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Susan Slutt: Girl Detective
This postmodern twist on the "if it wasn't for you kids" mystery genre is a side-splitting, gender-bending romp. It is a sophisticated work with a wonderful sense of nuance, subtlety and insider satire. Comprised of a series of related short stories, Susan Slutt takes its name from the lead character, announcing immediately its critigue of mainstream fiction. Important and humorous, this book is for all sophisticated readers.
296 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2003
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August 29, 2015
R-rated girl detective Susan Slutt is back to solve eleven new mysteries.
The new stories are authored by series creator, Kate Emburg or series fan and collector Michael G. Cornelius.
Like the previous stories, these mysteries satire the girls' series novels like Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton, Trixie Belden, and the Dana Girls. The Susan Slutt series makes fun of the stereotypes of such books, particularly those stories which were published before 1950.
The authors continue providing readers with entertaining titles and clever jokes and situations that parody the some of the actual books or elements from various books. Both authors excel at creating these entertaining parody situations, and laugh aloud jokes. Emburg's stories are becoming longer than previous tales and, thus, more fun to read.
This book falls short of the previous collections. Adult orientated topics are specified and explored of many of the stories. In this reviewer's opinion, the jokes and situations were funnier when implied. Also, Emburg and Cornelius have distinctly different writing styles and this can be glaring at times.
Still, "Susan Slutt: Girl Detective," is an amusing satire of the beloved mystery novels of a bygone age.
The new stories are authored by series creator, Kate Emburg or series fan and collector Michael G. Cornelius.
Like the previous stories, these mysteries satire the girls' series novels like Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton, Trixie Belden, and the Dana Girls. The Susan Slutt series makes fun of the stereotypes of such books, particularly those stories which were published before 1950.
The authors continue providing readers with entertaining titles and clever jokes and situations that parody the some of the actual books or elements from various books. Both authors excel at creating these entertaining parody situations, and laugh aloud jokes. Emburg's stories are becoming longer than previous tales and, thus, more fun to read.
This book falls short of the previous collections. Adult orientated topics are specified and explored of many of the stories. In this reviewer's opinion, the jokes and situations were funnier when implied. Also, Emburg and Cornelius have distinctly different writing styles and this can be glaring at times.
Still, "Susan Slutt: Girl Detective," is an amusing satire of the beloved mystery novels of a bygone age.
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