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Supermale's Gone and Left Us

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

The title had me curious, but the book kept me turning the pages.

It's a rather short, satiristical look at the "old school" male and the fact that he no longer has a place in our society.

The Ward Cleavers and Ozzie Nelsons of yesterday are a dying-if not dead-breed.

I see parts of my father in Supermale!

Highly recommended!

Genre: Fiction - Satire
Title: Supermale's Gone and Left Us
Author: Bob Frey

Why would Supermale leave? The superhero, the man of steel who defends us all from crime and evil? Leave us without his protection. Without so much as a `sorry I have to go' or even a simple explanation as to why. Perhaps this short story will give you a clue.
Supermale's Gone and Left Us tells the story of how the perfect male; an honest man without flaws or faults, falls from grace. A victim of his own goodness. The premise is that Supermale has fallen foul of Homeland Security. It seems he is in reality an illegal alien, and they want to deport him. Being an alien, and being the fact that his home world was destroyed, he has nowhere to be deported to. So, after a battle through America's legal system, Supermale is thrown in jail. At this point the reader is left with many `why' questions, but I will only answer the most obvious. How could they keep him in jail and why didn't he just break out? He is the man of steel after all, able to leap tall buildings, stop a locomotive, fly. It seems Supermale is also a law abiding citizen, albeit an alien, and would never break a law, or a court order, or a sentence handed down by a judge, so he meekly accepts his fate and is shipped off to prison. From here the story moves to solitary confinement, not for his protection, but to protect the other inmates from harming themselves while attacking him. Then there is the diagnosis of schizophrenia and Supermale's obvious messiah complex. After all, he says he comes from the sky to save the world, is more than human and could do and be anything he wants, yet he chooses to be the savior of the world.
The story moves on to the point where Supermale, a great threat to the country, is moved to Guantanamo Bay, and is incarcerated there. Of course the next step is a threat to national security that only Supermale can solve. He is released, once again saves the day, and you would think all was right with the world. But that is not to be, so in frustration he leaves us all behind and in doing so leaves the world open to a threat that is far worse, and from which we now have no protection.
I have tried not to give away the whole story, but never forget, this is a satire. Written in a rough style, it is intended as a dissertation on the stupidity of political correctness, politics, laws that on the surface attempt to protect but in reality erode our rights, and worst of all, make it easier on our enemies, all in the name of liberalism. As I said, it is written rough and a lot is packed into its 44 pages. But if you like satirical writing and want to search for the meaning underneath, give it a try. Supermale will at least leave you shaking your head.
Reviewed by reviewer Gregory J. Saunders, Allbooks Review, [...]
Publisher: Unknown
ISBN: Unknown
Price: $.99 (Amazon)
Available: Kindle - ebook