Okay, I need to hype this one more time (not promising it
won't be the last). Rabbletown: Life in These United Christian States of Holy America is now available as a printed
paperback through Amazon. Just received my copies today and everything looks
great. In print form, it came out at 131 pages. It sells for $7.99.
Here's the back cover description:
When religion rules,
society enters a new dark age...
The year is 2084. The
place is Topeka, Kansas. The Church of the Evangels run the country through the
Pastor President, who rules with a Bible in each fist. Abortion isn't just
outlawed; pregnancy is mandated. The Church uses the computer-based social
networking systems we know today to spy on its members. If you don't fit into
this brave new society, you try to make a life in Rabbletown.
And then the son of a
mason reminds everyone what redemption is all about...
Here are excerpts I used from positive reviews:
PRAISE FOR RABBLETOWN
"...one of
those satires that is a bit too close to reality to be entirely
comfortable."
Tim Miller, chair,
Religious Studies, The University of Kansas
"I
expected a few things when I started reading this book. I expected to maybe be
amused by a satirical take on the Fundamentalists that are doing their utmost
to take over this country... I expected to be outraged by the excesses of
Fundamentalist leaders who grow fat and rich off the tithing of their flock,
while the common people live in poverty and squalor. I expected to be terrified
by the idea of an Evangelical theocracy in general.
What I did not
expect was to be profoundly moved. I did not expect the overwhelming desire to
make this book required reading for everyone. I did not expect goose bumps or a
profound feeling of “rightness” to come over me while I read this book.
I did not
expect to want to take to the streets to preach the word of Bobby – to propose
that the world would be a better place if we all became … Bobbites."
Katy Sozaeva, Amazon top
1000 reviewer
"Not for
the proselytizers among us, but for those who will be intrigued by an Orwellian
America ruled from the pulpit." Attwood's Rabbletown won't
disappoint."
Jill Garza, Smashwords
reviewer
(PS. Katy, your copy is coming soon!)
No comments:
Post a Comment