Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World

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Synopsis
In this novel Antrim subtly satirizes "the breakdown of our sense of community, our grabbing at trendy straws in an attempt to discover our spiritual selves, and the foibles of educational theorists" [from the Library Journal review.] After the mayor is torn apart by cars going in 4 different directions, his body is cut apart so the pieces can be buried by Pete Robinson, who later decides to run for mayor to improve his world. From the cover's inside flap: "neighboring families conduct full-scale wars in local parks, ...spike-embedded trenches" and snake-filled moats "encircle homes and manicured lawns,...bizarre rituals unfold beneath the light of the moon; hidden bombs explode in the swampy distance," and people "access memory at the cellular level and ride the DNA chain ...back into prehistory," becoming a coelacanth or bison. What might appear to be a spelling error, e.g., "payed" instead of "paid," is the author's and so wasn't changed. Perhaps it has meaning.
Copyright:
1993

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
185 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780670851393
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Donald Antrim
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Humor, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Viji Dilip
Proofread By:
Grandma Cindy
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

Reviews

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What I wrote in the long synopsis pretty much says it all. At first I thought, "weird. What is the author trying to say? Is this scifi?" After a while I realized it's a satire on the world we live in, and I was amused. I ended up enjoying the book and recommending it to people whose taste I know runs to satire and books that are a little different from the norm.Cindy Rosenthal