Terrible synopsis (was Re: Anybody recognize this sf book?)

Here's a similar idea I was thinking about the other day - the worst
possible one-sentence synopsis (it has to be 100% accurate). Here's an
example:

    The protagonist is a serial torturer who upholsters decorative 
    furniture with the skin of his victims. 

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* PV   something like badgers--something like lizards--and something
       like corkscrews.