Love's Reckless Rash

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Summary: a delightfully silly romantic novel parody
Review: I don't read romance novels, but this spoof on the stereotypes within romance books is tremendously funny, silly, clever and straight-up enjoyable. I now re-read it periodically when I need a burst of goofiness in an all-too-serious world. It's simply fun.

Rating:
Summary: Funny
Review: This novel which calls itself "A Charlatan Romance" is a spoof of romance novels. Never having read a romance novel, I must resort to inference and deduction to gauge how well it parodies them. Romance novels deal heavily with feelings and emotions and presumably have developed their own language and style. "Love's Reckless Rash" has fun with this language, and it also parodies the plots of romance novels. Playboy says "'Love's Reckless Rash' does for the gothic romance what 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' did for science fiction." Though both are funny, it doesn't remind me of "Hitchhiker's Guide." It reminds me of the movie "Airplane." Like Airplane it plays with verbal expressions. Also like Airplane, every individual gag isn't a winner, but the bombardment is relentless. It will make you laugh.