Gluttony Bay A Sin du Jour Affair

I have such a love/hate relationship with the Sin du Jour series. They are horror with a bit of a comedic flare, but make no mistake, these are dark books. Gluttony Bay is no different as it involves the cooking of human flesh, specifically that of political prisoners. The set-up makes me wince, though the book never presents it as anything other than horrible and evil. And yet something still makes me uncomfortable with the way that things are presented. The black comedy angle doesn't punch down, per se, but it doesn't punch up either. Gluttony Bay was one of the better installments of this set of novellas though. It moves fast, has a comprehensible story line, and sets things up for the grand finale. I am very curious as to how Wallace is going to wrap up this increasing complicated mess that the characters have gotten themselves into.