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In an age where a politician’s every word and their social media posts are endlessly scrutinized, Tales of American Idiocy proves cuttingly allegorical.
Of course, authors have a long history of skewering political drives for tragicomic gain but just because satire is near the knuckle doesn’t detract from the kernels of truth that permeates its pages.
With its acerbic narrative perspective, dark humour, and even its absurdity it’s hard to deny the ever-present element of plausibility in Tales of American Idiocy that makes it quite terrifying and at the very least a damning indictment of America’s political players and society itself.
Regardless of which end of the political spectrum you find yourself on, there’s no denying we live in odd political times where truth is often stranger than fiction. From corrupt political structures, and shifting societal norms to the rise of puppet politicians Tales of American Idiocy cleverly highlights hot-button issues whilst helping us keep our sense of humour along the way.
Power, control and race are the dominant themes and in exploring these Tales of American Idiocy turns its spotlight on how politicians use wild rhetoric, fear and propaganda to establish themselves in power and exercise control.
“They talk about distributing food equally. But all they distribute equally is poverty and misery,” Tre says about Comrade Big C and given P R Infidels’ use of animal characters in all but three of the stories it’s not hard to draw comparisons with George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
Though Orwell’s novel is based on events that took place in 1917 its themes have never been more poignant. And like Orwell P R Infidel explores the idea of power leading to corruption with characters like Big C and Dr Foxi manipulating their position of leadership to exploit other animals in addition to other hot topic issues such as Black Lives Matter and the Covid pandemic. The lunacy of the latter being cuttingly observed in “Regarding Covidiocy” where Chester The Cat shares his particular take on the wearing of face masks and the impact of social isolation.
For readers who love entertainment that makes them laugh out loud whilst highlighting the absurdity of issues that in reality are deadly serious, Tales of American Idiocy is a must-read and unreservedly recommended.
Sean Bernatowicz makes the unbelievable believable in this well-thought-out story of happiness within unhappiness. An easy read, with an accessible yet absorbing plot, ‘Long Distance’ weaves romance and intrigue together into a tale full of drama and emotion.
Smart, insightful, and warm Shaiken’s tone is uplifting and pleasantly humorous; quite a feat when discussing a career in the American legal system, distilling titillating observations into engrossing narratives that take us from forklifts to courtrooms before finally embracing his passion for the creative arts.
Whilst the evolution of self-publishing has proved a genuine boon for readers the bar for publishing has been notably lowered and in no genre more obviously than Literary Fiction.
As inconceivable as it seems, the ‘man’, Jeff Bezos himself, has predicted the demise of Amazon. “Amazon is not too big to fail … In fact, I predict one day Amazon will fail,”
We are constantly and enduringly fascinated with fictional accounts of parallel existence, alternative realities and genetic engineering. Films such as ‘The Fountain’ present immortality as attainable, whilst books such as ‘The Book Thief’ (Markus Zusak) explore the nature of death, in this case by death himself acting as narrator.
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