Jim Morrison's Adventures in the Afterlife

by Mick Farren

Book Overview

After his death, Jim Morrison finds himself in a purgatory-like world where he must find a way to put his soul to rest, with the aid of famous outlaw Doc Holliday and some new friends and foes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312206542
• ISBN13: 9780312206543
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 453 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Hilarious and introspective

I've rarely read a book that made me laugh out loud, but this one did...over and over and over again. The juxtaposition of anachronistic characters onto surreal settings with a fine undertext of spirituality made for a quick, interesting read that kept me laughing and ultimately startled me by capping entertainment with a thoughtful statement. From the moment Jim Morrison rides a boat with Doc Holliday through the gates of Hell to hire Virgil as a guide through the brothels and casinos of the commercialized fire and brimstone, I knew this was a book I'd always remember and have to read over and over.

For Us "Non-Morrison" Fans

Being a little too young to be a true Morrison fan, I came across this book by a friendly recommendation. One word - Fabulous. The idea of Jim morrison hanging out with Doc Holiday in Hell while a sexy Dominatrix watches porn inside Godzilla's brain with Jesus and a goat is more than simple "light-reading". (The hardcover is a nice conversation piece on your coffee table as well.) I highly recommend this book to anyone who can truly take a joke. I just wonder what form of chemistry author Farren studied in school.....

Sci-Fi Fantasy and Wit

Despite the title this book is about a rather Hell-ish Afterworld, not Jim Morrison. The Door's aficionado looking for a book about Jim Morrison will need to look elsewhere.This amusing and very readable book has A LOT in common with the Riverworld Saga by Philip Jose Farmer which began with the Sci-Fi novel: "To Your Scattered Bodies Go" , written sveral decades ago. Or early Vonnegut (especially Slaughter House 5).Don't expect deep ruminations of cosmic signifigance. This is a book filled with sarcastic wit, a complex plot, a sense of humor. It isn't about Morrison, or Doc Holiday or Aimee Semple McPherson. (However ASMcP's doppleganger "Semple" is one of the more amusing characters I have encountered in American fiction in the last 20 years.If you were able to read "The Hitchhiker's guide to The Universe", or any Vonnegaut novel, you may enjoy this novel. The humor is certainly a notch above watching re-runs of Seinfeld.It is a light-weight novel.. a great summer read. You'll score no points with the literati, but it worth reading. ESPECIALLY if it leads you back to the PJ Farmer "Riverworld" saga.You don't need to be a SF buff to enjoy this book.

"It might even be more extreme.Plus we'll have the honey!"

I will try to refrain from wasting space by tearing apart Mr.Price's inappropriate review...but-a brief retort: Considering that Mick is,in no small part,a prominent 60's personage himself,and quite likely at least met Morrison,I feel he is uniquely qualified to use Jim's spectre and essence as a FICTIONAL CHARACTER! Let's face it,if you want biography and retospective,Danny Sugarman said it all.This story is about Jim's,and many others, purported afterlife,where anything goes...except trying to attain Godhood-the only no-no in Farren's cunningly crafted cosmology...or is it cosmogony?In Mick's topsy- turvey creation,hedonistic excess seems to be the order of the day.You are allowed to punish yourself,if you so desire,but what for?You're already dead! My fondest wish is,when I die,I can end up in a game of five-card stud with Doc Holliday,Lucifer,and Mick Farren! Mick has yet to write a stinker.I have never met one of his books I didn't love,and I've read them ALL! Hunt them down,you won't be disappointed!

If there be an afterlife...one could do FAR worse!

Confucius say: Do Not Judge Book By Cover...and by extention,do not choose book by title! Anyone picking up this book hoping for yet another tired Doors retrospective will,like Mr. Price,be sadly disappointed! However,if,like myself,you can joyfully suspend your disbelief for this wonderfully decadent,psychedelic thrill ride(not thriller!),you are in for the time of your afterlife! Mick has reached deep into his considerable experience of late 20th century weirdness and trash culture to produce one of the strangest trips I have ever taken without drugs...or at least a car! The ONLY Doors reference that needs to be applied to this book is that the archetypal Jim Morrison REALLY manages to "break on through...to the other side"! Not for the small of mind or the miserly of imagination.