Roulette

By Adrian Brooks

A iconoclastic tale about love and commitment to community, 'Roulette' traces the development of a ragtag, self-invented, anarchistic intentional community and the personal aspirations of extreme... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977158284
• ISBN13: 9780977158287
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Suspect Thoughts Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Looking at "Utopia"

Brooks, Adrian. "Roulette", Suspect Thoughts Press, 2007. Looking at "Utopia" Amos Lassen "Roulette" takes us to a unique Utopia where the populace is made up by some grotesque cherishers who are loveable and some super queer heroes. This is a satirical look at the world and it is outrageous and very funny. It is a look at what happens when the establishment is taken over by outsiders who just happen to be Christian fundamentalists, Republicans and sleazy real estate dealers. They find themselves pitted against the residency of the town that buck them and the story becomes national news. When the inhabitants of the town don't let the bulldozers demolish the buildings, all hell breaks lose and we are treated to wonderful comedy. We watch as the small haven of Roulette moves from shanty town to become the center of a presidential election and we learn something new about the nation of America, Author Adrian Brooks has a gift for satire and developing characters. I first read Brooks with his "Flights of Angels" his memoir of the years he spent with The Angels of Light theater troupe in San Francisco but that did not prepare me for the biting satire of this book. His cast of characters includes a bald duck, a Marilyn Monroe type sex-pot who is accident prone and an "obsessive-compulsive" fat lady who dresses in yellow as well as gays, artists, nomads and other residents who are way over the top. Not only is this a fun read, it also gives you something to think about and makes you wish for more.

A Safe Bet

The once abandoned town of Roulette comes back to life with a cast of characters that are at once charming, quirky, humorous and just plain odd. Adrian Brooks populates his story with enough subplots and funny detours that you never know where the action is leading. All that guesswork ends in a finale worthy of the finest Moliere farce, that is if Moliere was on acid. You won't want this book to end, it's that funny.

Love from start to finish!!!

This was the most wonderful book I have read in ages. Captured from the first paragraph, i wasn't able to put it down, laughed my head off throughout and i have now recommended this book to anyone who will listen!!!