If Palahniuk and Kerouac had a book-baby that kind of acted like Fear and Loathing, this would be it.
Vancouver has become a disturbed, retched mess of murderous blue-bloods and lost hipster gardeners, sadistic baristas and immortal sushi masters. A drug-fed breeding ground of scoundrels set in an orgy of late-night tapa bars, yoga classes and sunset booze cruises.
Tribes have descended upon Lotusland, and at the center lies a hero and a hostage. Sebastian, an idle artist barely escaping crippling social anxieties by managing a posh urban gardening center and its group of varied misfits. One morning he awakens to a new world where all around him the preternatural and fantastic has been slowly creeping through his city…and his mind.
Battle lines are drawn as mediocre villains and awkward heroes climb up into a dumpster fire of ancient morality and inventive revenge. At the center of it all lies The Plant, a mysterious tropical succulent that destroys minds, or fixes them, depending on where your morals lie. Thrust into leadership, Sebastian and his weirdos have six days to unwrap a messy family conspiracy before the city is lost and dread overtakes the entire west coast.
Coming at a time when societies and cultures are bonding together through forced distancing, The Sushi Prophecies offers hilarious relief and bizarre parallels all at once.
A truly unique voice and tale, for truly unique times. From Plump Press
With freedom, you either find yourself, or you lose yourself – The Sushi Prophecies, by August Hill (Get it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble now!)
It had me in fits of laughter. I hope they don’t ban it from school libraries.
prival_mehta
It reminds me a lot of High Fidelity by Nick Hornby…It’s edgy, funny, and irreverent.
mrs_yuk
I was surprised at how much fun this book was. Honestly, it reminded me of the humor of Portlandia and I adored it!
zenithmeridian
This book is exceedingly strange to be completely honest. It reminded me of a supernatural Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
The Review Booth
If there’s one thing I can tell you about The Sushi Prophecies, it’s that it is unlike anything else you’ve read…totally strange and unique and is arguably going to be a fascinating reading experience.
quirkycatsfatstacks
Overall, this felt like a psychedelic montage with new wonders behind every corner, and I would very much like to find them all.
lisaannkissane
Hill seems to weave a cryptic story with ease.
negan88
This is so completely wild with all the colourful language describing the visions and characters.
hillehughes
Go ahead, sample the Kaiseki courses…
