Successful author Todd Klein and his wife Rosita live a quiet small-town life. Todd's latest novel is selling well and despite recent budget cuts, Rosita relishes her job at the local library. After years of marriage, they're still in love, the mortgage to their suburban home is paid off, and their future is bright. Until that is, Todd makes an appointment at the Department of Motor Vehicles to renew his license.
Jorge Guiterrez, Rosita's younger brother, hasn't been so lucky. A few months earlier, his bad temper finally caught up with him. After arguing with a supervisor, Jorge quit his cushy job and hasn't been able to find a new one. The bills are piling up and his wife is starting to pressure him. Until, one day, he is approached by a pair of mysterious strangers with an even more mysterious job offer...at the DMV.
Zal Tombasian, a young programmer at Data Initiatives, has a pretty boring existence. As his friend and co-worker Bernard tells him, "Your social life consists of sitting at home eating junk food and playing online games." Zal doesn't even bother to put up an argument. He's never been much for adventure. Until his company is hired to work on their largest account yet...by the DMV.
With his latest novel, Bentley Little's savage satire is on full display as he takes on everyone's worst nightmare, the DMV.
Two married couples and a team of computer programmers have their lives turned upside down by an encounter with the DMV.
I am a huge Bentley Little fan. I have read everything he ever wrote. That is not to say that every book has been a perfect hit with me, but he knocks it out of the park often enough to stay high on my list of must-read authors.
If you have never read this author before then I should warn you first that you can't expect a whole lot of realistic scenarios.
What you can expect is an everyday ordinary event to turn into something outrageous and over the top in a most entertaining and terrifying way.
This time it all revolves around the DMV where something as simple as renewing your license can lead to kidnapping, imprisonment, death, or worse. Where taking your written test has nothing to do with the rules of the road and the consequences of failure are far worse than having to rely on public transportation.
Bentley Little's DMV is not just a government-run nuisance, notorious for long wait times and workers on a power trip. This DMV is an all-seeing all-knowing entity that has existed long before cars or trucks and it is out to get you. "All Hail The DMV"
This book is now among my favorites by this author. It is equal parts hilarious and horrifying and I loved every insane minute of this darkly humorous delight.
This is Bentley Little at his mind-blowing best.
5 out of 5 stars
My thanks to Cemetery Dance Publications.
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