Earthbound Misfits (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781482561821)

What is dark comedy? It's watching grown men fail spectacularly at adulting-and laughing all the way through their disaster.

Earthbound Misfits is a clever satire that takes a hilarious, unflinching look at the misplaced values of a floundering generation.

Edward O'Leary is a middle-aged divorcee trapped in mediocrity. Haunted by his deceased father's impossible expectations, he's stuck working as a carpenter-a far cry from the affluent upbringing he once knew. Every penny he scrapes together goes to child support and alimony for his spiteful ex-wife. It's an honest living, but barely.

Edward's only escape? His childhood friends: Pat Keenan and the legendary McAllister brothers-three gloriously dysfunctional man-children suffering from terminal Peter Pan Syndrome. This slice of life humor follows their misadventures with razor-sharp wit.

Meet the books with quirky characters you won't soon forget:

Tatiana McAllister - A chain-smoking lawyer who raised three sons while resembling a witch in her signature black trench coat. She tried her best. She failed magnificently.

Ralph "Roofie" McAllister (42) - A 6'4" grizzly bear of a man who deals marijuana to the locals. Think sumo wrestler meets neighborhood pharmacist.

Dexter McAllister - The portly, balding middle child who's one chromosome short of a full deck. This martial arts enthusiast spends his days watching Telemundo with his Rottweiler, Princess, and Pong, a bewildered Vietnamese exchange student. His girlfriend Mary strips at a gentleman's club. Naturally.

Charlie McAllister - The lanky baby of the family who thinks he's from the hood and organizes Motocross jousting competitions in the backyard. His father's law connections are the only thing keeping him out of prison.
When the McAllister fortune evaporates and Tatiana catches her husband in an affair, the family implodes. The brothers-utterly ill-equipped for reality-spiral in spectacular fashion. Roofie falsely confesses to a brutal crime and gets extradited to Norway, where he discovers the prison system is more four-star hotel than correctional facility.

Edward, the perpetual Good Samaritan, flies to Norway in a desperate rescue mission. But can you save a friend who doesn't want saving?

This dark humour fiction masterpiece offers ideas for satires on everything from arrested development to the absurdity of modern masculinity. Told entirely from Ed's perspective, it's a romantic comedy that is funny (if your idea of romance is watching friendships survive catastrophic stupidity) and a wild ride through the wreckage of privilege gone wrong.

Perfect for readers who love clever satire, books with quirky characters, and dark comedy that doesn't pull its punches.


Author: Scott Leddy
ISBN-10: 1482561824
ISBN-13: 9781482561821
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2013
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.57d