Not Enough Indians
Yesterday I mentioned “LeShow”, Harry Shearer’s witty radio exercise that is as thought provoking as it is funny. Shearer has been doing the show weekly since 1983 and archives are available as far back as October of 1995 at the Harry Shearer website (look for the link off to the left).
Shearer entered a new medium during 2006 when he authored his first novel, “Not Enough Indians”. He has had two other books published during the 1990s, including “Man Bites Town” and “It’s the Stupidity, Stupid”. Both are considered social commentary.
In “Not Enough Indians”, Shearer carefully crafts a town in upstate New York who is suffering financially. The town is like many across this great country who are searching for ways to build their economy and can’t quite find the best course of action.
Of course, it doesn’t help that the leaders of Gammage, NY are not that bright and have questionable morals. In fact, throughout the book, it is hard to discover any character that you can identify with or that you hope will be successful.
The joy of “Not Enough Indians” is not in finding a small, forlorn character that you can root to victory. The joy of the book is seeing how far people will go. In the world Shearer creates, people are willing to stretch the truth so thin you can hardly see any truth remaining. People are willing to jeopardize their values to achieve a financial goal. Does any of this sound familiar?
No, I do not believe the book is intended to be an allegory of the current Bush administration, but the way the townspeople make their decisions does appear to mirror decisions made in our country’s recent past.
If you have not heard of the book, find a copy and take a look. It is quick and funny read. If you have heard of the book, but have not taken the time to read it yet, shame on you! Yes, it is a novel and there are plenty of Iraq books you have yet to read, but “Not Enough Indians” is required reading now.
It can be found at Amazon.com. Click this link to take you straight there.
“Not Enough Indians”
Don’t forget to let me know what you think!
Shearer entered a new medium during 2006 when he authored his first novel, “Not Enough Indians”. He has had two other books published during the 1990s, including “Man Bites Town” and “It’s the Stupidity, Stupid”. Both are considered social commentary.
In “Not Enough Indians”, Shearer carefully crafts a town in upstate New York who is suffering financially. The town is like many across this great country who are searching for ways to build their economy and can’t quite find the best course of action.
Of course, it doesn’t help that the leaders of Gammage, NY are not that bright and have questionable morals. In fact, throughout the book, it is hard to discover any character that you can identify with or that you hope will be successful.
The joy of “Not Enough Indians” is not in finding a small, forlorn character that you can root to victory. The joy of the book is seeing how far people will go. In the world Shearer creates, people are willing to stretch the truth so thin you can hardly see any truth remaining. People are willing to jeopardize their values to achieve a financial goal. Does any of this sound familiar?
No, I do not believe the book is intended to be an allegory of the current Bush administration, but the way the townspeople make their decisions does appear to mirror decisions made in our country’s recent past.
If you have not heard of the book, find a copy and take a look. It is quick and funny read. If you have heard of the book, but have not taken the time to read it yet, shame on you! Yes, it is a novel and there are plenty of Iraq books you have yet to read, but “Not Enough Indians” is required reading now.
It can be found at Amazon.com. Click this link to take you straight there.
“Not Enough Indians”
Don’t forget to let me know what you think!
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