The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge

I have read enough M. T. Anderson to know I usually like his style. It's weird, off the wall, and you never know where he is going until it gets there. [b:Feed 169756 Feed M.T. Anderson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327891005s/169756.jpg 163928] is a book I read 10 years ago and still think about and [b:Landscape with Invisible Hand 33281801 Landscape with Invisible Hand M.T. Anderson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1481084584s/33281801.jpg 54005874] was a wild ride. This one, however, gets tedious quickly and I just kept plowing along to see where it was going. I get the concept of the book (I read the interview in the back), sort of. I thought the illustrations were the best part of the story. And I get why Spurge is such an a-hole (I'm pretty sure he represents all of us and our misconceptions about those who are different from us) but man, oh, man did I want to see him actually get assassinated. And so many unanswered questions! I may have learned that a popular goblin opera is 29 hours long, but who (or what) was the Goblin king? Just.... WHAT?This is going to be a hard sell at the library. I can't think of who to recommend it to right now. Luckily, if such a reader should cross my path, I will be armed with this title. Great opening line.