Publisher's Synopsis
"An edgy, experimental parable... a fast paced, entertaining comic treat." A "darkly whimsical - yet ultimately relatable - novel." - Kirkus Reviews It's the 1990s. Alex arrives to work at Acht, her improbable blonde hair streaked stress magenta and anger black. Her first duty is to wipe blood off her boss's walls. It goes downhill from there. On the surface, Rock Gods & Messy Monsters is a story about life inside an entertainment company. A cast of comedic characters exemplifies the inner workings of Acht, where power and greed mask incompetence. Underneath and between the lines of exploding body parts and brain extractions, Rock Gods & Messy Monsters is a cautionary tale. It reminds us that our dreams can be illusions, and learning who we really are takes courage and a commitment to self-love. REVIEWS "Rock Gods & Messy Monsters by Diane Hatz is a bullet-hell critique of corporate and mass culture by way of Theodor Adorno filtered through the whimsy and humor of writers like Terry Pratchett and Kurt Vonnegut....The best kind of absurdism; the kind that wears a veneer of the surreal while having the grisly guts of reality right underneath." -Independent Book Review "I want the masses to hear about this book. It's exactly what I didn't know I needed and reads like SNL meets Wizard of Oz meets Matrix meets Succession-and it's fantastic." - E. Siboldt, filmmaker "A Swiftian take on the 1990s music industry viewed through a Daliesque lens, Rock Gods & Messy Monsters is a deft satire on corporate culture that will resonate with anyone who has ever worked in a corporate environment. A rollicking good read with memorable characters and insane -- albeit relatable -- situations..." --JP Gardner, Survivor of a Fortune 10 Conglomerate "Hatz has written 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Music Industry.' Uproariously funny." - Deena Rae Turner, singer/songwriter
