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Undercover White Trash

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BMWs, fine wines and white collars are the lynchpins of Edward Prescott's life until an account with BillyMart forces him to research how the other half lives.

Mr. Kilpatrick's foray into the underbelly of white society is on one level satirical but also an endearing interpretation of life in the trailer community. Characters that at times smell of being caricatures are fleshed out in the novel. I greatly enjoyed each page of this novel, and by the way, it has a great sense of humor as well.

An uproariously funny book. I can picture the actors for each part when it becomes a movie someday. This book reaches the funny bones of both the "snobs" in the world and the "rednecks" too.

Well-written, well-researched and thoroughly enjoyable! I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys tongue-in-cheek humor and outright obvious stabs at others' lifestyles.

Though the actual title is much more titillating, this little book would have more precisely been pegged Undercover Redneck. For the only thing truly trashy about it is a few characters who are garbage collectors. How many readers-to-be ordered this pulpy-sounding piece expecting a waller in squalor amidst the great unwashed? Many, most likely--only to find themselves immersed in the delightful tale of a yuppie-type ad exec who embarks on a slumming mission and discovers the down-home world of the everyday working class. From pro wresting programs and martial arts movies to hillbilly bars and mosh pits, this upscale Everyman stares his blue-collar counterpart in the face and, in the way of all novels, emerges forever changed. How and to what degree is the provocative plotline of this 128 page, easy to peruse volume. The punctuation could be more proper, but--hey--we aint talkin' penthouse here!

Book is fresh, well written and leaves the reader wanting more.

While reading it one easily pictures this as a movie starring Steve Martin.

Quick paced the reader is immediately absorbed into the vignette. Let's hope to see more books by author.

Here's the synopsis from www.amazon.com.uk - where the book is also cheaper...(though shipping, of course, would cost more. I tend to order from both the UK & USA sites, exploiting price differences; I also read reviews from both before purchasing, since they seem to have different reviews).

Strange that the US site doesn't have a description of the book's contents ...

A snobbish ad man has blown a huge advertising campaign for a chain of consumer warehouse stores. Punished by his boss, he is sent undercover to study the target consumer group: ... Politically incorrect and hilarious.