Escapism laced with the social commentary equitable to an old Betty Boop cartoon: only less offensive and far more colorful.

There are quite a few anti-depressant prescriptions that could easily be replaced by a healthy dose of absurdity, an abundance of which Katzman offers readers in his ridiculous, mind-bending, awfully-fabulous book Death by Zamboni. I recommend this to anyone who takes life or his/herself too seriously, but I doubt any such people would ever read this book--such is life.

I will not likely ever get over Grandma Fred's tumble, and I will probably quote this book as I used to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, whenever I feel remorse over never having experimented with designer drugs during my rebellious youth. But, as I said before, this book is better than drugs because it's only twelve bucks (less than that used) and there are no needles nor pesky pills to swallow or bitter dissolvable strips to lay upon a wary tongue, only words to ingest at the reader's whim.

The disclaimer alone--likewise the blurbs--deserve five stars in this reader's mind.