Thelma & Louise Go Kinky! A Review of the Urban Novel, Permanent Obscurity by Richard Perez
Thelma & Louise Go Kinky! A Review of the Urban Novel
, Permanent Obscurity by Richard Perez
BOOK INFORMATION (from Amazon):
PERMANENT OBSCURITY: Or a Cautionary Tale of Two Girls
and Their Misadventures with Drugs, Pornography and Death by Dolores Santana
(as told to Richard Perez)
Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Ludlow Press
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0971341540
ISBN-13: 978-0971341548
It may be unfair to compare Richard Perez's kinky-punk novel, Permanent Obscurity, to the classic mainstream hit, Thelma & Louise, yet it's hard to read this book without drawing comparisons to the other. Both stories revolve around female friendship in a big way, and the rise and fall of that relationship; both follow the trajectory of two women who become fugitives, and the pleasure of each comes from the give and take of the two main characters, who often switch roles from big sister to little sister, while navigating the uncharted territory they suddenly find themselves in; and in dealing with their own vulnerabilities and fears.
Dolores and Serena, the dual protagonists of Permanent Obscurity, are 22, yet still in that confused and dangerous headspace between adulthood and adolescence; both have a poor sense of the real world beyond the grungy Lower East Side of Manhattan and apparently no concept of the real opportunities available to them; instead they live secluded in their tiny world, nurturing an "us vs. them" mentality, clinging to the idea that expanding their horizons means most likely losing their integrity (maybe even their souls), that there are artists and art-friendly people in the world then only "boring, straight people."
Dolores and Serena live in a deluded world. And much likeThelma & Louise, Permanent Obscurity is a story about a fall from grace. In the case of Thelma & Louise, it stems from murder and rape; in Permanent Obscurity it's drugs and rape (with accidental murder and death to follow). Along the way, the characters discover sides of themselves (strengths and weaknesses) they hadn't known existed. The author labels his novel, "sexploitation," but it really isn't that; it is however kinky, meaning it dips into the subculture of "top and bottoms," often associated with gay and lesbian culture, leaning particularly toward BDSM.
Now imagine Thelma and Louise as recent teenagers. Imagine Thelma and Louise as lovers. Imagine Thelma and Louise experimenting, as young people would, with drugs. Imagine Thelma and Louise dipping into the world of BDSM, with Louise leading the way as dominatrix. As the subtitle of Permanent Obscurity implies, this novel is a morality tale drawn from tabloid headlines. In Permanent Obscurity, it's Serena who's the big sister; it's Serena who deals with rape; it's Serena who plays the part of Louise and who unintentionally draws her best friend, Dolores, down the fugitive path.
In the case of Permanent Obscurity, this path means the world of fetish photography, finally down a more convoluted path toward making an actual fetish movie with Serena as star. Along the way, this path is cluttered with shattered boyfriends and cast-off friends. Like Thelma and Louise, Dolores and Serena really only have each other.
Permanent Obscurity deals with drugs, rape, unintentional murder, and betrayal. But primarily, like Thelma & Louise, it's the story of two lonely women thrown together by fortune or fate. And the heartbreak and terrors they endure, as well as the dark knowledge they gain, form the heart of this unconventional, often intense, misadventure.
WARNING: because of extreme language and (often obscene) sexual content, this book is not recommended for anyone under the age of 18.
This novel is on Amazon.com.
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Thelma & Louise Go Kinky! A Review of the Urban Novel, Permanent Obscurity by Richard Perez