Title: It’s About God and Business
Author: Garold Wilson
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 1490507221
Pages: 207
Genre: Non-Fiction, Politics
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert, Pacific Book Review
Book Review
Joining the ranks of fellow modern satirists like Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert, author Garold Wilson expresses his displeasure with modern American society especially democrats, liberals, and government programs, in his satirical novel It’s About God and Business. As author Wilson’s first novel, it is a campy read that delivers its message with a comically sardonic bite that satisfies.As absurd as it is provocative, this scathingly witty send up of life flies in the face of convention as it pokes, prods, and swings at current cultural, economic, religious, and political institutions. Within the story, there is a level of a wildly creative endeavor that will keep the readers curious and engaged as they are drawn into this parallel world where the good the bad and the ugly converge to expose the many roots of societal contention like democracy, liberalism, God, The Pulitzer Prize, scientific theories, media, business, pharmaceutical companies and government programs. In many instances, the reader will notice the building feelings of heartburn as they recognize some of their own frustrations with life played out within the book.
This story is a creatively acerbic depiction of life, the story, which caricatures God’s life and the foibles of contemporary American culture, business, and government. Taking place billions of years after the universe came into existence, God continues his job as creator, living and working in a world that starkly parallels life on earth. Although God is an omnipotent being, he is subject to mortal traits like aging, health issues, job stress and vices; the development of which gives rise to some comical scenarios. Eventually driven by inescapable circumstances, God becomes involved with the unfavorable machinations of politics, business, including the media.
I like It’s about God and Business, and recommend it to anyone interested in the satire genre. It is an appealing tale from the start that points out the glaring injustices concerning democrats, liberals, business and government programs in a relatable way.
