Pete

by John R. Lindensmith (Writing as), John Raptor, Brandi Hughes

A man is imprisoned in an asylum by a crazy nurse who strips her patients of their identities and replaces their names with numbers. Her goal is to turn these patients into replicas of herself, to create a utopia of drones who are always happy (doped up) living under the benevolent dictatorship of the one and only PETE.

BECOME ONE. BECOME NORMAL. BECOME PETE.

A post-modern/transgressive satire about religion, politics, psychology, authority, assimilation, and Institutions.

"Pete is unconventional and brilliant. I absolutely love it." -- Shannon Karen via Goodreads.com

140 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2012

Reviews

[Daniela · Rating 2 out of 5]

Man... this was bad. I get it's humor, I get it's twisted and I get it's weird. And I actually quite enjoy those things... but here they felt forced and just... boring. Usually I can say something nice about a book, like the writing style, but since this book is pretty much a really, really long dialogue, I can't really praise the author for the writing as the narrative itself is lacking. I don't know, I hate being negative, specially when it comes to independent artists, because I know how much hard work goes into this type of works, but I really have nothing good to say about it. There are some moments that will make you laugh, a few gags here and there which are nice and that's why I'm giving it an extra star, but that's pretty much it. Plus, after reading the synopsis, the book does not live up to the premise. I'm terribly sorry, but I did not like this book and wouldn't recommend it.

[Theresa Jewell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jonney Winkey has spent the last four years wrestling with terrible episodes of fear and anxiety after his best friend Pete tried to kill him in the basement of her home. In the hopes of living a more normal life, Jonney seeks help from a psychiatrist to treat the overwhelming symptoms of PTSD which plague every minute of each day. Imagine his confusion when he finds out the very cause of his nightmares is the person who will be treating him - Pete - the girl with the pink nail polish and chainsaw who loves chocolate and went completely out of her mind. Procuring a bogus diagnosis, Pete locks him up in The Institution where she drugs and tortures her patients until they have lost all individuality. Her primary mission? To create an army of briainwashed Petes to overrun the world.

As I turned the pages of John Raptor's novel, I found myself desperately hoping that Jonney would somehow topple Pete's twisted vision of normality and rescue the other patients from this dark experiment. However, the author's exploration of Jonney's thoughts leaves you wondering how much of his experience is grounded in reality. At one point, I even convinced myself that Jonney was simply hallucinating or dreaming, only to decide after several more paragraphs that I was cheering for him anyway.

Pete: A Novel of Extreme Insanity is a chilling example of modern satire at its best, winding through quirky conspiracies and questionable examinations as Jonney assesses the stability of his own damaged mind. I would encourage anyone who has ever doubted their own sanity to read this story and decide for themselves what is truly normal. After all, everyone just wants to fit in, right? Maybe Pete can help you with that.

[Debbi Lathrop · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intense!!

It is a crazy insane ride down the rabbit hole! So out in left field that I couldn't put it down!

[Shell Swinscoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

strange story, really weird, not right, as it says extreme insanity.. but a blood fantastic read!!