Books like The Greatest Show Off Earth

In the early stages of this book I wasn't keen on it. The story opens when Raymond is abducted by an alien starfish and his friend Simon is left on Earth feeling a bit guilty about it. I wasn't too sure on the ridiculous concept, nor how the two storylines were not really connected at all. I particularly didn't like the way the author linked the end of one side of the narrative with the beginning of the other side of the narrative, every single time he switched.But then I got about halfway through and I changed my mind. It was actually pretty funny, especially as it got more self-referential as it went along. And though there are a lot of ridiculous concepts in it they worked well together to create a silly universe. It didn't really matter that the two stories don't have much to do with each other- they are both lots of fun. I was a little disappointed by the ending- clearly the author could have happily continued to add more ridiculous events to both stories indefinitely but it has to end so it just sort of does. Despite a slow start, an enjoyable and very silly book. Almost worth reading just for the ridiculous idea of the "Sate-Hen".