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Transformer Kit
New York needs a superhero – as usual. But no one was expecting the most outrageous hero to ever hit the streets!
In the tough and gritty streets of New York’s early 70s punk scene, Kitty Hampshire is still finding her own identity. But she’s certain of one thing – she always knew she was meant to be a man. Alongside the eccentric friends she meets in NYC’s underground clubs and bars, Kitty learns about love and life and has the surgery to affirm her true gender.
Kitty becomes Kit Simmons, but mysterious forces are present in the flesh grafted onto Kit’s body. In an era of turmoil and violence, Kit finds himself endowed with bizarre superhuman abilities. But can he really protect his friends from the oppressive forces plotting against New York?
Transformer Kit is a totally unique adult urban fantasy, featuring a found family of rebels, misfits and quirky characters who will make you laugh out loud and gasp in disbelief as they fight to stay free in the big, bad, beautiful city.
In the tough and gritty streets of New York’s early 70s punk scene, Kitty Hampshire is still finding her own identity. But she’s certain of one thing – she always knew she was meant to be a man. Alongside the eccentric friends she meets in NYC’s underground clubs and bars, Kitty learns about love and life and has the surgery to affirm her true gender.
Kitty becomes Kit Simmons, but mysterious forces are present in the flesh grafted onto Kit’s body. In an era of turmoil and violence, Kit finds himself endowed with bizarre superhuman abilities. But can he really protect his friends from the oppressive forces plotting against New York?
Transformer Kit is a totally unique adult urban fantasy, featuring a found family of rebels, misfits and quirky characters who will make you laugh out loud and gasp in disbelief as they fight to stay free in the big, bad, beautiful city.
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Published July 1, 2023
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April 22, 2023
Kitty and Elz are a lesbian couple and remain in love after Kit becomes a man through surgery. However, the surgery left him with a gift, an alien penis that enlarges and fights bad people. It has a noble sense of justice that Kit can relate to. Together they become a superhero. When the Mayor places a curfew that discriminates against their group of friends, at least one person is arrested. They arrange a protest but enemies are everywhere and things do not go as planned.
This book is full of British-style humor. I laughed out loud in many parts. It takes a while before the story weaves together. That is the only drawback. It takes place in 1972 which removes cell phones and gadgets from the story and brings a world of images to mind. I loved that! Kit’s devotion to Elz is beautiful and his conversations with his own body are like arguments he has with himself.
Overall, it’s a fun read once you get into the story.
This book is full of British-style humor. I laughed out loud in many parts. It takes a while before the story weaves together. That is the only drawback. It takes place in 1972 which removes cell phones and gadgets from the story and brings a world of images to mind. I loved that! Kit’s devotion to Elz is beautiful and his conversations with his own body are like arguments he has with himself.
Overall, it’s a fun read once you get into the story.
April 7, 2023
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Oh dear. You can age the kid out of adolescence but you can't shake adolescence out of their brain. I'm talking about me here, not the author. I'm sure the author has a mental age many multiples of mine and this is what has allowed them to anticipate my level of humour.
I mean you know, who doesn't want to read a book about a-- Arrgh! Can't say without spoiling it! You'll just have to read it and see for yourself. I mean, it was only a matter of time before it happened (again if it already had, I don't know...). Someone had to do it and now they have. :)
A person is down on their luck. Then their luck takes a turn for the better. Then it takes a turn for the weirder and the wild rumpus in the streets of 1970s NYC begins.
For me it was a chuckle of a light read. The star off is for a conspiracy of minor niggles including slightly unconvincing characters, dialogue and a couple of too-sharp plot turns. I wasn't left desperate to read the next in series but certainly not averse either.
Funny book, light read, would definitely recommend.
Oh dear. You can age the kid out of adolescence but you can't shake adolescence out of their brain. I'm talking about me here, not the author. I'm sure the author has a mental age many multiples of mine and this is what has allowed them to anticipate my level of humour.
I mean you know, who doesn't want to read a book about a-- Arrgh! Can't say without spoiling it! You'll just have to read it and see for yourself. I mean, it was only a matter of time before it happened (again if it already had, I don't know...). Someone had to do it and now they have. :)
A person is down on their luck. Then their luck takes a turn for the better. Then it takes a turn for the weirder and the wild rumpus in the streets of 1970s NYC begins.
For me it was a chuckle of a light read. The star off is for a conspiracy of minor niggles including slightly unconvincing characters, dialogue and a couple of too-sharp plot turns. I wasn't left desperate to read the next in series but certainly not averse either.
Funny book, light read, would definitely recommend.
April 25, 2023
What I enjoyed the most in this book was the depiction of New York in the seventies, viewed through the eyes of a group of counter-culture kids. The author tries to be very Pratchetian in their metaphors, and they fall flat on occasion but hit the target often enough.
Kit is an O.K. character; a bit too much of a doormat for me to empathize with personally, but he does grow out of it a bit when he gets alien penis superpowers (lol). Yes, it's as silly as it sounds, but the author makes it funny without being juvenile, somehow.
My biggest gripe is with the setup. The book is not particularly long, but it does take a long time to get going.
Overall, a fun and breezy read.
Kit is an O.K. character; a bit too much of a doormat for me to empathize with personally, but he does grow out of it a bit when he gets alien penis superpowers (lol). Yes, it's as silly as it sounds, but the author makes it funny without being juvenile, somehow.
My biggest gripe is with the setup. The book is not particularly long, but it does take a long time to get going.
Overall, a fun and breezy read.
February 27, 2023
Well, if you want something different, this is it. Very cleverly written, with an amazingly funny main character. You’ll know what I mean when you read it😂.
As much as it is a comic style hero, with clever humour added, there’s a good story behind it too. The characters are great, their description are comical, all in all a good book.
As much as it is a comic style hero, with clever humour added, there’s a good story behind it too. The characters are great, their description are comical, all in all a good book.
May 5, 2023
Transformer Kit is billed as a humorous tale. However I did not find it funny, just tedious. I could appreciate the absurd premise - it harkens back to the Trickster of American Indian mythology. But I found the prose wordy and uninspired. I had to force myself to finish it. I guess I'm not a fan of British humor.
December 17, 2023
Knowing how women were treated at the time (& still are to some extent), the background story was partly too real to enjoy the story. On the other hand, the context of "civil disobedience" is more important today than ever.
So a good story with a " non-hero" that made the day
So a good story with a " non-hero" that made the day
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