American Candide

by Mahendra Singh

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Pub Date Apr 01 2016 | Archive Date Jun 01 2016

Rosarium Publishing

General Fiction (Adult) | Humor & Satire

Description

The globe-trotting misadventures of American Candide and his wingnut tutor, Dr. Pangloss, his totally hot BBW Cunegonde plus sundry suicide bombers, illuminati global warmers, insurance cults, sex-crazed illegal aliens and even the Senate Sub-Committee on Homeland Furnishings provides sufficient belly laughs to make exile, destitution, rape, murder and torture into something that happens to other, mostly foreign people, thank God. From the jungle slums of darkest Africa to the lily-white McMansions of American suburbia, the human condition wreaks havoc upon Candide and his friends as they search for an American Dream being held against its will in an undisclosed location. College-boy sissies will call it a Juvenalian satire upon America's penchant for mindless optimism and casual racism but Candide says it's really 'rage against the rage, Voltaire-dude!'

The globe-trotting misadventures of American Candide and his wingnut tutor, Dr. Pangloss, his totally hot BBW Cunegonde plus sundry suicide bombers, illuminati global warmers, insurance cults...

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EDITION	Paperback
ISBN	9780996769211
PRICE	$11.95 (USD)

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Christopher H, Educator

Your new favorite author! Singh has created a satire that is truly funny, wild, and thought provoking at the same time. This is a book that will have you laughing only to suddenly realize how often you are laughing at yourself. It is a rare book that will engage nearly every reader, but Singh has managed to create such a masterpiece.

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Tracey C, Reviewer

I'm not sure what I just read, but I think I liked it.

Let me explain: it was funny, not laugh out loud funny, but funny enough that I was entertained. It pokes fun at every single stereotype, particularly American culture and religion. They aren't the only targets though.

An entertaining and thought provoking satirical look at modern life, something was missing from it though. I'm torn with my rating, I'll have to go for a decent 3.5 stars.