Paul Di Filippo
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A plucky Caribbean orphan named after his inspirational reading material, the lad called Reader's Digest fastens upon the big-hearted mission of a pil
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grimage to the Pleasantville, NY, Digest HQ, there to thank in person the men and women who have so fortified his soul. A simple enough journey, one would reckon. But unforeseen events have a way of interfering with even the most high-minded pursuits. The youth fails to reckon first with the intolerant minions of the US Immigration Service, in the irate persons of Messrs Johnson and Johnson. Separated from his foul-mouthed guide, Mister Enrico, our fleet-footed lad is soon swept up in the chaotic affairs of a militantly right-wing veterinarian; a nymphomaniac member of the monied classes; a banker turned reluctant Black Hand thug; a Generation-X Savonarola; Father Jim, a regular Che Guevara in clerical garb; and various charming lady loves and pugilistically inclined ruffians.
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