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Pummeled to Death by Hamburger
Paperback
HumorGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $19.99
Publisher: Amcann Publishing
Published: Oct 27 2025
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Pummeled to Death by Hamburger is a razor-sharp satirical novel that exposes the absurdity of modern American life through the surreal downfall of an ordinary man crushed-literally and metaphorically-by the machinery of consumer culture. Blending dark humor with searing social commentary, the story follows Michael, an everyman trapped inside a world where fast food becomes fate, pharmaceutical advertising replaces truth, and freedom is traded for convenience one bite at a time.
With blistering wit and psychological insight, this novel dissects corporate greed, media manipulation, and the quiet desperation beneath suburban normalcy. As Michael spirals from complacency into chaos, the reader is forced to confront an uncomfortable question: Is he losing his mind-or is he the only one seeing the world clearly?
Pummeled to Death by Hamburger combines the biting satire of Kurt Vonnegut, the social disruption of Chuck Palahniuk, and the philosophical edge of George Orwell-delivering a story that is both entertaining and unsettling. Provocative, hilarious, and disturbingly prophetic, this novel is a wake-up call disguised as a comedy, a mirror held up to a culture that is laughing its way toward self-destruction.
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