Combining the wistfulness of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" with the social criticism of Sloan Wilson's The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, Brewster Milton Robertson disdains convention with his new novel. Wryly introspective yet bawdy and delightfully erotic and set against the backdrop of nonpareil elegance at the renowned Greenbrier resort A Posturing of Fools introduces hopelessly corruptible Heneley Logan Baird, a testosterone-fueled postmodern Tom Jones, and recounts the crucible experiences of a disillusioned young husband forced to ask disquieting questions about the important values in his life.
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Brewster Milton Robertson. River City, $27.95(408p) ISBN 1-57966-051-7Logan Baird, the irrepressible, insatiable protagonist of Robertson’s robust third novel (after 2003’s The Grail Mystique), is a late-20s father of one, four years back from military service in Bosnia. He’s facing a thankless job (he’s a salesman for Severance Pharmaceuticals, a company best known for Virecta, their "male enhancement" breakthrough) and an ailing marriage (his lovely wife has become an "unsmiling common house frau"). Logan and his ultra-arrogant boss, Rush Donald, head off to a medical symposium at West Virginia’s world-renowned Greenbrier resort and immediately get busy golfing and skirt-chasing. News of Army buddy John Paul Silver’s premature death shocks Logan, especially since John bequeathed the bulk of his estate to Logan for the creation of a struggling writers memorial foundation, which Logan would supervise. Thrilled by thoughts of financial independence and escape from "anal sphincter" boss Rush, Logan hobnobs without restraint at Top Notch, an exclusive resort, until Rose arrives unannounced and infuriated. Smug, smarmy Logan quells his wife with vigorous, multi-orgasmic sex, contemplates a lucrative offer to join a respected contemporary’s media conglomerate, and manages to finish a novel he’d abandoned. Lively prose gets congested in a meandering plot, but Robertson’s smart ruminations on class consciousness and his happy ending make the trip engaging and worthwhile.
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"Another deft and debauchery-tinged romp through those rooms at the very top from Brewster Milton Robertson." -- Les Standiford, author of Last Train to Paradise and Havana Run
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Posture your Carpe Diem, Fools,
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A Posturing of Fools is such a great read by Brewster Milton Robertson that it inspired me to write a review. Quick, and full of subtle and sometimes laugh-out-loud humor, the story has us watching as H. Logan Baird, a salesman for a pharmaceutical company, tries to juggle his whining wife, a blatantly arrogant and ungrateful boss, his job, the loss of a good friend, and his desire to be with other women, all during a four-day medical conference at the famous Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia.
What I found irresistible about Logan in his trials and tribulations, where he faces the eternal conflict of one who is trying to have his cake and eat it too, is how important his own father's gentlemanly manners creep into and influence the way he treats others (albeit not much for the sanctity of his marriage, mind you). Yes, Logan does have faults and wayward ways that include his overactive testosterone, all of which the reader is lucky enough to be privy to. But his redeeming quality comes from his desire to be a "hands-on-father," choosing to raise his son not from a distance, even if life at home isn't all that great. What I liked best about A Posturing of Fools is Robertson's masterful skill of the English language: It becomes a banquet of seldom-repeated words and phrases, which enticed me to devour both the story and the feast of its component words. With the many characters, plots, twists and turns that this 450 + page novel presents, it's surprisingly quite easy to follow, even when the story line enters an area that is foreign to me: golf. But, as Logan often says, "Carpe Diem" (Seize the day). You'll love the characters...you'll definitely relate to a few...and you may even learn a thing or two about yourself. Enjoy.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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"A Posturing of Fools",
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Well-written prose upon ambition and relationships; a must read for anyone who wants to carry themselves with more confidence and to discover the insight of "snobbery." Robertson paints perfectly the Greenbrier and the surround West Virginia countryside. The characters are relatable, and their emotions real. The reader is transferred into the mind of narrator.
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Delightful, Entertaining and Worthwhile Read...,
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A wonderfully delightful and entertaining tale of sex, golf, more sex, cocktail parties, still more sex and trying to ahead in the rat race of the modern business world....Told from the perspective of drug salesmen, rich doctors, nurses and other savory and unsavory characters amid the backdrop of the fabulous Greenbrier. (The Greenbrier is really the heroine of the story!!!)
Good read, great read, nothing moralistic to "hit you over the head," just sex, golf and more sex until the end when values do become clear---or do they!! Where has Brewster Milton Robertson been? If this is indicative of his other work, point me toward the nearests bookstore (or Amazon.com!!!)...
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