Penelope Pan A Dark Satirical Comedy in Which Sex Politics and Terrorism Collide eBook KB Plum
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Sex, politics and terrorism collide in Penelope Pan, a darkly comic rip on Peter Pan (with deepest apologies to J.M. Barrie).
Our story focuses on Zackary Lancelot Amadeus Bartholomew, a miserably married, perpetually blocked novelist, who is whisked up to Netherland where he confronts his longed-for Goddess of Inspiration, Penelope Pan. Mozart, the writer’s half-blind Golden Retriever, is accidentally transported along with Zack.
Penelope, who sees her job as luring to the surface the “little boy living inside the disillusioned man”, hopes to help Zack restore his creativity. True, her methods are anything but PG-rated.
But Zack and his faithful canine cannot fathom their surroundings, an enchanted landscape replete with blue willows, purple grass and mischievous fairies, including Penelope’s gay sidekick, Ralph, a tiny guy who wears strappy Louboutin sandals and dispenses Plum Blossom Dust (PBD), a substance guaranteed to improve one’s outlook and burn carbs.
We are in Netherland, after all, a place both dark and magical, where rabbits ride bicycles on silver tightropes and a murderous pirate, Simon Hook, is legendary for stripping men of their testicles. Central to the story is Hook’s Blood Sun Extravaganza, an Olympics of Erotica that features acts that include the Deflowering of the Vestal Virgins, The Bestiality Boys and Girls, and the Gay Porn Lilies.
Zack, unaware of the more dangerous aspects of his new environment, falls hopelessly in love with Penelope, a golden-haired damsel who seduces him at a fancy dress ball. The two dance, feast and make love in a vast marble dome, where Ralph conducts the Fairy Band, couples mate in the balconies and wild animals mingle docilely with the guests.
But peril awaits all four, including Ralph and Mozart, when Zack and Penelope are taken hostage by Simon Hook and made to suffer all manner of physical and mental abuses, including exposure to The Sadists (Executioners, Dominatrixes, Chucky Cheese and Hannibal Lecter) and seeing Zack's beloved dog pitted against vicious Pit Bulls and Dobermans in a fight to the death.
What does it all lead up to? The possible resurrection of a man who holds the key to his own creative powers by teaming up with his bewitching muse, a young woman who must choose between eternal youth in Netherland and true love on Earth.
Penelope Pan A Dark Satirical Comedy in Which Sex Politics and Terrorism Collide eBook KB Plum
THIS IS A REVIEW FROM THE U.K. (Unsolicited)4.0 out of 5 stars I loved it-and I don't know if that's wrong or right., 18 Aug 2013
By EVELYN KNIGHTLEY (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Penelope Pan (Kindle Edition)
Review
I have so much to say about this book, and I don't really know where to begin. Firstly, I'll start by saying that I really didn't know what to expect when reading this book, and when I got started it was so far beyond anything I may have thought. This is certainly a book that can be `read' in many different ways, and for me, beyond the sex and the grown-up fairytale elements; I couldn't help but be slapped in the face about how the two main focuses appeared to be the sexual pleasure of the men within the book, and the disgusting treatment of women in order to appease said pleasures.
I could write an essay on this book, and how poignant the character of Penelope is, but this is a review and not an analysis so perhaps I'll save that for something different. The only thing I could relate this to (and even then- at a push) is `Perfume' by Patrick Süskind. If you know the book, then you'll understand what I mean about the tone of the book, and the behaviour being presented as ordinary. This same tone is found within `Penelope Pan,' and it makes for an uneasy read. I love an uneasy read, personally.
I don't know if I was expecting a book that's simply put a naughty twist on Peter Pan, but that isn't what this is. (Which I'm glad for, I've avoided the 50 shades hype for a reason.)
There's so much substance to this book, whether this is on purpose or not I don't know; and it really doesn't matter. It's incredibly well-written, the story-line is well thought out and I couldn't put the book down because I just needed to know how it ended.
I don't know if `pleasantly surprised' is the right phrase to use, because the book is far from pleasant. I thoroughly enjoyed, and it's not very often that a writer can balance out darkness with reasons as well as Plum has with this.
Overall
I remain slightly torn on my overall opinion, and this is mostly because I'm still not quite sure what the intention of the book is. Ordinarily, this doesn't matter, but it sits uneasy with me that I'm still unsure. I'm not too sure who the audience would be for this book, and that ties in with my original point. It is published as Erotic Fiction, but that's not how I read it. That's a good thing, in the sense that it contains that substance that it can be read in a different way. However, it does make recommending it to people a little hard. I can think of only one person who will enjoy this, perhaps. I will be passing it on to her so I can get her opinion too.
It's by no means an easy read, and there should be some sort of `disturbing content' warning. Having said that, I enjoyed it. And I don't know what that says about me.
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Penelope Pan A Dark Satirical Comedy in Which Sex Politics and Terrorism Collide eBook KB Plum Reviews
What a trip! Kathy Lowrie (KB Plum) has taken us on fantastic journey from the base, vulgar and ridiculous to the creative sublime and back again. We start with Zack, an uninspired hack writer from Glendale whose over valuing of sex has gotten him into a bad marriage and an almost terminal case of writers block. He is suddenly whisked away in mid-masturbation fantasy to Netherland, a place far, far away where he will face the Creativity Challenge of Penelope Pan, savior of the lost little boy in disillusioned men. The story is about the relationship between sex and creativity and the way our crass, spectacle oriented and perverse society invades every aspect of the human psyche. Plum's fantastical descriptions of Netherland, modeled on a cross between the Neverlands of Peter Pan and Michael Jackson, seem so much more "real" and interesting than Zack's unpleasant and absurd "reality." Zack, his dog Mozart, Penelope and her gay fairy friend Ralph must evade the evil machinations of Hook and his sex crazed pirate gang who collect the testicles of men at the end of their yearly Sex Extravaganza which includes everything but the kitchen sink and then some. In the end, Penelope grows fond of the lackluster but adorable Zack and makes moves toward getting into his real life in Glendale. One hopes she will be able to artistically inspire him without screwing up his personal life but somehow, knowing Zack, I have my doubts. It's a really refreshing book and must read for anyone interested in the creative challenge and sex in the 21st Century.
Review by Mary Ann Keating, former Los Angeles Times reporter
Do dreams really come true or is the imagination so overwhelming that it shapes reality?
This may well be the thesis of Penelope Pen, a fictional piece by noted author K.B. Plum whose award-winning writing credits are many. (Pink Flamingo Publications, Richland, MI)
The story centers on writer's block, a malady akin to the plague for word smiths or at least one as lethal as a breakout of acne to a Miss America contender. The central character Zack is bored and dissatisfied with life to the extent that all else is dismal. His drunken dream turns into a frenzied nightmare but at the end has the promise of evolving into reality.
Set in the Los Angeles area but also in a parallel universe known as Netherland, the story plunges Zack into a hell filled with orgies at a Los Angeles Coliseum-like arena where favorite characters from well-known children's stories give new meaning to the X rating. Disney would not be amused, perhaps, but an open minded reader can find many reasons to chuckle as Peter Panesque references multiply into dozens of double entendres. Chief among the characters are Ralph, a fairy with a penchant for poetry, and Mozart, a mutt with interesting observations of life.
The tale is a well-crafted romp with vivid descriptions of what makes pornography appealing. Plum's version of comedy skirts ribald guffaws and settles for parody with plenty of cheerful puns and a naughty heaping of satire. At times, the name-dropping of people and places gets a tad shopworn, but it's all in good fun to paint the proper word pictures.
The plot is laden with metaphors of a global nature, exploring world conditions with a tongue in cheek slant. It may not be everyone's cup of tea but to those who enjoy a different approach to today's literature, I recommend Penelope Pen and her astounding assortment of friends.
THIS IS A REVIEW FROM THE U.K. (Unsolicited)
4.0 out of 5 stars I loved it-and I don't know if that's wrong or right., 18 Aug 2013
By EVELYN KNIGHTLEY (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from Penelope Pan ( Edition)
Review
I have so much to say about this book, and I don't really know where to begin. Firstly, I'll start by saying that I really didn't know what to expect when reading this book, and when I got started it was so far beyond anything I may have thought. This is certainly a book that can be `read' in many different ways, and for me, beyond the sex and the grown-up fairytale elements; I couldn't help but be slapped in the face about how the two main focuses appeared to be the sexual pleasure of the men within the book, and the disgusting treatment of women in order to appease said pleasures.
I could write an essay on this book, and how poignant the character of Penelope is, but this is a review and not an analysis so perhaps I'll save that for something different. The only thing I could relate this to (and even then- at a push) is `Perfume' by Patrick Süskind. If you know the book, then you'll understand what I mean about the tone of the book, and the behaviour being presented as ordinary. This same tone is found within `Penelope Pan,' and it makes for an uneasy read. I love an uneasy read, personally.
I don't know if I was expecting a book that's simply put a naughty twist on Peter Pan, but that isn't what this is. (Which I'm glad for, I've avoided the 50 shades hype for a reason.)
There's so much substance to this book, whether this is on purpose or not I don't know; and it really doesn't matter. It's incredibly well-written, the story-line is well thought out and I couldn't put the book down because I just needed to know how it ended.
I don't know if `pleasantly surprised' is the right phrase to use, because the book is far from pleasant. I thoroughly enjoyed, and it's not very often that a writer can balance out darkness with reasons as well as Plum has with this.
Overall
I remain slightly torn on my overall opinion, and this is mostly because I'm still not quite sure what the intention of the book is. Ordinarily, this doesn't matter, but it sits uneasy with me that I'm still unsure. I'm not too sure who the audience would be for this book, and that ties in with my original point. It is published as Erotic Fiction, but that's not how I read it. That's a good thing, in the sense that it contains that substance that it can be read in a different way. However, it does make recommending it to people a little hard. I can think of only one person who will enjoy this, perhaps. I will be passing it on to her so I can get her opinion too.
It's by no means an easy read, and there should be some sort of `disturbing content' warning. Having said that, I enjoyed it. And I don't know what that says about me.
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