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4.7 / 5.0
Political satire at its finest, Bo Bancroft’s MAKE AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AGAIN is a bold debut that delivers a sweeping indictment of American politics that everyone...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Skillfully walking the razor-thin line between biting satire and Beltway pontification, N K von S fully embraces the unconventional with HOW THE Ə GOT PRODUCTED:...
IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Aside from being a comic tour de force, HERE WE GO LOOP DE LOOP also offers contemplative moments focusing on real human emotions like life...
IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
It’s Carl Hiaasen meets P. G. Wodehouse in D. R. Lowrey’s priceless debut DEFECTIVE FOR HIRE, where the plot moves, the characters feel like people...
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Rating:
4.6 / 5.0
Combining a unique premise with a clever, twist-laden plot, David E. Sharp’s LOST ON A PAGE serves as both a satirical examination of the idea...
Rating:
3.4 / 5.0
A valiant attempt at satirizing the almost-too-ludicrous-for-satire world of the online hot take, OOF is cutting and reflective, a close-to-the-bone societal mirror. It’s also a...
April 19, 2021
LACKING EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY: A Lowbrow Novel of Questionable Necessity
By Mark A. HenryRating:
3.9 / 5.0
One wouldn't necessarily think that a novel could light-heartedly, yet at the same time, gravely, weave tips on how to pick up girls by discussing...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
In Vincent Glen's THE FRED VALENTINE SHOW, a delightfully absurdist romp, a ragtag group of talking animals and their teenage handler find employment at a...
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0
ONE JADED ROSE is a high-tempo adventure--replete with elaborate scheming and snappy banter--with Australia’s high society as backdrop in this breezy tale by James Byron.
IR Approved
April 1, 2016
Social commentary highlighted through a curmudgeon’s antics in: COINMAN
By Pawan MishraRating:
5.0 / 5.0
COINMAN, a thoroughly modern Indian folktale, presents a humorous portrait of a nonconformist who triumphs without trying.