Hype
For Viper
“Though one might cal it (pejoratively) fragmented, the novel is best understood as a fragmentary and avant garde revision of the roman noir; its experimentation with the conventions of the genre, extending the stylistics of noir into the world of global capital, it invariable provocative and, in some sense, forms a perspective that consists in a canny critique of the genre…” (nameTK)
“Viper conjures up a convincingly-executed contemporary noir milieu in it pseudonymous West Coast US settings, its evocation of Australia, and its excursion into India. Without any suggestion of being derivative, the work is reminiscent of the fictions of Thomas Pynchon while establishing its own style and concerns…. innovative and intelligent fiction.” Peter Hutchings
“Viper reflects mastery of the genre…. the writing is vivid, the action deftly drawn. Breukelaar takes on the darker aspects of the thriller genre and marries them to reflections on sexual perversion, celebrity-fueled sub-cultures and tortured family relations. All the action is dependent on recording and playback media and makes for an interesting and even original [read].” (nameTK)
