Review: Superbly Talented: Absolutely Amazing: Cohesive & Coherent
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
This is the second book by Author Darrin Mason that I have read. To begin, I thoroughly enjoyed his hilarious parody, "The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Murder", and wanted more, so I got a copy of "The Wicked Witch of the West: Munchkin Killer".Next, I must say that no other person on Earth has made me laugh to the point of tears, since I was a kid. Darrin is in a class by himself. I think his secret is his incredible, limitless irreverency, which truly knows no bounds. It is not his language, not the topics he chooses to go after, nor the way you never know what to expect...not on the next page....I'm talking about in the very next sentence!!!Yes, all this is part of his work, yes indeed, but it's ultimately not his secret ingredient. Darrin throws you a twist, an unexpected turn, from sentence to sentence. That is absolutely amazing, because he never loses cohesion nor coherency, while at the same time, being contradictory and in conflict with logic. He is indeed quite an unusual artist in his ability to build a laugh in your mind long before it reaches your imagination. He is superbly talented.Now, let's take care of the elephant in the room. Darrin Mason writes adult reading material. This book is definitely NOT for the kids. Secondly, he is tremendously high-level irreverent, of all things you may most likely hold dear and near to your heart. In other words, be warned: anybody and anything is fair game for his pen.In this book, the parody is definitely America's love affair with guns. That's really what the deeper message of this book should make anybody stop and think about. The question really is not, "Have we gone too far?" The answer is obviously, YES, we have gone too far, as this book clearly demonstrates. The real reflection should be, "What must we do in order to get guns under control?"The story is hilarious, hold on to your sides. There is a level of irreverency that defies the imagination in this book. If I can give any advice to an unsuspecting reader, I would say, "Approach the reading of this book with an open mind, tolerant, non-judgmentally. You have come, metaphorically speaking, to the Roman Coliseum, and this is a place where lions eat Christians. If you do not wish to see lions eating Christians, do not go to the Roman Coliseum in the life and times of Emperor Nero. Again, Author Darrin Mason is the "High Priest of Irreverency", nothing escapes his pen...What will you find in this book?The Wizard of Oz? Not quite, it's not even closely resembling the Wizard of Oz. For example, the Wicked Witch of the West goes on a shooting spree after Dorothy drops a house on her sister. One crazy step after another leads them to the ultimate confrontation between good and evil. Cameo appearances from Jesus Christ: Shooting Star, Elvis the Presley, Harry Poffertje, and Stephen King Author the First is added to the mix. It's one highly enjoyable, laughable, hilarious witches brew, if you can manage to suspend disbelief, and let your imagination run wild with Darrin...Reviewed by Thomas Jerome BakerAuthor ofHow to Coach A Debate Team