Beam Me Up Scotty

Awesome, incredible. So funny. I never laughed so hard in my life, and really thought about what I read. There is sex, drugs, murder, tension, an outrageous bunch of characters who I loved. I can't believe this book is not a movie. Like Taxi Driver with humor and it actually says something about our sick society. If you read one book this year, make it this. Scotty rocks.

"Beam Me Up, Scotty" is one of my all time favorite novels. Guinzburg portrayal of addiction to twelve-step programs, sex, food, crack and even murder is as powerful as it is hilarious. Guinzburg's style and imagery is harsh and brilliant! I can't wait until more of his work is published in the US.

Guinzburg writes like a renegade, mercenary pioneer pinballin all over crack-city with a Rabelasian swagger not seen since the likes of Hubert Selby Jr. His Big Apple is rotten to the core, and sure it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it, so why not Ed? Like a whitewashed Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction, Ed dishes out divine retribution with no concession to any moral conciousness other than his own. Crack-dealin' bro's beware, Ed's one angry mo'fukka. like a bear with a sore ass and a head fulla PCP, your time's up and there ain't nowhere to run. A rollercoaster ride through Hell!

Michael Guinzburg is an undiscovered writer of genius. A lyrical stylist with a richly deserved core of devotees (mostly in Europe where he is celebrated), his prose in Scotty nails the language of the Twelve Steps and our self-help addled culture with sublime hilarity. Read this book. Do it.

This is one of my favorite books. Guinzburg's persuasive writing keeps you on your toes and loving it. You don't know if you should laugh or cry at his characters and story line. I hope you'll enjoy it was much as I did.