I, Slutbot Paperback – April 1, 2014

You like bizarro.You like satire.You like robots and zombies and sentient lovelorn typewriters and amorphous blob monsters and kinky mechanical sex and kinky non-mechanical sex and spacemen full of cheese and bravado and characters named Hugo Sploogeworthy and Jo Hot Dork and Tisha Bang-Bang.You like existential musings that seem to sneak up out of nowhere, deep thoughts cutting through the black water of silliness, to wrap their puckered octopus tendrils around your oxygen-addled brain.You like all these things snuggled up in a wool blanket of flowery, unbound language.You like Mykle Hansen.And so do I.Admittedly, I’m a big Mykle Hansen fan. He’s a funny dude. More than that, he’s an amazing writer. And that’s where this book really shines above the rest. It’s not just what he says, but how he says it. Don’t believe me? Here is a typewriter lamenting death and unrequited love:“I am a machine and I cannot die. But if Slutbot shuts me back inside that case and shelves me in the catacombs, then I will dream of nothing, forever. And that is a kind of death, or something worse. But if I had just one word, just one phrase to take with me into that endless night, one morsel of my mistress’ English to sustain me, then I would dream of her, a dream so rich and vibrant that perhaps I could be happy.”Man, that’s some heartfelt poetic prose right there. And keep in mind this is a book about a cellphone turned robot porn star turned Empress of the Techno Earth. You probably wouldn’t expect something so profound to work its way between these pages, but it does. And it does, like, THE WHOLE TIME. Sure, his satire is on point, his plot is ridiculously over-the-top, his characters are fully formed and fleshed out and absurd – BUT – it is the WAY he writes that really gets me.This. Book. Was. Awesome.If this title, for whatever god-awful reason I cannot think of, doesn’t tickle your ticklebone(?) I suggest you pick up SOMETHING he’s written. I have yet to be let down.

Full disclosure: Mykle's a friend. Despite that, believe me when I say this is a great book. His best yet. Mykle Hansen's work almost always contains elements of the "silly" and over-the-top wackiness. But don't let that fool you. There's downright fine writing in there. Really. And this book's a page-turner too. I made myself late to things because I didn't want to stop reading this book.The story is many things: a nuclear armageddon sci-fi space opera, a parody of space operas, a satire on the porn industry, a meditation on artificial intelligence, a feminist allegory, and more. The commentary is spot-on, the humor kills, and language is artful, the messages profound.

No, I haven't actually received my copy of this book, but yes it's clear that it will be the defining work of this generation, or rather of this century. Hansen's writing evokes Hemingway, Tolstoy and Shakespeare. A poignant and touching work that breaks down the dichotomy between man and machine, author and reader, sex object and appliance. Truly one for the ages. 11/10, I must really like it because I accidentally bought two copies.

Even at his worst--and this is definitely Mykle Hansen at this worst--it's still a four star read!

Sexier than Robert Heilein.Funnier than Douglas Adams.Robotier than Isaac Asimov.Deserves to become a classic as much as any Philip K Dick.May end up as obscure as Philip José Farmer (author of Venus on the half shell), unless you buy this book!Hansen builds a believable robot, takes us to the Moon, destroys the Earth, and ends on a surprisingly upbeat note. I laughed all the way.

The ideas in this book are well executed, creative, and original. A great read with an ever greater concept. If you like your Fiction weird, about robots, and more on the sexy side of the universe... You might want to check this out.

I have read a few bizarro novels, including 2 others by Mykle Hansen and this one is the most bizarro of all. I bought this as a kindle book in 2015 and I can’t believe that it’s not available anymore. Too bad that an ebook can’t be used as a collectible, I see a paperback is now advertised for $100.

Enter the Slutbot, as she engulfs your senses.Enter the Bizzaro genre as it wraps your reality.Enter into the room, mysterious, famous author: Mykle Hansen.

Loving these Bizarro fiction books.