This is a very specific genre, a cross between Romantic Comedy and Fanciful Science Fiction, requiring a larger dollop of suspension of disbelief than usual. However, if you allow yourself to be carried away on waves of feel-goodness, you will be amply repaid. The main plotline involves a super-human alien who visited Earth ten thousand…
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“The Curious Touch of Cupid’s Son” by Dave Diotalevi
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A comedy novel consists of two elements: comedy and story. The most important thing for the writer to get right is the balance between the two. (With an erotic comedy there are three elements: more on that later.) What sounds witty and fresh in the first page starts to pall after a whole chapter. The…
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“Revenge of the Elders of Zion” by Dan Sofer
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Da Vinci Code Meets Mission Impossible in Area 51. When Dan Sofer calls his book “madcap” he isn’t joking. Well, of course he’s joking, but not about the complete zany nature of the book. Like his “Dry Bones Society” trilogy, this novel is based on the Jewish experience, but this time the scene has moved…
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“Madame Tulip and the Serpent’s Tree” by David Ahern
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In the “Madame Tulip” universe, this story’s a winner. Ahern’s comedy writing is becoming more polished and creative. Not a hilarious, gut-wrenching-laugh-type comedy. Just a constant feeding of clever and original Irish-style wit, often tossed off as setting or character description, that adds to the entertainment of the read. The entertainment value of this writing…
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“NeXt” by Lance Manion
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The concept of the “fourth wall” comes from the theatre, where an actor breaks out of the play and speaks directly to the audience, severing their emotional connection to the story. Lance Manion, by his own proud admission, is a “bubble breaker from way back.” He glories in stepping out of his behind-the-scenes role as…
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The Meifod Claw” by John William Bowe
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This novel is an interesting attempt to combine form with function. The writing style is intended to create in the reader’s mind the same experience the characters are going through. Since in this case the experience involves drugs, the results are interesting. The effects of drugs on the behaviour of characters can be hilarious, and…