• August 30, 2021

BOO! By Simon Plaster is an awfully good read

BOO! by Simon Plaster, which features a cast of some of the most idiosyncratic and humorous characters on this side of Oklahoma City, along with its memorable female lead, the small-town reporter gone big, Henrietta, It could be one of the most entertaining and fun novels of the author. yet. In BOO !, Plaster’s latest novel, the author makes satirical comments on a variety of topics, including sexual mores and the “Me Too” movement. It’s a book that will delight Plaster fans and anyone who enjoys reading satirical novels that point out the lighter side of controversial issues. It does not matter if you are a supporter of the “Me too” movement or a critic of it, you will find something to laugh and think about in the pages of BOO!

Ace BOO!Open up, Henrietta is working at OKC writing for OKC SCENE, and she has a new boss, Mr. Nigel Fleetwood, a man who wants to take publishing in a new direction. With an English accent, Fleetwood wants OKC SCENE to incorporate touches that have long been staples of certain UK newspapers, such as including more outrageous stories about celebrities and political figures, alongside photographs of nude or semi-nude women.

Henrietta’s boss asks her to write a story for OKC SCENE about haunted houses in Oklahoma. During your online research, you read about an enchanted castle known as LeRoy’s Castle that is open to the public and features “‘almost live’ entertainment.” The Enchanted Castle is riddled with all kinds of rumors associated with it. When Henrietta learns that famous Hollywood producer / director Deano DeBoffo, a character Plaster has incorporated into past novels in the series, plans to be there soon, she intuits the makings of good news.

DeBoffo’s impending visit prompts many of the recurring female characters in the Henrietta de Plaster satirical novel series to think about their past encounters with him in a new light. With the flood of recent news about men in politics, or associated with television and Hollywood, such as CBS’s Les Moonves and Fox’s Bob O’Reilly, accused of sexual harassment, as a backdrop to the subplots and The ongoing hijinx at BOO !, Female characters such as Henrietta’s mother, Wynona Sue, and the hostess / housekeeper, Maddie McGill, at The Haunted Castle recall that DeBoffo “sexually harassed” them.

BOO! It is especially relevant to today’s news events, with the controversy surrounding Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation as Supreme Court Justice as one of the latest news on complaints from women regarding being sexually harassed. There is no doubt that the issue of sexual harassment is very serious and it is a tragedy that many women have experiences of being sexually harassed. Serious issues like sexual harassment can be tricky getting satirized, but Simon Plaster is more than living up to the pages of BOO! If you’re a fan of reading entertaining satirical novels that include hints of spooky Halloween fun, just in time for the upcoming holidays, then you’ll want to see BOO! And add it to your reading lists today!

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