Story Behind The Book
Has it ever occurred to you, what if there really was such a thing as a superhero? What problems might he or she face? How about sex, for instance? Or what about changing into their costume? How many costumes would he or she have to have? Who would make them? Well, that's what happened to me. Supermale's Gone and Left us is the result. I hope it provides a few chuckles.
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With a title like "Supermale's Gone and Left Us" I think anyone would wonder what this book is about regardless of whether it's their regular reading genre or not. Wouldn't you? I know I did and needless to say I agreed to review it. <br /><br />Weighing in at only forty-four pages "Supermale's Gone and Left us" is definitely not a heavyweight contender, it's a short book, i.e. a quick read, but those forty-four pages are amazingly descriptive and draw the reader in from the very first sentence. I honestly can't remember the last time I saw the word "gloomy" used to describe anything other than the weather but there it was in black and white right smack in the middle of page one. "I took in his hangdog face, the sorrowful eyes, the gloomy mouth." Nice... I was immediately hooked. <br /><br />So now you're probably wondering what "Supermale's Gone and Left Us" is all about. Well, let me tell you. Supermale is the epitome of a superhero. He's a law abiding citizen, he knows right from wrong and he believes in the innate goodness of the government. Yes, I got a good laugh out of that one myself. Unfortunately for our superhero he has gotten himself incarcerated. No, he didn't break any laws...unless you count the fact that he's technically here "illegally" because he never filled out the correct paperwork to gain US citizenship. Mm hmm... Somehow, in this book, I think the laws regarding immigration have gone too far. So now our wonderful superhero is sitting in jail being a model citizen and yet he is being tormented and harassed by prisoners and guards alike. Finally he is placed in solitary confinement for safety reasons; for the safety of the other inmates who keep injuring themselves in their ridiculous attacks on him. He's the man of steel guys...come on, what did you really expect? <br /><br />Unfortunately I'm not going to share any more than that though because I really don't want to give the story away. Suffice it to say that "Supermale's Gone and Left Us" by author Bob Frey is a great book, it's very well-written, it's a sarcastically humorous tale and you can read it via Kindle for only ninety-nice cents. Bargain! Plus, there's a really nice twist at the end that will make you sit up and go "huh?!?"--Charlene Ratcliff, RebeccasReads