It’s proved that Taylor and Lally trapped him, but his defense falls apart when Pelayo can’t clear him because Vernon used an alibi in Mexico.

Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre - Complete Review Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre - Complete Review

The further Vernon runs, the more he is assumed to be a serial killer until he winds up on death row where the networks invite viewers to vote on which of several murderers should be executed. Vernon's home-life hasn't been idyllic -- or rather has, but merely in the twisted, rural American way author DBC Pierre imagines and attacks in this supposed satire.Both deal with plenty of the following after all: poor suffering mamas and the boys who devastate their love for them; a protagonist's distrust of society at large; a constant mention of fate or other celestial devices (Fortuna's Wheel for Toole, "God" in the title by Pierre); digestive maladies.

Vernon God Little | The Booker Prizes

A modern Holden Caulfield, he is just clever enough to lie himself into a corner and just dumb enough to sit there and swear once he's stuck. So I guess Vernon God Little is a decent book with some strong language and excellent passages but the novel doesn’t seem worth mentioning as some big prize winner or one of the thousand books you have to read before you die.Sheriff Porkorney has firm notions about Tuesday, you should be thankful you only have to talk to me. Laurie finally begins to move on, creating a mostly satisfying life for herself, whereas Jack’s inability to be genuine tortures him and turns him into an ever bigger jerk. As she approaches, light from a doorway snags a Bar-B-Chew Barn box in her arms, along with a bag of my clothes, and a phone that she tries to speak into.