Review: Satire at it best
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
Satire at its bestGood Queen BethAlan HardyAs an American, I’m always amazed by my fellows Americans love for the British royalty.  Their every movement is watched by us with total fascination. I guess as long as we aren’t paying them taxes we’re allowed to worship the ground they walk on.  (What does any of that have to do with Good Queen Beth?  Plenty.)  After reading Mr. Hardy’s novel, I may never be able to watch a news clip about the royals without wondering what sexual escapades they’ve been up to this time. I’ve never read a book where so many people were having so much sex in so many different positions and with so many different partners before.Good Queen Beth is page to page filled with sexual activity. Both the upper class and lower class are equally getting their jollies willy-nilly throughout the entire book, but don’t let me mislead you.  With that said, this book is less about sex than it is about what keeps social’s framework running smoothly.  Everyone on earth has an assigned place and function, so what happens when someone decides to get above their station in life?  Anarchy and an all-out revolution.I loved how Mr. Hardy uses our unhealthy interest in reality television to get his point across.My favorite line in the entire book is, “I don’t agree to a truck.” You’ll have to read the book to see why it’s so funny.I think there may even have been wink-wink, nudge-nudge to how Princess Diana died. (Don’t quote me on that though) Great satire-great book.