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Sep 19, 2011bibliophage91 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The writing is funny, and the book certainly starts off with witty narration by Mac. I was amused, but overall a tiny bit disappointed. I was hoping for laugh-out-loud funny, even absurdity, because of the implausible film-noir tone. What happened instead was the threat of takeover was real, and there were moral dilemmas in multiple directions. The energy level stayed fairly consistent throughout, instead of cranking up to antic. I had hoped for antic, in the style of Hjiassen's Hoot, for example. Along with the wiseguy tone, the characters are the best part of the book. Mac and Vince are solid leads, while the school bullies are amusingly described. It’s a solidly-written book, but despite styling it after the Godfather it was too light to interest me as an adult.