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Prelude to a Super Airplane
In the year 2012, These United States of America is politically divided to a magnitude not seen since the Civil War. On one side stands the fast emerging pro-flying car contingent; on the other, the stubborn and traditional pro-airplane members of the populace. At stake? The entire future of airborne leisure and transportation. Set against this tumultuous backdrop, a young fiction writer has written a book about the only thing that can save the airplane riding industry - an impossible to conceive, 47-story airplane of such power and wonder, the world will have no choice but to submit to its glory. The world's first comedy-political thriller-mystery-drama-romance-action/adventure-science fiction-showbiz insider-horror-family-energy drink industry insider-holiday autobiography, Prelude to a Super Airplane weaves the lives and destinies of 40 people together in astounding ways, as they all find themselves facing the future of airplane riding...the Super Airplane.
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300 pages, Nook
First published December 8, 2008
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June 1, 2009
(note: usually, i affectionally call him Bri-Bri, but for the professional purposes of this book review, i will refer to the author only as Mr. Spaeth.)
as you might assume, this book is about a giant Super Airplane. but… it’s really more about people. it’s a book about a tangled web of relationships. many of the characters will end up on this Super Airplane by the end of the story, but Mr. Spaeth also breaks out of the story to let the reader know what is (supposedly) happening in his life during his writing process. and i say “supposedly” because i now believe nothing Mr. Spaeth ever says. (really. is his name even Brian Spaeth? is he really afraid of dogs? he once told me he had a horsey named Pencils and i now know that is most likely a lie. and i also have NO idea how old this “Brian” is. 24? 32.5? omg. im gonna cry. lies!) and also because by the end of the book, he is on the Super Airplane with this girl “Jennifer” who is a fitness model of some note leading a double life. he met her in an airplane station because she was one of those annoying, overly talkative people in airplane stations. this is also why if Mr. Spaeth and i were ever destined to meet in an airplane station, we would have cheated fate because i also try to speak to no one in airplane stations and on airplane rides, if at all possible.
enough about me, back to the book.
i mean, seriously. have you ever read a book with a soundtrack? AND a quiz?? AND deleted scenes??? no. no you have not. (see my quiz answers below.) i also implore you to find a book that uses the words hologram/holographic, airplane, and/or alpha dawg more than this book does.
the only bad thing is that i can’t stand the idea of “Brian” and “Jennifer” being all happy in their stupid airplane condo forever. ugh. barf. the bitch showed up at the last minute. OF COURSE she did! and the fact that this bothers me has absolutely nothing to to with this declaration (http://twitter.com/alexiskn/status/15...) i publicly made almost two months ago. nothing at all…
(this next section is not to be read by Mr. Spaeth in fear that if i inflate his ego any more, his head might burst, and that would be sad.)
i am a firm believer in the fact that for a person to pretend to be glib or inept, they must actually be brilliant. Mr. Spaeth refers several times to the fact that he wrote the “epic, pretentious, and stupid” PTSA in seven (7) days and really has no idea what he is doing, but the intelligent wit of this book astounds me. i have never read a book as consistently laugh-out-loud funny. i want to crawl inside his brain and play.
(end section Mr. Spaeth isn’t allowed to read.)
PTSA really has something for everyone. movies, monsters, “love”, family, fires, lo-carb energy drink, airplanes, witches, an orphan, hologram plaque-bots, a moon probe, a cherokee indian, Star Treck, Bruce Willis… what more could you ask for? Mr. Spaeth also agreed with me (in a highly private Gmail Chat conversation) when i suggested that he writes very well for ADD people like myself. the short chapters are approachable and make the book a very quick and enjoyable read. the suspense of knowing Bruce WIllis will be [redacted at Mr. Spaeth’s request during a highly private chain of emails:] doesn’t hurt, either.
if you really don’t want to take my word for it, read this review by someone who writes reviews for a living. he calls PTSA “the ‘Spinal Tap’ of novels” and he is absolutely right. http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2...
as you might assume, this book is about a giant Super Airplane. but… it’s really more about people. it’s a book about a tangled web of relationships. many of the characters will end up on this Super Airplane by the end of the story, but Mr. Spaeth also breaks out of the story to let the reader know what is (supposedly) happening in his life during his writing process. and i say “supposedly” because i now believe nothing Mr. Spaeth ever says. (really. is his name even Brian Spaeth? is he really afraid of dogs? he once told me he had a horsey named Pencils and i now know that is most likely a lie. and i also have NO idea how old this “Brian” is. 24? 32.5? omg. im gonna cry. lies!) and also because by the end of the book, he is on the Super Airplane with this girl “Jennifer” who is a fitness model of some note leading a double life. he met her in an airplane station because she was one of those annoying, overly talkative people in airplane stations. this is also why if Mr. Spaeth and i were ever destined to meet in an airplane station, we would have cheated fate because i also try to speak to no one in airplane stations and on airplane rides, if at all possible.
enough about me, back to the book.
i mean, seriously. have you ever read a book with a soundtrack? AND a quiz?? AND deleted scenes??? no. no you have not. (see my quiz answers below.) i also implore you to find a book that uses the words hologram/holographic, airplane, and/or alpha dawg more than this book does.
the only bad thing is that i can’t stand the idea of “Brian” and “Jennifer” being all happy in their stupid airplane condo forever. ugh. barf. the bitch showed up at the last minute. OF COURSE she did! and the fact that this bothers me has absolutely nothing to to with this declaration (http://twitter.com/alexiskn/status/15...) i publicly made almost two months ago. nothing at all…
(this next section is not to be read by Mr. Spaeth in fear that if i inflate his ego any more, his head might burst, and that would be sad.)
i am a firm believer in the fact that for a person to pretend to be glib or inept, they must actually be brilliant. Mr. Spaeth refers several times to the fact that he wrote the “epic, pretentious, and stupid” PTSA in seven (7) days and really has no idea what he is doing, but the intelligent wit of this book astounds me. i have never read a book as consistently laugh-out-loud funny. i want to crawl inside his brain and play.
(end section Mr. Spaeth isn’t allowed to read.)
PTSA really has something for everyone. movies, monsters, “love”, family, fires, lo-carb energy drink, airplanes, witches, an orphan, hologram plaque-bots, a moon probe, a cherokee indian, Star Treck, Bruce Willis… what more could you ask for? Mr. Spaeth also agreed with me (in a highly private Gmail Chat conversation) when i suggested that he writes very well for ADD people like myself. the short chapters are approachable and make the book a very quick and enjoyable read. the suspense of knowing Bruce WIllis will be [redacted at Mr. Spaeth’s request during a highly private chain of emails:] doesn’t hurt, either.
if you really don’t want to take my word for it, read this review by someone who writes reviews for a living. he calls PTSA “the ‘Spinal Tap’ of novels” and he is absolutely right. http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2...
July 25, 2023
Not funny. A real mess
This book was advertised as funny. It's anything but funny. It's a rather pathetic attempt at self promotion. I want my time back.
This book was advertised as funny. It's anything but funny. It's a rather pathetic attempt at self promotion. I want my time back.
July 1, 2013
I love love love this book. Brian Spaeth is my literary soulmate.
There is a blurb somewhere (it is perhaps a fake review) that compares this to "Spinal Tap" in that it is so bad it is good (which is the point.)
Planning to buy this book because I love it and want to re-read it for laughs and because, now that I know the end, I want to better understand the characters' connections.
There is a blurb somewhere (it is perhaps a fake review) that compares this to "Spinal Tap" in that it is so bad it is good (which is the point.)
Planning to buy this book because I love it and want to re-read it for laughs and because, now that I know the end, I want to better understand the characters' connections.
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March 18, 2013Chapter 4: So far, this book is extremely well-written and absosmurfly hilarious. :D
On pg. 52
On pg. 52
November 21, 2022
One of my favorite books ever and one that inspired my own writing.
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