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experimental fiction. This type of humor is just not my cup of tea, I couldn't get into the book and found myself sighing at some of the corny jokes, However, if parodies, especially political and current event ones, are your thing, then you would probably enjoy this book, The writing isn't spectacular and it's definitely humor driven,
Dick Cheney Saves Paris is everything it sets out to be and more, Irreverent, illogical, semiserious, and super entertaining, It goes without saying it's not a straightforward story, Time machineseven those powered by yogurthave a way of mucking up the linear progression of things, but Forsythe takes the whole
alternate universe thing about as far as it can go.
What threw me for a loop was the meta aspect of the novel: Forsythe's commentary on how he wrote the book shortly after, let it sit in his hard drive, and then dusted it off and made a mad push toward publication so it would coincide with the release of Dick Cheney's memoir In My Time.
Because the subject of the novel is a public figure whose notoriety hinges on recent events, the meta aspects blend seamlessly with the rest of the novel.
In fact, I enjoyed reading the "personal" parts as much, if not more, than the novel itselfespecially toward the last third as the story winds down.
Probably closer to threeandhalf than four stares, but comes recommended for indie lit fans,
With insight, humor, and a bit of 'I don't know what,' Ryan Forsythe turns the modern political satire on its head in this alternative historical novel exploring why Dick Cheney has done the things he's done.
We first meet a young Richard Bruce 'Dick' Cheney in the yearas he endures another of his Dad's lectures on the terrible no good Gore presidency, the source of all suffering in the world after a series of freak time travel accidents vaporized our dearest celebrities.
Soon Cheney is on a joyride through time with his buddy Kimo, Unfortunately, their time machine stalls out on the Interyear and Dick finds he is stuck in the Nixon administration,
Recalling his father's rants, Cheney realizes he has the opportunity to change history, If he can ensure Gore loses theelection, perhapsyears later he could finally make his old man proud, Will the assistance of alien pinochle player Donald Rumsfeld be enough Or will he have to enlist both foulmouthed mob boss Ralph Nader and the secretly Republication robot Joseph Lieberman And what does the IranContra scandal have to with any of this
Forsythe skewers the conventions of modern books and DVDs, with numerous 'bonus features.
' Included are a Deleted Epilogue obviously not deleted a faux Author Commentary featuring Forsythe and Cheney discussing Cheney's actions in chapter one and a Reading Group Guide, with discussion questions and an author interview.
Dick Cheney Saves Paris heralds a new voice in the genre of personal and political madcap scifi meta anti novels, Read the book about which Lost writer Brian K, Vaughan says, 'There is no way in hell I'm gonna read this, much less blurb it, ' Ryan Forsythe is a writer, editor, and artist from Cleveland, though he considers the mythical state of Jefferson home, He received a Master of Arts degree in Teaching Writing from Humboldt State University and an MFA in Fiction from San Diego State University, where he also served as Associate Editor with Fiction International.
Ryan writes short fiction, novels, travel stories, family history, personal essays, childrens books for adults, and the occasional poem, His writing has earned a Pushcart Prize nomination, a Best in Show at the local county fair, a Greater Award for bestword fiction, and.
His novel Dick Cheney Saves Paris: a personal and political madcap sci fi meta anti novel was released by Love Earth Publica Ryan Forsythe is a writer, editor, and artist from Cleveland, though he considers the mythical state of Jefferson home.
He received a Master of Arts degree in Teaching Writing from Humboldt State University and an MFA in Fiction from San Diego State University, where he also served as Associate Editor with Fiction International.
Ryan writes short fiction, novels, travel stories, family history, personal essays, children's books for adults, and the occasional poem, His writing has earned a Pushcart Prize nomination, a Best in Show at the local county fair, a "Greater Award" for bestword fiction, and.
His novel "Dick Cheney Saves Paris: a personal and political madcap sci fi meta anti novel" was released by Love Earth Publications on August,, the same day Cheney's own memoir was released.
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