From the Midweset Book Review ...
The Polity of Beasts
Renald Iacovelli
Stone Tower Press
9780615135793, $14.99
Written by Renald Iacovelli, whose other credits include writing for the
politically progressive journal "Russian Roulette", The Polity of Beasts
is a savage allegorical novel about the power plays of modern politics.
When an assembly of forest animals decide to set up a democratic
government among themselves and elect a President, the candidates vying
for office include an idealistic eagle, a self-centered skunk, a clever
fox, and an idiotic ass - whose chief advisor is a savvy snake. The
resulting drama unfolds with equal measures of wry humor and ruthless
condemnation of the flaws within modern political society, corrupted by
cronyism, corporate bribery, political correctness, citizen apathy and
decaying common sense. A modern-day fable underscoring serious problems
in today's democratic society, which are in need of immediate attention,
The Polity of Beasts deserves a place in private and public library
shelves, along with George Orwell's "Animal Farm". Highly recommended.
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