I bought this book for two reasons: the title is clever, and there’s a quote from Neal Stephenson on the back.
Here’s what Neal says about S, G, & E: “A turbocharged neo-Dickensian hot rod [with] plenty of intellectual horsepower.”
I think that pretty much sums it up!
Ruff’s writing is at times similar to Stephenson, and even more frequently similar to Vonnegut. Like many of Vonnegut’s books, S, G, & E made me laugh out loud. Also like some of Vonnegut’s stuff, this book has been labeled “science fiction,” and also like much of Vonnegut’s stuff, it really isn’t.
Patronize these links, man: