Coming at a time when most Americans are pretty much unhappy with everything, A Faithful Proposal (IGI Publishing) by Alan Beck provides much-needed mirth for the soul. It covers the gamut with its manic ride through the irritable bowels of our health care system, taking a darkly funny descent into the sclerotic heart of contemporary religions (both mainstream and fringe), and a Prozac-induced mock homage to corporate and individual greed.

Most Americans are feeling frustrated by the daily barrage of rhetoric inflicted upon them about healthcare, corporate greed and religion. This fact, combined with his own feelings of dissatisfaction with government, became the inspiration for Alan Beck, a doctor, to write a totally over-the-top satirical novel written in the tradition of such greats as Carl Hiaasen, Christopher Moore and Jonathon Swift.

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