I can't think of a more unassuming name than Bob. It's the name of an everyman, of someone who fits neatly into society. Fittingly, the Bob in this book is a man with an attractive girlfriend that he loves but feels no special connection to outside his attraction he holds for her. Their sex life isn't going well, though, since she spends her days trying to help men help themselves, if you catch my drift.



She's a masturbation coach, is what I'm saying. She can't stand the sight of male genitalia,

I can't think of a more unassuming name than Bob. It's the name of an everyman, of someone who fits neatly into society. Fittingly, the Bob in this book is a man with an attractive girlfriend that he loves but feels no special connection to outside his attraction he holds for her. Their sex life isn't going well, though, since she spends her days trying to help men help themselves, if you catch my drift.



She's a masturbation coach, is what I'm saying. She can't stand the sight of male genitalia, but claims she still finds Bob attractive.



Bob works as an evidence transporter for violent crimes. One day, they get a severed arm with a particularly erotic tattoo, and Bob's life changes forever. See, the criminal it belongs to was trying to whack some shmuck when it got caught in the chain for a garage door. So he wants it back. So does his boss. They get Bob to deliver the arm to him and plan to off him, but find him to be personable and enjoyable to be around when they actually spend time with him. They promise him a night with the woman on the arm, and it starts to look like they actually have to follow through on that promise.



This book is similar in style to the excellent Savages by Don Winslow, although much less brutal and dark in spite of its brief but explicit bursts of violence. Much like Savages, I tore through the last half of this book in a day thanks to its short, punchy prose and well drawn characters. What I thought would be a darkly comic crime saga actually becomes more of a slice of life piece, albeit with plenty of dark comedy thrown in for good measure. At turns funny and heartfelt, it's difficult to put down once you start.