The Forensic Certified Public Accountant and the Cremated 64-SQUARES Financial Statements

The Forensic Certified Public Accountant and the Cremated 64-SQUARES Financial Statements

by Dwight David Thrash (CPA FCPA CGMA)

Blurb:

The magical world of Forensic Accounting comes to life as Titus Uno, Certified Public Accountant, Forensic Certified Public Accountant, and Chartered Global Management Accountant along with the other 3 members of his Forensic Certified Public Accountant Team: Drew Samson, Dena Hope, and Veronica Jackson try to catch the "cat burglar terrorist" of the 64-SQUARES skyscraper building and help 64-SQUARES reconstruct the financial statements.

My Reaction:

This was a shared read with Donald, another 372-Pages podcast selection.  Were it not for 372 Pages We'll Never Get Back, there is no doubt that we never would have heard about this book, much less read it.  But they chose it-- we read it-- and we'll never be quite the same again...

This book is unlike anything I've ever read before.  It's truly one of a kind.  (Well, apart from the fact that it's the first in a series of books that apparently are all very similar.)  

You'll laugh!  You'll cry (tears of frustration at the bizarre decision to copy and paste chunks of text so many times that you lose count)!  You'll put the book down, stare into space, and ask yourself one simple question... Why?  Just... why?  

I wouldn't have finished this, were it not for the book club podcast.  If you're a student of the absurd, there's a chance you might get something out of it, but if you're looking for a genuine mystery / crime thriller... Hm. Well, I'd keep looking.

For those whose interest has been piqued, the podcast is recommended-- as always, but particularly in this case, where you may need a little extra motivation to propel you through the umpteenth "I, Titus Uno..." and the seemingly endless parade of character introductions.  

This was definitely one of the more bizarre things I've ever read.