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October 2018 - Frankenstein: Prodigal Son
By Sarah · 5 posts · 28 views
By Sarah · 5 posts · 28 views
last updated Nov 01, 2018 08:22AM
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I first read this classic over ten years ago - in fact I read it multiple times, considering it my favorite book at one point - and I figured I would give it another whirl. I needed a change of pace and an enjoyable distraction from some particularly bad tedium, so I listened to the Stephen Fry narration. Let me tell you, this book ages so well. I was slightly worried that it wouldn't, because I've gone through the process of rereading a beloved book from my teens and being disappointed once or
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Seconds before the earth is destroyed Arthur Dent is taken away by Ford Prefect. Ford is an editor for the revised Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. They begin a tour of the galaxy with a motley collection of travelers in an odd, impossible ship. This is a tongue in cheek view of life and death in the modern world.
Reread when it turned out to be the only unlistened-to book on my mp3 player on a loooong drive. Stephen Fry is a great narrator. The book is amusing, so amusing, I LOVE the sidebars. It's like living marginalia. I was saddened to find I only had the first book on there, but will correct that shortly.
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The wacky narrative and dry humor made this book a fun and easy read.
Aug 01, 2017
Christina
marked it as to-read
