All You Can Kill

Name: All You Can Kill
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Pasha Malla
ISBN: 9781770568525

Author: Pasha Malla

Narrator: Pasha Malla

Unabridged: 6 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 11/19/2024

Categories: Fiction, Absurdist, Satire, Humorous Fiction

Synopsis

White Lotus meets Shaun of the Dead in this absurdist take on the wellness retreat. Our narrator and his accidental companion, K. Sohail, find themselves on an island wellness retreat impersonating the Dhaliwals, who have probably been killed in a helicopter crash. After being welcomed by Jerome the robot, the intrepid imposters eagerly partake of the all-you-stomach buffet, the motivational speechifyings of self-help guru Brad Beard, and Professor Sayer's uncomfortably erotic couples counselling. But things quickly take an ominous turn when an excursion to a nearby deserted village reveals a guillotine and a haunted chapel. And then one of the retreaters is murdered and the real Dhaliwals show up. Accusations, counter-accusations, and counter-counter-accusations are made, until the whole retreat is caught up in a bizarre trial. In All You Can Kill, Pasha Malla, with his inimitable absurdist style, collides horror and humour into an utterly unforgettable satire. “Smart, hilarious, original, All You Can Kill is a feverish, one-of-a-kind, unhinged journey into the absurd shams of modern life. No one writes satire, or anything else, like Pasha Malla.” – Iain Reid, author of We Spread

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessica Blaine on November 17, 2024

What did I just read? Who cares! It was chaotic and fun and smart and reminded me of all those Tom Robbins books I read decades ago.......more

Goodreads review by Kgoffin on November 27, 2024

What the what? I like odd books but this one was just too weird. I’m not even sure what it was about. It is entirely possible that I missed the point of the novel. It could have been a commentary on intimacy or over consumption but it also could have been about nothing.......more

Goodreads review by Riley on April 14, 2025

Didn’t watch Shaun of the Dead or White Lotus so not super into it. It was funny at times but the long winded narration was hard to follow at times. Might be better if read instead of listened to.......more

Goodreads review by Sarita on April 12, 2025

** 2.75 stars ** First time reading a book with absurdism and it was a wild but very confusing ride. Which sounds exactly like absurdism in a nutshell. The descriptions were super dense and clunky but were cleverly written. This wasn't a book you could skim through. You had to be fully present to app......more

Goodreads review by Doug on March 14, 2025

*** Possible Spoilers *** If you don't like whimsy take a pass on this book. It's what you might get if you concocted a stew out of Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver's Travels, Kafka, Inspector Gadget with a touch of Lord of the Flies for spice. I would have awarded it five stars except for two glaring f......more