Review: Bubba's My Kinda Guy!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2012
"Footloose - A Bubba the Monster Hunter Short Story" by John G. Hartness is another one of several "Bubba the Monster Hunter" short stories created for our reading pleasure by Mr. Hartness. I've read several of these stories, and have enjoyed each of them immensely. Bubba is not a deep-thinking academician, or literary giant... although he IS something of a giant, physically speaking.At six foot, five inches or so, and around 300 pounds, Bubba doesn't have to take a lot of guff from anybody. Surprisingly, though, he actually works for the Church as a professional monster hunter. His "job" is to investigate reported monster sightings and take appropriate action. The brains behind his brawn is a gay, black computer nerd who goes by the name "Skeeter", because compared to Bubba he's not much bigger than a mosquito. Skeeter maintains communication with Bubba through a Bluetooth and a special pair of glasses with a built-in video camera. Sometimes Bubba forgets to turn off the video, and Skeeter sees things he'd rather not see, being that he is gay.But I digress. The whole series of "Bubba" books is a collection of quick, mindless entertainment, for those times when your brain just needs a break from all the thinking it has to do. Bubba is a fun-loving kind of guy, but he's not just a big bully. He actually has a conscience, and he listens to it when the occasion arises. He even resists the amorous advances of women attracted to him... well, MOST of them, anyway.These stories are mostly clean, and suitable for tweens and teens, up to however old you are when you no longer can read. There is very little profanity (and none of the "big" swear words), and no overt sexual activities. (Although Bubba DOES have a proclivity for hanging out in "titty" bars, so maybe it isn't quite suitable for younger teens. As the parent, that's your call.) All things considered, I really enjoy being able to just kick back and read another "Bubba" adventure.If you occasionally crave a little mindless entertainment (and judging by what's on TV, millions of you must enjoy mindless entertainment), you could do a lot worse than to pick up one or more of the Bubba books. I recommend them for anybody who has EVER watched an episode of any of the so-called "reality" shows on TV, as well as most of you who have NEVER watched any of that stuff. I think you'll agree that Bubba puts on a much better 1/2 hour of entertainment.