I wrote this on Amazon.com a few minutes ago, and repost it here.
This book was a maudlin, violent, disgusting, grotesque, and hilarious
trek across Medieval Europe in the company of two of the most odious
saints to ever consider themselves the blessed of the queen of heaven.
The grave robbers of the title do unspeakable, horrific acts and even a
few good deeds according to their own, particular moral code that is
constantly, and hilariously hammered out in discussion between the
twins. They smite demons, make deals with witches, murder children, and
aid their fellow man as they see fit to judge them meritorious, living
moment-to-moment on their journey from Germany, through Italy, and into
Egypt. (“Gyptland” as they call it.)
Beyond just the brothers, they encounter all sorts of comically
individual characters, each with their own particular moral codes that
get hashed out along the way as the constant moral debate of the
scoundrels picks up or abandons, celebrates or condemns, blesses or
murders all the people along the way. One thing is certain, the
Brothers Grossbart are anti-heroes of the blackest sort, and as long as
they are in a book where one need not actually smell them, wildly
charismatic.
I recommend this book to fans of Rowan Atkinson’s “Black Adder”
character in particular, and perhaps fans of Monty Python’s “Quest for
the Holy Grail”.
I gave it four out of five stars at Amazon, but I would have liked to
give it four-and-a-half. The only very, very minor quibble I had with
the book (and this is like whining that there’s just a little too much
butter on your delicious pancakes. “Shut up, you got delicious
pancakes! With butter, even!”) was that some of the fight scenes had so
much happening between all the different characters that I had to read
them quite slowly and often reread passages just to keep all the many,
many flying limbs and weaponry in order in my head. This is such a
minor quibble, I felt no need to mention it at Amazon, and I’m
half-debating deleting it now. (I mean, the pancakes were so very
delicious, but that little extra butter you put on top was…)
Joe M. McDermott 
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!
Vundabar!
So glad you enjoyed it, and many thanks for posting to Amazon as well–dearly appreciated! And as for the action whatsits, I’m inclined to agree–with the wisdom of age and experience I’ve found that less is more with these things, and in later tales I think I’ve handled the chaotic nature of combat a wee bit better by not over-detailing things. But still with limbs and weaponry flying!
Again, thanks so much for giving it a read, to say nothing of posting about it–cheers!