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***** Steve:

A strange, entertaining read,
November 10, 2008

This book was not as predictable as I orginally thought it was going to be, I underestimated the writer when I thought so. There seemed to be no limits as to where this story might go, and it went a lot of places. The writer did not put his imagination on a leash to walk through pages of easily discernable metaphors for corporate abuse. Yes, there's the bukakke shooting down from all directions and the constant degradation, but that's just the setup. The true heart of the story lies in the events that take place within the story. A story so weird and alien, written in an amazing style of prose, it'll be impossible for me to forget.

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Bukkakeworld
Written by Mike Philbin

Bukkakeworld..... Bukkakeworld....What a freakin term that is. Bukkake... And what the hell is a Bukkakeworld? Let Mike Philbin explain it to you by checking out one of the most mind fucking tales you'll ever encounter. Mike Philbin has a way of describing things that come across at first glance to just be vile and unnecessary. Yet all he is merely doing is showing us a way of perceiving things that are already laid out in front of us and dealing with them accordingly.

For example, You get to work in the morning. You do your equipment checks then ya check in with the boss man. Things are looking up for ya. Today looks like it's going to be a good day, you tell yourself. Then for some anal reason the customer from yesterday didn't like where you put their stuff causing your boss to add to the spunk of society. You dredge through the rest of your day avoiding spunk from the douche bags from First State Bank closing down early to do their paperwork. To hell with staying open during the glass door listed hours.. You're on their time remember?

Philbin does explain and show us that there are alternatives, different decisions we make in life that can alleviate the amount of spunk digested in on a daily basis. But is there ever truly an ally, if you will, in this hunt for ultimate supremacy? Mike seems to think so. He gets it. Why don't you? Like when you're deciding on a high up in whatever it may be, the choices you have before you are a douche bag in one hand and a pile of shit in the other. Which would you rather have?

Bukkakeworld is without a doubt a beautifully written story, albeit a visually disturbing one. There were many a time while i was reading this I felt as if I should put the book down and go take a shower. It makes you feel dirty. But most importantly I believe it makes you wake up and perceive things around you in a completely different way from here on out. I must give thanks to Mike Philbin for saying what I've felt on numerous times throughout my life. And thanks for wiping the spunk out of our eyes.

so, now I'm a prophet of doom

New from the net:
New York writer Lawrence Dagstine could read only so many ludicrous comments about my book JUly 2008 Silverthought Press novel "Bukkakeworld" on the Shocklines forum before he felt compelled to pen this response:

Bukkakeworld is not a pornographic book. It has nothing to do with cum. That is a metaphor. If anything, this book is a prediction to what has already happened in corporate society -- look at the amount of layoffs and the shame of Wall Street THANKS to the likes of people who work on, and command, Wall Street. That, in itself, is an example of Bukkakeworld (actually, allegorically speaking, the book is almost a prediction which came true)... not some guy cumming. Not some girl taking it.

And he's right. Bukkakeworld is about the death of the individual. Prophetic? Well, let's hope not, because that's a really terrible world.