Johannes Cabal is a cynical, antisocial main character with dubious morals who somehow still manages to be entertaining and somewhat likable. He has sold his soul to the devil, but now wants it back. Under a time limit and with the help of his vampire brother and a traveling carnival from Hell, he has to get one hundred people to sign away their souls before Satan will return his. This is a fun read with very little to criticize or complain about. The premise is intriguing, and this book has a dark humor to it that makes for a hilarious read. For example, those condemned to Hell must begin their eternal punishment by filling out endless paperwork with meaningless minutia that they must get absolutely perfect. Hell is paperwork. Absolutely hilarious. Satan, as a character, was also strangely entertaining. I loved the structure of this book. Written largely in chapters that could stand alone as short stories, it gives the tale an episodic feel, like a TB show. If someone were to make a
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