CompleteMartialArts.com - The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (Gollancz)
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Manufacturer: Gollancz
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780575074019
ISBN: 0575074019
Label: Gollancz
Manufacturer: Gollancz
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2003-08-01
Publisher: Gollancz
Studio: Gollancz
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Editorial Reviews:
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Toy Town—older, bigger, and certainly not wiser. The Old Rich, who have made their millions from the royalties on their world-famous nursery rhymes, are being murdered one by one. A psychopath is on the loose, and he must be stopped at any cost. It’s a job for Toy Town’s only detective—but he’s missing, leaving only Eddie Bear, and his bestest friend Jack, to track down the mad killer.
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Summary: not as good as Adams, Holt or Pratchett
Comment: Yeah, whoever said if one likes Douglas Adams one will like this.... not so much. It was an ok read, but defnitely ot up to par with what I expected.
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Summary: I have to read everything this author has ever written.
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Hilarious and satirical. Loved the small details that are thrown in as metaphors. Excellent language quirks that really teased my brain. This book is as great as.
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Summary: Not For Everyone, But Worth Giving It A Try
Comment: I don't know if I can put this book in the same league as the Discworld and Hitchiker's novels that the author is often compared to, but I found it delightfully hilarious and literally laugh out loud funny. I was traveling quite a bit for work while reading this and found myself not being able to contain myself while reading it. I'm recommended to others and about half couldn't get into it and the other half love it. It is silly, laden with puns and culture references, and the writing reflect that. To give you an idea of what kind of person would like this, some of my favorites are the Discworld series, the Hitchiker's series, The Jane Eyre Affair, Neverwhere, and A Confederacy of Dunces. I also enjoy the Simpsons, Family Guy and classic cartoons, and I am generally a fan of pop culture. Judge for yourself if you think you may like it.
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Summary: not so sure about this one
Comment: So this was the first of Robert Rankins' books I've dared to read. I thought it strange that there were so many of them, so finally decided on this one. I remember thinking, "with so many, could they really be good?" If some of them are good, I must've chosen the wrong one, because this book was not.
After reading ALL of Jasper Fforde's books I was looking for something in the same style, and thought that this would be it. WRONG! Fford's books are actually entertaining and well-written, they are actually fun to read, even laugh-out-loud funny at times. This book was not. Rankins' writing style was... strange, to say the least, it got a bit annoying after a while. If this is how all his books are written...well, let me put it this way, if you're looking for something fun to read, maybe with nursery rhyme characters in it, that's fun and silly: just read the 'Nursery Crimes' books by Fforde, cause this one just doesn't cut it.
But as I always say: to each his own, you never know, you may love it!
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Summary: Fun and Silly Nior Comedy
Comment: I suppose you have to have a certain type of sense of humor to enjoy this book. I really enjoyed it.
Things everyone else likes that I do not find funny - most sit/coms, all Adam Sandler movies, Rob Schneider, half of Will Ferrell's movies, the Scary Movie franchise, Bruce Almighty.
Things I find funny - Heathers, Animal House, MST3K, Joe Queenan's books, Steve Carrell, My Name is Earl.
This is a funny, noir mystery pertaining to who is killing famous fairy tale figures. The humor is strange, the characters are silly and entertaining, and the end is a complete left turn that you will NOT see coming.
Great book.
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