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The Perils Of Praline (2010)

by Marshall Thornton(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

160820233X (ISBN13: 9781608202324)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

MLR Press

review 1: Amusing, but after a while the lack of depth in the story grew tiresomeWarning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS. Rating: 6/10PROS: - There a lot of funny moments in the book. It’s full of situational comedy, not to mention a slew of ridiculous but matter-of-fact narrative comments about Praline, his chosen profession(s), the city of Los Angeles, etc.- In a serious story, Praline’s extreme naïveté would be annoying. Because this story is so obviously tongue-in-cheek, though, I thought his innocence simply added to the overall charm of the story.- Thornton pokes fun at specific fixtures in contemporary society, from TV shows to celebrities to brands/stores. Some of his thinly veiled references to pop culture (as well as religion, the govern... morement, political pundits, people with shaky English skills, etc.) are sharp and quite funny. Nothing is off-limits in this story…it’s sort of like a gay version of South Park--with more sex.CONS:- The book is told by a removed narrative voice that relates events as they occur and dives every so often into Praline’s head for brief periods of time. I didn’t mind too much since the narration is whimsical and amusing, but the overall effect is that the book reads more like a screenplay than a novel: that is, lots of focus on action and snippets of conversation rather than any deep examination of the characters’ thoughts or motivations.- Because the book is so very light and airy, I never could take it seriously enough to get attached to any of the characters. They’re caricatures, not real people, so I started to find the story a little tedious once I got used to the flippant tone and found that there’s not much substance beneath it.Overall comments: I certainly thought this book was funny, but after a while I found the lack of depth tiresome. It’s not at all based in reality: there are times when it seems as though Thornton were trying to come up with the most outlandish occurrences and descriptions possible. That said, it’s a fun read with very little angst and a healthy dose of fairly raunchy sex scenes.
review 2: This was one of the kookiest and craziest stories I've ever read. I was completely drawn in by Praline, the genteel southern boy with the big booty complex who fell in love with a reality t.v. star (David G.) and decided to move to L.A. to pursue his dream of being his celebrity spouse. From the moment he gets off the plane, things go haywire. This was such a fun read especially when Marshall brilliantly poked fun at religion and the right wing pundants at Box News...lol.There is also the very slow-building romance between Jason (Praline's savior) and Praline that isn't realized until the end. less

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