decides to set out with Big Jim’s dog Dennis to find out what’s going on with the rest of the MoFos outside their Seattle home. wants is for things to go back to normal, so he can watch TV and eat Cheetos with Big Jim, but sadly, it’s looking less and less likely.

And they run their fingers over surfaces until they’re worn down to bone and beyond. There’s the fact that Big Jim’s eyeball has fallen out. (whose name stands for Shit Turd, in case you’re wondering). In Hollow Kingdom, something is very wrong with the humans (referred to as MoFos by our hero, S.T. It’s also amazing and fabulous, and I loved it a bunch! If you think a book whose lead character is a crow must be weird, well, you’re right. Hollow Kingdom is a humorous, big-hearted, and boundlessly beautiful romp through the apocalypse and the world that comes after, where even a cowardly crow can become a hero. Humanity’s extinction has seemingly arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a foul-mouthed crow whose knowledge of the world around him comes from his TV-watching education. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis, where he discovers that the neighbors are devouring each other and the local wildlife is abuzz with rumors of dangerous new predators roaming Seattle. His most tried-and-true remedies–from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim’s loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis–fail to cure Big Jim’s debilitating malady. starts to feel like something isn’t quite right. Then Big Jim’s eyeball falls out of his head, and S.T. S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle’s wild crows (those idiots), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®. One pet crow fights to save humanity from an apocalypse in this uniquely hilarious debut from a genre-bending literary author.

Hollow kingdom book review