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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Kurt Vonnegut

Tags: classic vonnegut trout bestseller new_york_times recent

2005-10-15

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Douglas Adams

Tags: scifi classic funny hg2g

Description: "After adapting his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy scripts from the BBC radio series"After adapting his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy scripts from the BBC radio series into two successful novels, author Douglas Adams reshaped a rejected "Doctor Who" script he'd written into this third novel in the original trilogy. Reluctant space traveler Arthur Dent finds himself drawn into a race to save the universe from the people of Krikkit, who, upon discovering that they're not alone in the universe, set out to destroy it. Adams does an excellent job with the reading, although his voice drops too low when characters whisper. This reading comes from the British version of the novel, which contains profanity deleted for U.S. release."...

2005-09-30

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Status: I recommend

Author: Douglas Adams

Tags: scifi funny h2g2

Description: "Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent, and the usual cast of characters are back in the late Douglas"Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent, and the usual cast of characters are back in the late Douglas Adams's MOSTLY HARMLESS, an installment of the HITCHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Adams does a stellar job reading his own words as he captures his own dry wit, wry sense of humor, and gift for overstating the obvious. As each scene unfolds and each character appears, Adams takes great delight in the absurdity of the universe he has created, and his own entertainment comes across brilliantly in the reading. Any fan of the Hitchhiker's Guide will enjoy this turn of events as much as the author's interpretation of his work in this thoroughly enjoyable nugget of mind candy."...

2005-09-30

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Authors: Douglas Adams Douglass Adams

Description: "Warning! This second volume in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy""Warning! This second volume in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series is definitely not a standalone book. Enjoying, or even understanding, the continuing adventures of Earthling Arthur Dent, his strange pal Ford Prefect, and the very, very odd Zaphod Beeblebrox requires previous study and preparation. Confusion and possible insanity awaits the poor soul who tries to figure out the second title without having read the first. Arthur and Ford, having survived the destruction of Earth by surreptitiously hitching a ride on a Vogon constructor ship, have been kicked off that ship by its commander. Now they find themselves aboard a stolen Improbability Drive ship commanded by Beeblebrox, ex-president of the Imperial Galactic Government and full-time thief. Narrated by Adams, this production is a treat for fans of the late author and others who enjoy British comedy. Be sure to buy all five parts of the "Hitchhiker" series or your patrons will storm your office. One caveat: this audiobook will need to be repackaged for library circulation."...

2005-09-30

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Kurt Vonnegut

Tags: future scifi vonnegut funny space satire literature sci_fi

Description: Vonnegut's "Gulliver's Travels", this is yet another darkly human look atVonnegut's "Gulliver's Travels", this is yet another darkly human look at morality and a journey through space....

2005-09-30

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Status: I recommend

Author: Joseph Heller

Tags: history humor classic war funny literature novel

Description: Chaotic, absurd, and brilliantly frantic, Catch 22 is a seriously funny look at war, life,Chaotic, absurd, and brilliantly frantic, Catch 22 is a seriously funny look at war, life, and the human character....

2005-09-27

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Madeleine Lengle

Tags: science scifi classic funny science_fiction sci_fi reality

Description: A classic glimpse into mis-reality, this legendary novel is revolutionary in style and approach.A classic glimpse into mis-reality, this legendary novel is revolutionary in style and approach. A must-read....

2005-09-27

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Brian Jacques

Tags: fantasy redwall watership_down

Description: Probably the best entry into the popular Redwall series, The Long Patrol is a fantastical tripProbably the best entry into the popular Redwall series, The Long Patrol is a fantastical trip much inspired by Watership Down....

2005-09-27

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Robert Jordan

Tags: fantasy epic wot

Description: An impressive introduction to the massive WheelAn impressive introduction to the massive Wheel of Time series, a grand fantasy epic that entertains....

2005-09-27

  & 5 users

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Tags: classic horror literature raven

Description: A wonderfully macabre collection of short stories.

2005-09-27