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Hogback: A Tale of Inter-Generational Conflict and a Girl
A STORY OF AND FOR THE AGES:
Under a Program for Inter-Generational Sports ("P.I.G.S") a golf tournament open to players of all ages is intended to bring truth and reconciliation to hostile peer groups in a small Oklahoma town. Instead, the event sparks an outbreak of inter-generational alienation, conflict and violence.
* Members of three generations of the Weiner family ---- Gramp, Glen Junior, and Lance ---- clash over their respective stakes in the tournament outcome.
* Portia Pepper, founder and director of the local Midlife Crisis Center, aligns her organization's midlife militia on the side of Glen Junior and his dreams for making the town's municipal golf course "the Pebble Beach of Oklahoma."
* Randy Grimes, an equally desperate midlifer in crisis, goes head-to-head against Lance for the tournament title, a trophy car ---- and for Randy, the affections of a younger woman.
* Professor Lehough, an expert on the inter-generational problem of how to slice the American pie, organizes helter-skelter teenager harassment of Gramp, and perhaps other senior citizens, into a revolutionary youth movement.
* A young reporter for the local newspaper ---- the heroic Henryetta again! ---- is personally drawn into what is, quite literally, "A Story of and for The Ages."
Hogback, A Tale of Inter-Generational Conflict and a Girl, might or might not be the "missing link" in Simon Plaster's work alluded to in his last masterpiece. Based on findings from an in-depth dumpster dive following Simon's disappearance, however, Mossik Press considers itself bound by its motto ---- Pro Se Eloquia ---- "Let Words Speak for Themselves." And so, without apology, we publish!
Under a Program for Inter-Generational Sports ("P.I.G.S") a golf tournament open to players of all ages is intended to bring truth and reconciliation to hostile peer groups in a small Oklahoma town. Instead, the event sparks an outbreak of inter-generational alienation, conflict and violence.
* Members of three generations of the Weiner family ---- Gramp, Glen Junior, and Lance ---- clash over their respective stakes in the tournament outcome.
* Portia Pepper, founder and director of the local Midlife Crisis Center, aligns her organization's midlife militia on the side of Glen Junior and his dreams for making the town's municipal golf course "the Pebble Beach of Oklahoma."
* Randy Grimes, an equally desperate midlifer in crisis, goes head-to-head against Lance for the tournament title, a trophy car ---- and for Randy, the affections of a younger woman.
* Professor Lehough, an expert on the inter-generational problem of how to slice the American pie, organizes helter-skelter teenager harassment of Gramp, and perhaps other senior citizens, into a revolutionary youth movement.
* A young reporter for the local newspaper ---- the heroic Henryetta again! ---- is personally drawn into what is, quite literally, "A Story of and for The Ages."
Hogback, A Tale of Inter-Generational Conflict and a Girl, might or might not be the "missing link" in Simon Plaster's work alluded to in his last masterpiece. Based on findings from an in-depth dumpster dive following Simon's disappearance, however, Mossik Press considers itself bound by its motto ---- Pro Se Eloquia ---- "Let Words Speak for Themselves." And so, without apology, we publish!
231 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2014
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About the author
Simon Plaster
24 books29 followersSimon Plaster is, by any definition of the term, a storyteller: both a writer of fiction and a fibber ---- or as some might say, a downright liar. Currently, he is looking for an equally undemanding but better paying line of work in or near Odessa, Texas, where he resides in the company of a deaf-and-dumb dog named Goat.
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March 6, 2016
I won this book from goodread's giveaway program.
I really don't have a lot to say about this one unfortunately, I really did not like it. Before I continue this is my HONEST review of my experience. My opinion is only my own, there are others who may very well enjoy this book.
Premise: Could have been a lot better. The story line was about conflict between the young, old, and middle aged. Every one hated everyone...to the point a elderly woman attacked another for entering a senior lounge when she wasn't past 65 or something. It was ..ridiculous
Writing: it was like reading a boring lecturing text book. It was long winded, and very hard to understand and follow. Also, even the dialogue was bad. There wasn't even a new paragraph started at times when someone else started talking.
Characters: Boring and confusing to keep track of...and not likeable at all. I couldn't keep track of them all.
Humor: I'm not sure if this book was supposed to be a comedy...and if it was, it was a bad one.
Journey: I had to force myself to keep reading this. I couldn't wait to finish it.
I really don't have a lot to say about this one unfortunately, I really did not like it. Before I continue this is my HONEST review of my experience. My opinion is only my own, there are others who may very well enjoy this book.
Premise: Could have been a lot better. The story line was about conflict between the young, old, and middle aged. Every one hated everyone...to the point a elderly woman attacked another for entering a senior lounge when she wasn't past 65 or something. It was ..ridiculous
Writing: it was like reading a boring lecturing text book. It was long winded, and very hard to understand and follow. Also, even the dialogue was bad. There wasn't even a new paragraph started at times when someone else started talking.
Characters: Boring and confusing to keep track of...and not likeable at all. I couldn't keep track of them all.
Humor: I'm not sure if this book was supposed to be a comedy...and if it was, it was a bad one.
Journey: I had to force myself to keep reading this. I couldn't wait to finish it.
July 18, 2015
This author has an infatuation with ellipses and no understanding of dialogue.
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