Preparation: [H]ead - Literature Suppository

by Boomer M. Wadaska, Christopher R. Michael, Kyle Bernhardy

Levittown, Pa could win an award for Most Eclectic Collection of Oddball Characters Known in the History of Suburban Living. One might attribute it to the heavily-chlorinated tap water, trauma from a Ginacotti(tm) napalming or subconscious indoctrination by warbly-toned O'Boyle's trucks. Whatever the actual source may be, a fact not debatable is that most people in Levittown look at life through a very ripply window. In the late 80s there was quite a literary scene albeit, mostly pronounced upon the pages of what was known as the "Illegal Pad" where a dedicated few took seriously the art of bastardizing proper literary form in the face of academia at the lunch table over a breadtangle of freshly-unfrozen pizza. Though the Pad met its demise in a flood, many of its works were rediscovered in a pile of continuous form, green-stripey dot-matrix printouts. Once the fun of pulling apart the perforated tabs subsided, this book was assembled.

238 pages, Paperback

First published December 10, 2008

Reviews

[Shirley Kingery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow! This is definitely some crazy, off-the-wall stuff. But you know what, I think I actually liked it. It really grows on you. I'm sure I would never have discovered this book if it had not been for Library Thing's Member Giveaway/Early Reviewer's program. I would like to express my thanks to LT, the authors and the publisher for the chance to read and review this book. Here is a perfect example of the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover"! Please don't let the title scare you away, either. Three young men have contributed various writings to form this work; from poems and short stories to cartoons and musings. In so doing, they often lay bare their imaginations and gut-wrenching emotions. These three young men possess alot of creativity. Oftentimes, hormones have taken over the stories, as one would expect in young men going through, and just past, and beyond puberty. This is not literature in its finest, pure form; although every once in awhile a spark of true writing prowess shines through. No, I think this is something altogether different, and every bit as important as that literary classic. I actually felt as if I came to know these three, and that they have now been friends of mine for years. This book deserves to stand proudly next to America's Best Non-required Reading and Uncle John's Bathroom Readers in homes across the country. Good work, boys.

[Zara Brumana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the short story about Setzer the cat and try to tell me that the book isn't worth its price just for that moving piece alone.