num_pages: 112
description: Wickedly funny sendup of new age mega-seller, The Celestine Prophecy, a novel about a man who goes to Peru to find manuscripts that contain the secrets of life. His intentions are good-he wishes to share the manuscripts with the world-but his efforts are impeded by power-hungry factions, extremists, and high-ranking church officials. In J.K. Greenfield's parody, The Cellophane Prophecy, our hero's intentions are not so good! Set up by an ex-girlfriend promising sexual favors, he goes to Italy to uncover manuscripts said to contain the secrets of life-secrets, he finds, like "Never trust anyone named 'Stinky'" and "If you stare at something long enough, it will glow." In Italy, our hero (whose name is a mystery!), encounters a series of broken photocopiers, hallucinogenic mushrooms, rampant paranoia, a transvestite, and a cult leader with one eyebrow. And at the book's climax, he gets to witness a fistfight involving a character named "The Big Guy" who wears a beanie and is the head of a large religious organization centered in Rome. Finally, our hero manages to weather the bad food, great mushrooms, strange sex, ridiculous antics of his associates, and maybe even manages to find true love. The book is a must for people who read The Celestine Prophecy and found themselves in need of a laugh, or even a subplot! Treat yourself and your loved ones to The Cellophane Prophecy.
language: English
title: The Cellophane Prophecy: A Misadventure
titlecomplete: The Cellophane Prophecy: A Misadventure
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Wildfire Media