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Bad Book
The name’s Case. Just Case, that’s all. No first name. He is a man among men and therefore only one name is sufficient. Women want to smack him – men want to smack him, too, just harder. Join Case on his epic travels through multiple literary genres as he ruins horror, space-adventure, noir detective, spy-thriller, westerns, classics of literature, pop culture icons and more with his own unique panache. Never before has a spoof conquered so much with so little.
- GenresHumor
104 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 7, 2012
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K.S. Brooks
49 books59 followersK.S. Brooks has been writing for over thirty years. An award-winning author and photographer, she has written more than 20 titles, is currently the co-administrator for the superblog IndiesUnlimited.com, and is founder of "Authors for Hurricane Sandy Library Recovery" and the "Liberty Library" for soldiers and veterans.
Ms. Brooks penned her first book, a swashbuckling action-adventure based in 17th century France, when she was fifteen years old. Since then, despite working for a living in the electronics industry, Ms. Brooks continued to write. In 2001, she left the high-tech arena in Boston for the Eastern Shore of Maryland to pursue her writing.
That same year, her first novel, Lust for Danger, was published. That action-adventure novel won Ms. Brooks Honorable Mention in the Jada Book of the Year Awards, and invitations to speak at the Maryland Writers' Association Writers' Conference, the Bay to Ocean Writers' Conference, and numerous other venues. She has been honored by the Maryland Writers' Association three times by participating as a judge in its annual novel contest.
As the business world and health issues took up more of her energy, Ms. Brooks set her sights on moving West to an environment more suitable and affordable to a writing career. Since her relocation to the wilderness of northeastern Washington State, late in 2008, Ms. Brooks has completed the following works which have been published by Cambridge Books: the suspenseful romance, The Kiss of Night (2010), Night Undone (2011) and three children's books: The Mighty Oak and Me (2009), Postcards from Mr. Pish (2010), and Mr. Pish's Woodland Adventure (2011). She has six more novels planned in the original Agent Night Adventure Series, two in the Agent Night 'Cover Me' series, a horror novel, and a number of Mr. Pish children's books in the works.
In addition to her writing, Ms. Brooks is an award-winning photographer and poet. Her articles, photographs, poetry, and blogs can be found in books, magazines, newspapers, galleries, and web sites worldwide. She currently writes three different blogs, and is a guest blogger for a number of web sites and is currently Co-Administrator at http://www.IndiesUnlimited.com.
Ms. Brooks penned her first book, a swashbuckling action-adventure based in 17th century France, when she was fifteen years old. Since then, despite working for a living in the electronics industry, Ms. Brooks continued to write. In 2001, she left the high-tech arena in Boston for the Eastern Shore of Maryland to pursue her writing.
That same year, her first novel, Lust for Danger, was published. That action-adventure novel won Ms. Brooks Honorable Mention in the Jada Book of the Year Awards, and invitations to speak at the Maryland Writers' Association Writers' Conference, the Bay to Ocean Writers' Conference, and numerous other venues. She has been honored by the Maryland Writers' Association three times by participating as a judge in its annual novel contest.
As the business world and health issues took up more of her energy, Ms. Brooks set her sights on moving West to an environment more suitable and affordable to a writing career. Since her relocation to the wilderness of northeastern Washington State, late in 2008, Ms. Brooks has completed the following works which have been published by Cambridge Books: the suspenseful romance, The Kiss of Night (2010), Night Undone (2011) and three children's books: The Mighty Oak and Me (2009), Postcards from Mr. Pish (2010), and Mr. Pish's Woodland Adventure (2011). She has six more novels planned in the original Agent Night Adventure Series, two in the Agent Night 'Cover Me' series, a horror novel, and a number of Mr. Pish children's books in the works.
In addition to her writing, Ms. Brooks is an award-winning photographer and poet. Her articles, photographs, poetry, and blogs can be found in books, magazines, newspapers, galleries, and web sites worldwide. She currently writes three different blogs, and is a guest blogger for a number of web sites and is currently Co-Administrator at http://www.IndiesUnlimited.com.
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April 21, 2012
Bad Book – A Review:
For me to find a book humorous it has to be clever, witty and original. It takes a lot to make me laugh - a lot. So take my word for it. “Bad Book” is bad (wicked, bitchin’ –well you get my drift.) My eyes are sore from rolling up into my head, my mouth is stiff from exercising all the muscles it takes to keep smiling. I chuckled. I even laughed out loud. It is hilarious and totally irreverent.
When three writers decide to collaborate on a book The question that comes to mind is “Will it be easy to pick out who wrote what”? This is especially so when that book is meant to be humorous. Even though I am somewhat familiar with two of these authors I honestly could not tell when they switched. It is seamless.
The story follows Case (just Case) a P.I. His only real aim is to get his, ahem, overactive libido, and, um, swollen ego stroked. With tongues firmly planted in a trio of cheeks the writers throw Case into a situation that parodies every book, movie or TV series you have come across. Nothing is sacred. Every chapter treats us to double entendres , witty satire and clever plays on words. If there are more ways to spoof sex, male ego, and the human anatomy I don’t know what they are.
Bad Book is a light-hearted escape from all that serves as serious entertainment, be it read, heard or seen, from the classics to the present. Don’t read it unless you expect to snort, roll your eyes, shake your head, grin, chuckle or guffaw. Try to stay serious. I dare you.
For me to find a book humorous it has to be clever, witty and original. It takes a lot to make me laugh - a lot. So take my word for it. “Bad Book” is bad (wicked, bitchin’ –well you get my drift.) My eyes are sore from rolling up into my head, my mouth is stiff from exercising all the muscles it takes to keep smiling. I chuckled. I even laughed out loud. It is hilarious and totally irreverent.
When three writers decide to collaborate on a book The question that comes to mind is “Will it be easy to pick out who wrote what”? This is especially so when that book is meant to be humorous. Even though I am somewhat familiar with two of these authors I honestly could not tell when they switched. It is seamless.
The story follows Case (just Case) a P.I. His only real aim is to get his, ahem, overactive libido, and, um, swollen ego stroked. With tongues firmly planted in a trio of cheeks the writers throw Case into a situation that parodies every book, movie or TV series you have come across. Nothing is sacred. Every chapter treats us to double entendres , witty satire and clever plays on words. If there are more ways to spoof sex, male ego, and the human anatomy I don’t know what they are.
Bad Book is a light-hearted escape from all that serves as serious entertainment, be it read, heard or seen, from the classics to the present. Don’t read it unless you expect to snort, roll your eyes, shake your head, grin, chuckle or guffaw. Try to stay serious. I dare you.
April 9, 2012
If you ever thought that a collaboration between three authors might be a dodgy, even risky, enterprise, think again. Put three gifted, funny, witty, and clever authors together, and you get an utter gem of a book.
There’s a clue in the title – it is a baaaaad book; it’s rollicking good fun and laugh-out-loud hilarious. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Our hero, Case, is – well, he’s really just your typical, run-of-the-mill hitch-hiker of literary genres and he glides from one to the other, hopefully, optimistically, sometimes painfully, and he finds himself traversing horror, sci-fi, and westerns, to name but a few, always cheekily, saucily and a little bit tongue-in-cheek. To say you’ll get mouth-ache from a permanent grin on your face is an understatement of an understatement.
Brooks, Hise and Mader complement each other to a tee and bring to the table their individual brand of humour, satire, and whimsicality and seamlessly braid their talents into a masterpiece.
Case tickled my fancy from start to finish and the end of the book came with disappointment. Where was I going to get my permagrin from now?
Excellent – highly recommended.
There’s a clue in the title – it is a baaaaad book; it’s rollicking good fun and laugh-out-loud hilarious. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Our hero, Case, is – well, he’s really just your typical, run-of-the-mill hitch-hiker of literary genres and he glides from one to the other, hopefully, optimistically, sometimes painfully, and he finds himself traversing horror, sci-fi, and westerns, to name but a few, always cheekily, saucily and a little bit tongue-in-cheek. To say you’ll get mouth-ache from a permanent grin on your face is an understatement of an understatement.
Brooks, Hise and Mader complement each other to a tee and bring to the table their individual brand of humour, satire, and whimsicality and seamlessly braid their talents into a masterpiece.
Case tickled my fancy from start to finish and the end of the book came with disappointment. Where was I going to get my permagrin from now?
Excellent – highly recommended.
July 7, 2012
Bad Book needs to be approached like a summer blockbuster movie. You don't go expecting some film experience that is going to change your life, you go for the entertainment. That's what this book is all about. And I in no way mean that as a criticism. This book is a hilarious read from page 1 to...the last page(I read the unpaginated eBook version) and makes up for its paltry cost in laughs and entertainment.
Bad Book follows a man who identifies himself as "just Case" as he has a multitude of hilarious, satirical adventures spanning nearly every fiction genre you can possibly think of. Whatever your favorite genre of book or movie is, it's going to get put through the wringer in the most comical way possible in this book. I would liken it to reading a novelized version of a Naked Gun movie or Monty Python skit(with even more added sexual innuendo, that is). Not one single sentence in this book is written to be taken seriously.
I definitely have to recommend this. Your soon-to-be-aching abs will thank you.
Bad Book follows a man who identifies himself as "just Case" as he has a multitude of hilarious, satirical adventures spanning nearly every fiction genre you can possibly think of. Whatever your favorite genre of book or movie is, it's going to get put through the wringer in the most comical way possible in this book. I would liken it to reading a novelized version of a Naked Gun movie or Monty Python skit(with even more added sexual innuendo, that is). Not one single sentence in this book is written to be taken seriously.
I definitely have to recommend this. Your soon-to-be-aching abs will thank you.
June 8, 2014
Bad Book, a satire by K. S. Brooks, Stephen Hise and JD Mader is more like an odd episode of Star Trek, Ghostbusters or maybe even Dances with Wolves but there are vampires involved. Paranormal meets the semi-normal. Part Columbo, Back to the Future, and Jurassic Park. Not really, but you get the idea.
Clever, zany lines that made me wonder, what next? This off-beat comedy captured my attention as quirky is my middle name. Case's adventure was filled with unexpected twists and turns. Amusing, bordering on ridiculous. Definitely a good time. Enjoyed the unpredictable escape that was Bad Book.
"I withdrew the dagger from its sheath and it took on a pinkish hue and sparkled faintly, as if covered with diamond dust. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed in that. It was more cute than awe-inspiring. If Barbie had a magic dagger, it would look like this one..."
Clever, zany lines that made me wonder, what next? This off-beat comedy captured my attention as quirky is my middle name. Case's adventure was filled with unexpected twists and turns. Amusing, bordering on ridiculous. Definitely a good time. Enjoyed the unpredictable escape that was Bad Book.
"I withdrew the dagger from its sheath and it took on a pinkish hue and sparkled faintly, as if covered with diamond dust. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed in that. It was more cute than awe-inspiring. If Barbie had a magic dagger, it would look like this one..."
July 14, 2012
Honey. Is it cold in here or are you just happy to see me?
This is a first. I'm speechless. Seriously, this a action packed, humor filled, well paced novel. I believe Rod Serling would have a problem topping this work. How would you classify the following parallels:
Captain Kirk meets James Bond meets Butthead who meets Monty Python meets? I'm still stumped.
However, based on my inabilities to process a cognoscente thought, let's give it a go.
The main character is Case. That's it. Call me Case. This individual is, well, how do you describe a man who has one thing, no two things, no three, no wait. He never gets to the third thought. First and foremost is breeding the other sex. Yet not matter how hard he tries, I believe his best friend is Rosie and her sisters. I'll say no more. The second? He does his absolute best to portray himself as the great lover and hero so as too impress those he has taken an extreme interest in as long as he can be the hero while protecting the exposed flanks. Seriously, why would anyone take on the enemy head on when they are outwitting the enemy or foe by running away with dignity. Sounds like a good plan to me. I mean, if you can't be guaranteed (while risking your life) delving into sumptuous mountains and or perky peaks, why bother? He has a plan. Flawed but it is a plan.
This is a great book for those of us old enough to remember Marsha Brady (wonder why Case missed a trip to suburbia-he went every place else). Why? Because this adventure travels every important and unimportant cinema event the silver screens could host. Oops, there are few for the senior set also.
Bottom line. If you a few hours and need a trip down memory lane packed with humor anecdotes and travel back in time when we [ men] were buff and fighting off the droves of groupies (we never achieved), this the book for you.
It would behoove the makers of Cialis and Viagra to read the introduction. Could be a new marketing slogan.
August 31, 2012
It had to take three authors to come up with that many truly awful puns and bad word play. I kept hoping, I have no idea why, that it would get better and actually turn out to be funny. It didn't. At best, they get points for the mind torturing efforts they made. I only thank the powers that be that I got the book on a daily Amazon special for free, because the 99 cent regular price is a dollar too much.
June 21, 2012
Highly original. Very well done. Laugh out loud moments. A stroke of genre-jumping genius.
August 7, 2012
A fast, funny, very clever parody of too many books/movies to list, seamlessly woven. And don't skip the authors' bios in the back!
July 11, 2012
If you set out to write a bad book, a book so utterly bad that it is entitled, "Bad Book", what could go wrong? I suppose you could wind up with a good book, totally blowing the title. Can a book titled "Bad Book" be really a great book? In disguise? People have gone mad asking questions like that. Even more have lost their minds trying to answer them. I suppose that the questions are all somewhat rhetorical given that someone did set out to write a bad book so bad that it is called simply "Bad Book" and it is perhaps a great work of fiction - if by great you mean totally derivative satire.
In the traditions of Airplane, Scream I...IV to infinity, Fireside Theatre and Monty Python's flying circus the authors of "Bad Book" (a title so heinously bad it must appear in quotes, always.) have pretty much taken every genre in genre fiction and spoofed it to absurdity.
Normally, you would think that three different writers would produce three definable voices in a collaboration like this. But psychoanalysis of the work reveals no such multiple personality disorder in the text contained within. It is impossible to impeach the character of any of the authors without assailing them all as a single, albeit warped, mind. This is a truly remarkable feat. To even find one person this mentally ill is publishable, to find three working together on the internet rivals the discovery of the Higgs boson particle.
What "Bad Book" really is, it's deeper meaning, is pure entertainment. Laughs, dirty minded innuendo, ridiculously obvious puns and side splitting comedic satire. And I like it. In fact, I loved it. I loved it because it is funny and it made me laugh. And that is a good book, perhaps a great one given the current state of the world.
In the traditions of Airplane, Scream
Normally, you would think that three different writers would produce three definable voices in a collaboration like this. But psychoanalysis of the work reveals no such multiple personality disorder in the text contained within. It is impossible to impeach the character of any of the authors without assailing them all as a single, albeit warped, mind. This is a truly remarkable feat. To even find one person this mentally ill is publishable, to find three working together on the internet rivals the discovery of the Higgs boson particle.
What "Bad Book" really is, it's deeper meaning, is pure entertainment. Laughs, dirty minded innuendo, ridiculously obvious puns and side splitting comedic satire. And I like it. In fact, I loved it. I loved it because it is funny and it made me laugh. And that is a good book, perhaps a great one given the current state of the world.
July 3, 2013
Humor may be dependent on the reader, but if you can’t laugh at this book, you must have had a funny-bone-ectomy as a child. The laughs started with a disclaimer that begins …
Bad Book meets or exceeds the recommended daily allowance of vowels and consonants, and is safe and effective when used as directed. Use of Bad Book in any manner inconsistent with its intended purpose nullifies its warranty, which is neither expressed nor implied.
… and finishes with, “If you experience an erection that lasts more than four hours, congratulations.” It only gets better from there. As the hero (villain, idiot, or at least protagonist) Chase bounces from genre to genre the authors poke fun at every one with references to the wild (or is it mild) old west and even the books J.K. Rowling wrote before The Casual Vacancy.
I felt a tap on my shoulder and tottered around to see some geezer dressed in a long gown and a pointy hat like that old dude in that book about that weird little kid that goes off to some magical school to find a ring. What’s the name of that thing again – “Hobbits Take Manhattan,” or something like that.
How could you go wrong for less than a dollar to get your own copy of the Kindle Edition. (Hurry, they may try to cash in on the critical acclaim and bump the price up to three digits. Even split three ways, they’ll be hundredaires in no time.)
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
Bad Book meets or exceeds the recommended daily allowance of vowels and consonants, and is safe and effective when used as directed. Use of Bad Book in any manner inconsistent with its intended purpose nullifies its warranty, which is neither expressed nor implied.
… and finishes with, “If you experience an erection that lasts more than four hours, congratulations.” It only gets better from there. As the hero (villain, idiot, or at least protagonist) Chase bounces from genre to genre the authors poke fun at every one with references to the wild (or is it mild) old west and even the books J.K. Rowling wrote before The Casual Vacancy.
I felt a tap on my shoulder and tottered around to see some geezer dressed in a long gown and a pointy hat like that old dude in that book about that weird little kid that goes off to some magical school to find a ring. What’s the name of that thing again – “Hobbits Take Manhattan,” or something like that.
How could you go wrong for less than a dollar to get your own copy of the Kindle Edition. (Hurry, they may try to cash in on the critical acclaim and bump the price up to three digits. Even split three ways, they’ll be hundredaires in no time.)
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
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August 31, 2013Found this on the "Funny as Hell" listopia. Even with the four or five star ratings, I should have noticed that they came from seemingly 50 or 60-something year-old Goodreads users so it might not be for me.
There are all kinds of humor here that there is surely something you'll find funny. Maybe it'll make you laugh (one or two times, like what happened with me). But the formula gets repetitive, so I'm going to stop at Chapter 8.
Don't know what how to rate this: high rating because it succeeds to be a badly written book, or low rating because it is a badly written book?
There are all kinds of humor here that there is surely something you'll find funny. Maybe it'll make you laugh (one or two times, like what happened with me). But the formula gets repetitive, so I'm going to stop at Chapter 8.
Don't know what how to rate this: high rating because it succeeds to be a badly written book, or low rating because it is a badly written book?
June 25, 2014
Wow. This book is intentionally bad. But It's so bad it's almost funny. Some chapters are laugh out loud HAlarious and others had a bit too much juvenile humor for me. That said, it was an interesting diversion for a few days.
June 4, 2013
Thank god it was a kindle freeby. They were right, it really is a bad book!
October 9, 2012
Life has been very hectic; so much to do and no ambition to do it. I have writing to do and when I sit down to do it, I have no problem, the thoughts, ideas and words come with ease - I just don't feel like doing it. I have housework to do, but hey, it can wait until tomorrow or next week. I want to eat but don't feel like cooking. The lawn needs to be cut, but it rained so I will wait until tomorrow or maybe the next day.
Trying to get out of this funk, I decided to read a book. Since all the books I have on my digital book shelf waiting to be read are probably good, my mood determined that I should read a bad book, so on that note, I read BAD BOOK by K.S. Brooks, Stephen Hise & JD Mader.
Well, BAD BOOK is definitely a bad book and for as bad as I felt when I started, I can honestly say it cheered me up. It was funny, enlightening, creative and very imaginative. Every chapter dove into different genres, time periods, and book and movie references with entertaining spirit, very little grace and numerous sexual innuendos. I expected nothing less from Brooks, Hise and Mader.
The main character, Case, just Case - not Justin Case or even Just N. Case - just Case bounced around or more like stumbled through each chapter believing he was God's gift to women, a manly man, a fearless stud. Ha ha, I said stud! He took every opportunity to unknowingly prove himself wrong. In the end... I don't want to spoil it for you, but it is a bad book. I loved it!
Trying to get out of this funk, I decided to read a book. Since all the books I have on my digital book shelf waiting to be read are probably good, my mood determined that I should read a bad book, so on that note, I read BAD BOOK by K.S. Brooks, Stephen Hise & JD Mader.
Well, BAD BOOK is definitely a bad book and for as bad as I felt when I started, I can honestly say it cheered me up. It was funny, enlightening, creative and very imaginative. Every chapter dove into different genres, time periods, and book and movie references with entertaining spirit, very little grace and numerous sexual innuendos. I expected nothing less from Brooks, Hise and Mader.
The main character, Case, just Case - not Justin Case or even Just N. Case - just Case bounced around or more like stumbled through each chapter believing he was God's gift to women, a manly man, a fearless stud. Ha ha, I said stud! He took every opportunity to unknowingly prove himself wrong. In the end... I don't want to spoil it for you, but it is a bad book. I loved it!
January 31, 2017
I really wanted to like this book. A purposefully really bad book with an egotistical character who runs amok through various settings? Excellent! I can't wait for this book to poke fun at various villains, time-periods, and popular literary tropes.
I only got two chapters in. The topics were vampires and spaceships. So much material to make fun of, right? Unfortunately the majority of the humour was "look at her knockers" and "how many different names can I come up with for a blow-up doll?". It reads like a mild Playboy article. 12 year old boys are guaranteed to get a chuckle out of this.
This is less of a satire and more a commentary on what goes on in an egotistical male's head. *sigh*
If the humour progresses to focus more on the villains and surroundings, please let me know and I might give the rest of this book a chance. Unfortunately I have too many gems on my "to be read" list to dedicate my time to ones that leave me unimpressed.
I only got two chapters in. The topics were vampires and spaceships. So much material to make fun of, right? Unfortunately the majority of the humour was "look at her knockers" and "how many different names can I come up with for a blow-up doll?". It reads like a mild Playboy article. 12 year old boys are guaranteed to get a chuckle out of this.
This is less of a satire and more a commentary on what goes on in an egotistical male's head. *sigh*
If the humour progresses to focus more on the villains and surroundings, please let me know and I might give the rest of this book a chance. Unfortunately I have too many gems on my "to be read" list to dedicate my time to ones that leave me unimpressed.
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November 27, 2012the cover look cute
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