It's deliberate. The author lurked on 4chan as background research for the novel: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/08/interview-1.html http://ww

It's deliberate. The author lurked on 4chan as background research for the novel: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/08/interview-1.html http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/08/intervie... (See comments -- question 9, response by author 15)