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[Following is a volunteer review of "Call Me Pomeroy" by James Hanna.]

Call Me Pomeroy: A Novel of Satire and Political Dissent is a story about an egotistical, sex focused parolee who goes by the name of Pomeroy. Pomeroy always manages to find himself on the wrong side of the law and gets into all kinds of misadventures while hopping between cities and running from the law. His dream in life is to make it big as a rock star and, in his sometimes delusional mind, he believes that his is the greatest song writer and poet who has ever lived. With his song called “Ants in my pants” Pomeroy believes he will make it big. This song, however, sparks outrage with the elitists and fuels the anarchists. Despite of this, he just keeps on signing and adding more verses to it.

His parole officer and guardian angel is Jessica Jimenez. She is a feisty Latina who somehow manages to get him out of every sticky situation he finds himself in. Pomeroy wants nothing more than for Jessica to quit her job and become his manager, but ‘ol Jessica isn’t an easy one to convince.

I give the book a rating of 4 out of 4 and recommend it for mature readers. Readers should preferably be over 18 due to the coarse language and adult type of situations that take place in the book. This book deserves a 4 as the main character in the book, Eddie Beasley (or Pomeroy as he prefers to be called) is one of a kind guy and he makes this story a real treat. He is a comical character that is politically incorrect, arrogant, rude and believes every woman he meets wants to jump his bones. Even though these characteristics should make him unlikable, James Hanna has the amazing talent of making Pomeroy a guy that you will like from the get go.

Personally, I would love to sit down with Pomeroy, buy him a drink and just listen to more of his stories. I think he is such a likeable guy because he stays optimistic, even though he is always in the wrong place at the wrong time and even when he is constantly being wrongly accused of something. He is also a unique character because he is a homeless ex-con with an extremely good literary knowledge and a wicked sense of humor. All of these elements combine to make Pomeroy more than what he appears to others and he is now officially my number one anti-hero.

Please, do not read this book if you are not open minded. But, if you are, close this review and go and read it right away. It is a brilliantly written, well edited book that will keep you entertained right from the start and have you laughing out loud at the most inappropriate things.

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Call Me Pomeroy
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I like this review,it is too simple that i easily understood the character of Pomeroy. i gathered that Pomeroy is a determined person who would like to achieve his desire of becoming somebody big in the world of music but i believe that he was just trying to convey a message through his songs and that would even make him unfriendly to authorities.he goes in and out of jail and he always find his way out through his parole officer and once outside he again continue doing his stuff.Pomeroy is a unique character.i admire the perseverance of the author of having developed such a character.