Once again, we are deferring to one of our alter-egos, and sharing a review from their quirky view points.
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 cel 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 oft 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!”
Until
next month, keep reading.
Dona
Penza Rutabaga Tattle, Esq. and Associate Wrye Balderdash
of
Blather City, Wannachat
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