Books like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Jorge Joestar

I recently read the Buddy Waters English fan translation of Jorge Joestar and, well, it's hard to put into words how I feel about this book. It was well known within the Jojo fandom that the Jorge Joestar novel was pretty out there so I had an idea of what I was getting into when I started reading. That said, I wasn't quite expecting this book to be quite so full on with its strangeness - it embraces the idea of being a Bizarre Adventure with every fiber of its being and always seems to be trying to one-up itself with new crazy scenarios and plot points. Initially I found this quite entertaining and looked forward to whatever new absurd angle was going to be introduced next but eventually the appeal of it began to wear thin, especially as the book was surprisingly long and many scenarios had disappointingly short and/or hand-waved resolutions.I have seen this book jokingly described elsewhere as a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fanfiction but the comparison is an apt one. I would certainly not recommend reading this story without having read the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure manga from part 1 (Phantom Blood) through to the end of part 7 (Steel Ball Run) as this novel references characters, events and powers from across the manga and expects you to know them. If you read it having only watched the anime or before reading all of the manga, expect to be very confused and to have a lot of the series plot points spoiled for you!Ultimately I enjoyed this book but also found it a little frustrating - for me, it ran a fine line between so-bad-it's-good and straight up bad. That said, I would recommend it to any Jojo fan with time on their hands because it's still entertaining and if you're anything like me, you'll have some fun reactions to the plot as it progresses.