Monday, January 14, 2019

Up Jumps the Devil

Up Jumps the Devil by Michael Poore  360 pp.

John Scratch aka the Devil has lived for thousands of years and in the U.S. for the past few hundred. He has involved himself in historical events, including assisting George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Later he finds himself managing a rock band while driving around the country in the Kennedy Assassination limo. The love of his life has returned to heaven and he wants her back. He keeps assisting in "improvements" to civilization in hopes of bringing her back. In the mean time he falls for Memory, the amnesiac lead singer of the band. John also keeps getting killed (unsuccessfully) but as he ages it takes longer to come back from his injuries. The flashbacks and characters are interesting and it is an amusing story, for the most part. 

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