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Puppets Win Today
No one pulls this puppet’s strings...
Felty Fuzzpalace isn’t your average puppet. Brought to life by a combination of love and magic, Felty is forced to navigate the treacherous problems of the real world. And right off the bat, he finds himself tangled in a treacherous corporate conspiracy. What’s a good-hearted puppet to do?
When his maker dies in a freak genetically engineered snack accident, Felty takes on the old man’s debt to the mafia. And it’s up to him to pay it off... fast! His puppet girlfriend masquerades as a human executive at the Power Chemicals company, and hires him on as an engineer. But when he uncovers a secret plan to produce a deadly new drug with sinister side effects, Felty faces a moral crisis.
Torn between doing the right thing, and helping his fellow puppets escape the mob, Felty must find a way to make things right. It will take guts, courage, and a few spontaneous musical numbers to defeat the corporate forces standing against him. But this puppet is ready to clip his strings and save the day.
Puppets Win Today is a humorous romp that will have you in stitches. If you like magical realism with a dark twist, then you’ll love this cutting edge satire.
Felty Fuzzpalace isn’t your average puppet. Brought to life by a combination of love and magic, Felty is forced to navigate the treacherous problems of the real world. And right off the bat, he finds himself tangled in a treacherous corporate conspiracy. What’s a good-hearted puppet to do?
When his maker dies in a freak genetically engineered snack accident, Felty takes on the old man’s debt to the mafia. And it’s up to him to pay it off... fast! His puppet girlfriend masquerades as a human executive at the Power Chemicals company, and hires him on as an engineer. But when he uncovers a secret plan to produce a deadly new drug with sinister side effects, Felty faces a moral crisis.
Torn between doing the right thing, and helping his fellow puppets escape the mob, Felty must find a way to make things right. It will take guts, courage, and a few spontaneous musical numbers to defeat the corporate forces standing against him. But this puppet is ready to clip his strings and save the day.
Puppets Win Today is a humorous romp that will have you in stitches. If you like magical realism with a dark twist, then you’ll love this cutting edge satire.
338 pages, Paperback
Published May 15, 2020
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David Wallace Fleming is a satirist with a wicked sense of humor. His love for comedy has led him to write in a variety of genres, all using his wit and sarcasm. David is a classic man who writes the sort of tales he'd like to read. His works have appeared in Out of the Gutter, Escape Velocity, and the Bizarro Press. His one goal is to give the readers something unique and special yet also reflective of the exciting times we live in.
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David Wallace Fleming is a satirist with a wicked sense of humor. His love for comedy has led him to write in a variety of genres, all using his wit and sarcasm. David is a classic man who writes the sort of tales he'd like to read. His works have appeared in Out of the Gutter, Escape Velocity, and the Bizarro Press. His one goal is to give the readers something unique and special yet also reflective of the exciting times we live in.
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May 24, 2021
The story is about a magic puppet, Felty, whose maker suddenly dies after eating a badly made snack and leaves all his puppets at the mercy of people he owes money to, not to mention the madness of the real world. As Felty and his fellows try to survive on their own, he uncovers a corporate conspiracy and has to decide what to do about it. Save the day or fully embrace cut-throat capitalism?
Felty is very compelling as an innocent puppet discovering himself while on a crash course through a harsh and complex society. The situation at home is just as fascinating as dozens of strange magic puppets take over and try to govern themselves.
The imagery and plot are beyond surreal, mashing philosophical, existential, and adult themes with often over-the-top poetic prose. The narration bursts with personality and humor, using more dialogue than description.
As dynamic as the writing style is, however, it becomes overwhelming and obscures much of what’s going on. It’s very hard to keep track of the core plot while, from start to finish, a million different bizarre things happen at any given time or several characters talk—often nonsensically—without any descriptors.
The plot itself needed tidying up and strengthening. It couldn’t stand out from all the unnecessary noise, which made the reading experience too confusing to enjoy. Unfortunately, this impacted the ending too, all-in-all preventing the book from packing a punch. It could have been a very unique and powerful one.
That said, there are lots of meaningful moments and very clever representations of real-life issues to pick out. As a satire, Puppets Win Today definitely delivers a funny and intense reflection of some of the human world’s worst qualities.
Despite its flaws in plot and narration, this is an amusing and moving read. Fans of the Muppets and bizarro fiction will especially enjoy its flamboyantly fantastical whirlwind of felt, flesh, and satirical tropes.
Many thanks to the author and Reedsy Discovery for providing a copy of this book: https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/pup...
Felty is very compelling as an innocent puppet discovering himself while on a crash course through a harsh and complex society. The situation at home is just as fascinating as dozens of strange magic puppets take over and try to govern themselves.
The imagery and plot are beyond surreal, mashing philosophical, existential, and adult themes with often over-the-top poetic prose. The narration bursts with personality and humor, using more dialogue than description.
As dynamic as the writing style is, however, it becomes overwhelming and obscures much of what’s going on. It’s very hard to keep track of the core plot while, from start to finish, a million different bizarre things happen at any given time or several characters talk—often nonsensically—without any descriptors.
The plot itself needed tidying up and strengthening. It couldn’t stand out from all the unnecessary noise, which made the reading experience too confusing to enjoy. Unfortunately, this impacted the ending too, all-in-all preventing the book from packing a punch. It could have been a very unique and powerful one.
That said, there are lots of meaningful moments and very clever representations of real-life issues to pick out. As a satire, Puppets Win Today definitely delivers a funny and intense reflection of some of the human world’s worst qualities.
Despite its flaws in plot and narration, this is an amusing and moving read. Fans of the Muppets and bizarro fiction will especially enjoy its flamboyantly fantastical whirlwind of felt, flesh, and satirical tropes.
Many thanks to the author and Reedsy Discovery for providing a copy of this book: https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/pup...
June 23, 2020
I lost the plot part way into the book and had trouble following the story line after that. There was some good flow in the writing that I enjoyed.
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