did-I-just-read novel. ( )

In modo molto amichevole (http://mashable.com/2012/07/22/jack-daniels-trademark-letter/), i produttori del whisky Jack Daniels hanno chiesto all'autore di modificare la copertina, che si ispira profondamente all'etichetta del loro prodotto, per l'edizione successiva; addirittura hanno offerto un contributo economico per cambiare già questa, che potrebbe quindi diventare rara.

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With a very friendly cease-and-desist letter (http://mashable.com/2012/07/22/jack-daniels-trademark-letter/), Jack Daniel's asked the author to redesign the cover for the next reprint, and even offered to contribute a sum if the change was made sooner. Either way, this first edition is likely to become a collector's item.

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(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.)

Regular readers will remember Midwestern bizarro author Patrick Wensink, whose previous titles Sex Dungeon For Sale! and Black Hole Blues have both been reviewed here in the past; and now his latest and most ambitious is here, the booze-fueled rock-and-fast-food trippy comedic saga Broken Piano for President. Although let's be clear right away, that this is simply going to be way too silly for a lot of people's tastes, a sort of grown-up fairytale about a grizzled music veteran, JFK conspiracies, world-dominating burger franchises locked in mortal combat with each other, and a lot more; but for those who do consider themselves fans of the decidedly underground literary subgenre known as "gonzo fiction" (think Douglas Adams combined with psychobilly music, filtered through a six-year-old who's been given a sip of beer at a family reunion and now won't stop screaming poop jokes), Broken Piano is absolutely on the high end of the gonzo scale, a well-done piece of dark wackiness that will be adored by the same people who enjoy getting wasted and going to Monty Python midnight screenings. Sure, it got panned terribly at Publishers Weekly, but it was still a bizarro novel from a basement press that managed to get reviewed at Publishers Weekly; and that should tell you everything you need to know about the relative strengths of this book within a genre that is usually fairly weak, a foul-mouthed charmer that comes with a strong but limited recommendation, only to those who think in advance that they might enjoy such work. (You know who you are!)

Out of 10: 8.0, or 9.5 for bizarro fans ( )