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Incorrigibility
A dialogue-driven novella of outlandish, bawdy, irreverent humor. Besides being completely and utterly hysterical, it's a good way for women to get inside men's brains, as a lot of it is guys talking the way they do when women aren't around, or saying what they often have on their minds, but are too bashful, due to the politically correct status quo, to actually speak, although it is very hyperbolic as well. It is a quirky relationship/sex comedy, where the boundaries of the mundane are mocked, bent, ridiculed, pushed, pummeled, pulverized, pounded, picked on and provoked. It is a tad bit existential as well and does have its serious and sappy, yet genuine, moments. It also holds within it the most riotous courtroom trial you'll ever encounter! WARNING: Coarse language and very sexual subject matter. Reader discretion is advised.
98 pages, ebook
First published June 1, 2012
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About the author
Rayme Michaels
8 books5 followersAfter high school, Rayme Michaels studied theater arts performance and radio broadcasting in college, and then did an Honours BA in philosophy with a minor in psychology. He then went on to complete a master's degree in Eastern and contemporary continental philosophy while working as a teaching assistant.
His first book was released in 2012: an absurdist, Rabelaisian comedy entitled “Incorrigibility.” His second book, released that same year, is a dark, gory, romantic vampire thriller called “Red Love.” It won Honourable Mention at the top of the list for General Fiction at the 2014 London Book Festival. Both books are novellas, as is his fourth book, “Even on Mars,” which is a futuristic, science-fiction sex comedy, released in 2018. His third book, “Screw the Devil’s Daiquiri,” was (and is) his first full-length novel, a semi-autobiographical, dark, urban comedy meets psychological drama, which he wrote in 2012 and which was published in 2014 by Melange Books. In 2019, he released “The Chaos Café,” his second full-length novel, which is also a dark comedy and arguably his most philosophical work thus far. Both novels are very existential and can fit into the genre of magical realism. His first book of short stories, entitled “Spirals of Orange and Black,” was released in 2020, followed by his first book of poetry, “Number Seven and One: Poetry, Prose and Polemics.” In 2023, he published a philosophy paper entitled “Merleau-Ponty and Nagarjuna—Ethics Within the Self of the No-Self” in the “Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour.”
He became a bookworm at the age of eight and has been influenced by, and continues to enjoy, a wide variety of writers that range from the solemn to the satirical, the serious to the jovial, both in fiction and non-fiction, contemporary and old. This invariably comes out in his writing, since his literary interests are very broad.
As an existential thinker, he is fascinated by the human mind and the human predicament, yet, as a Rabelaisian man, laughter and joy are the reasons he gets up in the morning . . . well . . . among other things, of course. Oh, and his first name is pronounced with two syllables. The "e" is not silent.
His first book was released in 2012: an absurdist, Rabelaisian comedy entitled “Incorrigibility.” His second book, released that same year, is a dark, gory, romantic vampire thriller called “Red Love.” It won Honourable Mention at the top of the list for General Fiction at the 2014 London Book Festival. Both books are novellas, as is his fourth book, “Even on Mars,” which is a futuristic, science-fiction sex comedy, released in 2018. His third book, “Screw the Devil’s Daiquiri,” was (and is) his first full-length novel, a semi-autobiographical, dark, urban comedy meets psychological drama, which he wrote in 2012 and which was published in 2014 by Melange Books. In 2019, he released “The Chaos Café,” his second full-length novel, which is also a dark comedy and arguably his most philosophical work thus far. Both novels are very existential and can fit into the genre of magical realism. His first book of short stories, entitled “Spirals of Orange and Black,” was released in 2020, followed by his first book of poetry, “Number Seven and One: Poetry, Prose and Polemics.” In 2023, he published a philosophy paper entitled “Merleau-Ponty and Nagarjuna—Ethics Within the Self of the No-Self” in the “Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour.”
He became a bookworm at the age of eight and has been influenced by, and continues to enjoy, a wide variety of writers that range from the solemn to the satirical, the serious to the jovial, both in fiction and non-fiction, contemporary and old. This invariably comes out in his writing, since his literary interests are very broad.
As an existential thinker, he is fascinated by the human mind and the human predicament, yet, as a Rabelaisian man, laughter and joy are the reasons he gets up in the morning . . . well . . . among other things, of course. Oh, and his first name is pronounced with two syllables. The "e" is not silent.
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June 13, 2012
The synopsis is pretty accurate! My perspective on the events in this novella is going to get a little female, so bear with me. As the synopsis says, this novella gets inside the brains of men, and if this is what men are thinking all the time, no wonder men censor themselves. Keep doing it, men of the world! The story centers around three men with a spectrum of neuroses. Brent - battling his baser nature (or as one of the characters might say - human nature), Matt - fully embracing sensual hedonism and expecting everyone to admire him for it, and then Jesse in the middle - struggling to maintain balance between his wants and finding a deeper meaning in life. This is a pretty basic character overview, but one I feel is accurate, as the characters feel more like a means to the end of presenting the author's thoughts and ideas. The story is short however and maybe a longer treatment could have fleshed out the characters a little more.
The men are all irredeemable and incorrigible (that's the watch word!), and sadly the women in this novella are much the same way (add crazy and idiots to that too, although the men aren't much better in that department) so that through verbal combat between the three main characters, as they debate their different viewpoints, there isn't any kind of solution unless it's the idea that no one really cares anyway. And you can just keep doing whatever you want to do. This is a cynical, critical, romp of a story wrapped up in outrageous thoughts and political incorrectness. I don't agree much with any of the character's viewpoints, except for the hard and cold fact that the sheer beauty and skill in the music of the Beatles is cosmically blessed. :)
The men are all irredeemable and incorrigible (that's the watch word!), and sadly the women in this novella are much the same way (add crazy and idiots to that too, although the men aren't much better in that department) so that through verbal combat between the three main characters, as they debate their different viewpoints, there isn't any kind of solution unless it's the idea that no one really cares anyway. And you can just keep doing whatever you want to do. This is a cynical, critical, romp of a story wrapped up in outrageous thoughts and political incorrectness. I don't agree much with any of the character's viewpoints, except for the hard and cold fact that the sheer beauty and skill in the music of the Beatles is cosmically blessed. :)
December 19, 2023
Yeah so... Matt, Brent and Jessie are average guys? I don't know if I believe it, but then I'm a woman so what would I know. The book does have its funny moments, its existentialist moments, and more than a few surreal moments, but it is about as realistic as the hit TV show, FRIENDS. Friends is funny, but most people understand that it is not a realistic depiction of the lives people in New York actually live. In the same way Incorrigibility is funny, but I have a hard time imagining anyone having such brutal and blunt conversations. It feels more like an exaggeration of the conversations men have. This isn't a criticism, since I don't think the book is aiming for realism. I'm just saying.
Matt is possibly the most repulsive man on earth, as he is meant to be. Brent and Jessie are a little hard to tell apart at times, but are both generally good guys looking for the meaning of life and a worthwhile and legitimate love. The women are mere shells, hollow cut outs for the men to project their sexual frustrations upon. I would be offended, but this is a book about men's perspectives on love and sex. I think it is meant to be one sided.
I had no strong feelings about the book, one way or the other. It didn't top my faves list, but I didn't hate it either.
Matt is possibly the most repulsive man on earth, as he is meant to be. Brent and Jessie are a little hard to tell apart at times, but are both generally good guys looking for the meaning of life and a worthwhile and legitimate love. The women are mere shells, hollow cut outs for the men to project their sexual frustrations upon. I would be offended, but this is a book about men's perspectives on love and sex. I think it is meant to be one sided.
I had no strong feelings about the book, one way or the other. It didn't top my faves list, but I didn't hate it either.
December 15, 2013
I am going to call this Bro-Fiction. If that is not a genre, it is now.
I am going to call it that because it seems like a story a guy might share with his friends. It is pretty sexually explicit and full of dirty humor.
The definition of incorrigible and the top two definitions that match this book are:
Incapable or being corrected or reformed
and
Difficult or impossible to control or manage
Why does that match this book? The three main characters in this book do not change their point of view no matter what life throws their way – good or bad.
I feel as though the characters all represented three different sides to one man in a way. They were all completely different, but I feel that if you put them together, they would make up one complete man with their thoughts.
That being said, and even though it is a short story, I don’t feel as though there was any real character development.
It was interesting to read, but I couldn’t really get into it, and felt myself cringing from time to time from the content.
2/5 stars.
I am going to call it that because it seems like a story a guy might share with his friends. It is pretty sexually explicit and full of dirty humor.
The definition of incorrigible and the top two definitions that match this book are:
Incapable or being corrected or reformed
and
Difficult or impossible to control or manage
Why does that match this book? The three main characters in this book do not change their point of view no matter what life throws their way – good or bad.
I feel as though the characters all represented three different sides to one man in a way. They were all completely different, but I feel that if you put them together, they would make up one complete man with their thoughts.
That being said, and even though it is a short story, I don’t feel as though there was any real character development.
It was interesting to read, but I couldn’t really get into it, and felt myself cringing from time to time from the content.
2/5 stars.
May 8, 2019
This short, fun sex farce about the bedroom antics of three male friends has several belly laughs. It has an episodic plot, driven by outrageous, Kevin Smith-style raunchy dialogue that's not for the easily offended. Along the way, the characters have funny discussions about religion, philosophy, and relationships (but mostly about sex!) A brief, easy read, Incorrigibility makes for ideal holiday reading.
April 8, 2019
I interviewed the author for my podcast Why Come Japan.
This was a nice humble beginning into the literary world of Rayme Michaels. I find this book to be a quick easy read that places its theme and philosophy into very simple and relatable terms.
I do have negative things to say about the book, but I want to refrain from saying them because not only do I know the writer personally, but I do understand the grain and pain a writer must go through before he writes that one classical great novel.
This being said, I think there are elements in Incorrigibility that Rayme Michaels could use to make an epic story come to life.
This was a nice humble beginning into the literary world of Rayme Michaels. I find this book to be a quick easy read that places its theme and philosophy into very simple and relatable terms.
I do have negative things to say about the book, but I want to refrain from saying them because not only do I know the writer personally, but I do understand the grain and pain a writer must go through before he writes that one classical great novel.
This being said, I think there are elements in Incorrigibility that Rayme Michaels could use to make an epic story come to life.
December 21, 2017
Quick holiday read. Absolutely no brains, no literary value - but a very easy, laid back read on the beaches in Antigua. Not recommended for a read anywhere else ... lol
April 11, 2020
Simply Hilarious.
From the very beginning Incorrigibility had me laughing out loud. This book will keep you entertained to the end and give an insight into three very different male perspectives on modern dating culture.
From the very beginning Incorrigibility had me laughing out loud. This book will keep you entertained to the end and give an insight into three very different male perspectives on modern dating culture.
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