In this satiric romp inspired by Ray Bradbury's _Fahrenheit 451_ , set in 2041, government-sanctioned vigilantes--the Good Humor Men--ruthlessly patrol the streets, immolating all fattening food products as illegal contraband. A pound of real chocolate is worth more on the black market than a kilo o
The good humor man, or, Calorie 3501
β Scribed by Andrew Fox
- Publisher
- Tachyon Publications
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
In this satiric romp inspired by Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 , set in 2041, government-sanctioned vigilantes--the Good Humor Men--ruthlessly patrol the streets, immolating all fattening food products as illegal contraband. A pound of real chocolate is worth more on the black market than a kilo of cocaine. Evil "nutraceutical" company MannaSantos controls the food market with genetically modified products, such as "Leanie Lean" meats. But the craze for svelte healthfulness has reached a critical turning point, as a mysterious wasting plague threatens to starve all of humanity.
A lone ex-plastic surgeon and founding Good Humor Man, whose father performed a secret liposuction surgery on Elvis Presley, holds the key to humanity's future. In a mad dash to retrieve his family heirloom--the mortal remains of the King's belly fat--Dr. Louis Shmalzberg becomes entangled with a civil servant of questionable motives, an acquisitive assassin from a...
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