FROM THE DESK OF
DONA PENZA TATTLE, ESQ.
AND
ASSOCIATE WRYE BALDERDASH
Greetings,
“You
are where?” Wrye spoke into his cell phone, having just donned his vintage tux,
including top hat, white scarf, boutonniere, and silver tipped cane.
“A
few states away.”
“But
we are supposed to announce the Tattle and Wrye Book Review Award.”
“That’s
in December.”
“Noooo.
It’s this month.”
“Ut
oh…I’m bad.” Tattle looked sheepish. “I thought it would be the
perfect Christmas gift, and…well…errrrr…I messed up. But I do have a
perfect article for this month. Our review of DOOLIE GOGH by
Steven Ure, a humorous sci-fi adventure from CBG’s BURST!”
“Well,
I must agree, that was a fun read and deserving of being brought forth without
further ado.”
“You’re
wearing that old tux again, aren’t you?”
Noticed
a moth ball aroma and wrinkled up his nose. “Let’s just get on with the
review.”
Tattle
leaned back and rocked comfortably on her rubberized sparkly gown.
“Doolie Gogh is an old world super hero, the type who makes women drool and men
envy. His heroics are super-duper cause he has super speed, super
healing, super speed, and super flying ability.” Her hands flay about as
if dramatizing his assets. “Of course, he is also muscular perfection and
handsome oozes from him like honey from a hive. Even his alter facade,
mustached Ryan Lott, is spectacular. He is super wealthy, super classy
and super unidentifiable. Yup, sometimes he even wears glasses.”
At
his end of the cell phone, Wrye shed his hat, bow tie and top coat. “You
forgot the super ego part and rat-destroying fetish.”
“Was
getting to that….”
“He’s
really an alien,” Wrye interrupted. “He initially worked for the Galactic
Police Bureau and was sent to Yoiq Prime, where elephant sized rats were….”
“Yeah,
yeah, yeah, but he never got there and ended up reborn on this planet with a
super need to help those in distress….” Tattle sighed softly. “I
have to admit, the helping part is secondary to the obsessive attention getting
part. He even enlists the help of Tiffany Turner, a little known but
ambitious newspaper reporter, to promote him in a positive light. After
all, fighting supervillains often got messy when tossing villains and their
outrageous equipment about.”
“You’d
think?”
“Anywho,
Doolie and Tiffany had a short-lived romance, but a long-term alliance.
For a couple of years, he got his shinny image and she became a TV reporter
media star. Meanwhile, he kept attempting to overcome that little
disability that caused him to rip apart or squash, depending on his mood, any
rat that crossed his path.”
“He
soaked up the accolades but soon discovered, as time went on, that people
weren’t quite as adoring. Then,” Wrye lowered his voice to a deep
baritone level. “Da da da daaaaa, after Doolie destroyed one bank too
many, Senator White declared Doolie and all copy cats of his sort a
menace. Under threat of incarceration, he declared them all banned from
all and any super-heroic deeds. Doolie became a defunct hero.”
“What
is a superhero to do?”
“In
Doolie’s case become a supervillain!” Wrye twirls his cane as if a band
leader.
“Pre-ban,
however, he had saved Eva Byers, a gorgeous, non-famous actress, from a fatal
accident. Her encouragement to follow his heart takes him on a
complicated journey that could lead to his annilation. Poor Doolie… um… I
think.”
“This
book is a hoot,” Wrye stated. “It has a sharp comic wit wrapped in a
layer of satire. Despite Doolie’s super-extreme ego and misguided attempt
to redeem his character for the sake of that very outrageous self-image, he is
somehow likeable. You want him to win the day, win the girl, and be the
ta-da superhero. Though Doolie is shallow, somehow the author has managed
to intertwine enough good to make him a winner and earn the reader’s interest.”
Tattle
attempted to sit up, but rolled and did a full-circle somersault, yet kept
talking. “The author has a clean writing style and the story keeps you
charmed, laughing and enthralled. You never know what will happen
next. The characters are all flawed yet, somehow, that makes them strangely
complicated and compelling. Even the final supervillain is so pathetic
and round-the-bend nuttier than an attic full of hoarding squirrels, you feel a
twinge of pity. Plus, underlying humor can be found in both prose and
dialogue. At the same time, there is a fundamental truism about the
over-all nature of mob mentality and political manipulation that gives depth
and mesmerizing appeal.”
“We
would both highly recommend this book to not just sci-fi readers but those who
simply wish to be entertained. It is a great fiction experience!”
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