Making It Big - John Jakes

Originally published in 1969, Making It Big is a fast-paced erotic comedy by bestselling historical novelist John Jakes, written during the prolific early years of his career under the Johnny Havoc character. The novel follows the pint-sized but relentlessly ambitious Johnny Havoc, whose oversized ego and relentless pursuit of women repeatedly plunge him into increasingly absurd situations involving military mix-ups, espionage, mistaken identities and romantic chaos.

Blending broad slapstick with spy spoof and sexual farce, Jakes delivers a deliberately over-the-top adventure that owes as much to the screwball comedies of Mack Sennett as it does to the hard-boiled exploits of Mickey Spillane. Filled with improbable escapades, comic misunderstandings and satirical takes on Cold War-era masculinity, Making It Big is a colourful example of the humorous adult paperbacks that flourished during the late 1960s, offering an entertaining snapshot of the era's pop culture and changing attitudes toward sex and comedy.

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