X Out of Wonderland: A Saga
by David Allan Cates
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X Out of Wonderlandis a farce, modeled after Candide, that takes on the Global Free Market and just about every other aspect of contemporary life. X, the novel’s decent and brave protagonist, maintains his optimistic pursuit of love and The Good Life even as a string of catastrophes brutalize him through a series of misadventures that take him around the world. While pointing up the absurdities of our own times,X Out of Wonderlandalso shows clearly the universal predicament of all humans show more in all cultures in all times: the need to find meaning and dignity in our lives despite the certainty of death and suffering. The story makes clear that despite our folly, we’ve got a few things going for us: faith, hope, love, and the capacity to endure. show lessTags
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Awesome sendup of the religion of the free market. How can a subject so dire make you giggle so much?
An attempted remake of Voltaire's "Candide" for the modern age, skewering globalization, commercialism, big business, etc., but the writing is not even close to being up to par.
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Wonderland is well-served by its brevity (152 pages) and by Cates’ buoyant, insightful prose. This is humor that stings a little, and the author’s observations are funny and fine-tuned throughout.
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