Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Uncomfortable literary plot summaries

This post was inspired by this post.

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues-Female freak of nature uses her native American husband, her homosexual lover, and an elderly oriental man to upset the migration patterns of large birds.

About a Boy-A wealthy, bone idle British man uses adolescent boy to help him procure poontang.

I, Robot-Futuristic smart ass prevents our robot master overlords from taking over.

1984-A pair of horny working class stiffs defy the government and are made to pay the price for doing so.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay-Two Jewish men, an immigrant and a closeted homosexual, clash over a woman and write comic books.

The Bible-An unseen 'deity' forces some people to worship it while casually killing those who don't.

Horton Hears a Who-Tiny world nearly crushed by mentally unstable elephant.

The Razor's Edge-Upper class British twit gets sick of drinking and partying and discovers Buddhism.

The Grapes of Wrath-Trouble making white trash Okies move to California and cause trouble along the way.

Things Fall Apart-Africans raise yams, fornicate, and kill each other.

Breakfast of Champions-Lonely hack writer frees his literary creation only to see him bring havoc to the life of upstanding local businessman.

David Copperfield-A British orphan causes trouble in Victorian England.

The World According to Garp-
Wrestling obsessed writer with a one eyed son befriends transsexual and together they destroy a women's support group.

Catch-22-US Army nearly brought to it's knees from within.

The Harry Potter series-Meddling young magician and his pals prevent others from achieving their dreams and realizing their potential.

Lord of the Rings trilogy-Small, smelly, hairy creatures go to great lengths to destroy stolen jewelry.

Feel free to add yours in the comments section!

7 comments:

lisahgolden said...

I'll get back to you when I'm finished laughing. Oh my word!

Mnmom said...

That's hysterical!

How about this:

Jane Eyre: SWF seeks DWM

MommyLisa said...

Too FUN-ny! love this list.

Professor Chaos said...

Rabbit, Run -- Middle-class guy gets bored, ditches wife.

Professor Chaos said...

Crime and punishment -- young asshole kills old lady. Later feels really bad about it.

Anonymous said...

Fabulous. Loved your review of the bible. Dead on.

Mel u said...

Oliver Twist-over fed boy living in country club like home demands more food even while orphans starve all over the world

War and Peace-French bad-Russians good-peace good but war more exciting

2666-a futuristic work set in the 27th century-a time when all crime and violence is eliminated from the planet-and all people also