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What do readers say about The Restraint of Beasts?
deadpan black comedy precise and deadpan a very odd laborers putting up fencing'Tam and I took hold of Mr McCrindle and lowered him into the hole, feet first. We decided to leave his cap on.'
Fencers Tam, Richie and their ever-exasperated English foreman are forced to move from rural Scotland to England for work. After a disa... More details on The Restraint of Beasts
“You should have said.” Donald rose from behind his desk and moved to the skirting board, where a radiator pipe emerged. He turned a stop-tap several times, clockwise, before settling again in his cha...
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What do readers say about The Code of the Woosters?
silly and jeuvenile a fun book a hilarious silly romp set at totleigh towers'The prose . . . is so gloriously funny you can relish the book over and over again.' The Times (five best British comic novels)
'If you haven't read PG Wodehouse in a hot bath with a snifter of whiskey and ideally a rubber duck for company, you have... More details on The Code of the Woosters
He shimmered out, and I sat up in bed with that rather unpleasant feeling you get sometimes that you’re going to die in about five minutes. On the previous night, I had given a little dinner at the Dr...
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What do readers say about Improbable Fortunes?
wes anderson vibe comedy one of my all time favorite books forest gumpIn Improbable Fortunes, Jeffrey Price takes us on a wild ride into Vanadium, a dusty, down-on-its-heels mining town in southwest Colorado -- where it would be fair to assume that nothing has ever happened.
But you'd be wrong.... More details on Improbable Fortunes
By morning, several theories would circulate Vanadium as to why their town had been destroyed. Vanadium’s First Church of Thessalonians would put forth the notion that the Almighty had finally gotten ...
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What do readers say about Emma?
ironic and satirical well-intentioned but clueless romantic comedy of manners well-plotted and satisfying storyEmma is considered by many readers to be Jane Austen's crowning achievement, a timeless comedy of manners that lays bare the limits on women's autonomy in Regency England. The disparity between Emma Woodhouse's self-confidence and self-knowledge, and... More details on Emma
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What do readers say about To Say Nothing of the Dog?
lively and often funny impenetrable nattering prose time travel book a comedy of errorsFrom Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel . . .
Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He's been shuttling between the 21st century and the 1940... More details on To Say Nothing of the Dog
A Search Party-Wartime Headgear-The Problem of Nepotism-Royal Headgear-The Bishop’s Bird Stump Is Missing-Jumble Sales-A Clue to Its Whereabouts-Astronomical Observations-Dogs-A Cat-Man’s Best Friend-...
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What do readers say about The Importance of Being Earnest?
to be sincere witty high-brow humor his final play wit and humorA farce, one of the best ever written, cleverly constructed and delightfully amusing. There is only the slightest attempt at the sketching of character, while most of the personages are at best but caricatures; the Wilde's skill is brought to bear ch... More details on The Importance of Being Earnest
ALGERNON. I'm sorry for that, for your sake. I don't play accurately – any one can play accurately – but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I ke...
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What do readers say about Forrest Gump?
dumbest book ever written fun and funny full of knowledge hilarious and heartwarmingThe modern classic that inspired the beloved movie starring Tom Hanks.
Six foot six, 242 pounds, and possessed of a scant IQ of 70, Forrest Gump is the lovable, surprisingly savvy hero of this classic comic tale. His early life may seem inauspicious... More details on Forrest Gump
Let me say this: bein a idiot is no box of chocolates. People laugh, lose patience, treat you shabby. Now they says folks sposed to be kind to the afflicted, but let me tell you—it ain’t always that w...
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What do readers say about The Trouble With Harry?
very playful and light a madcap romp a bit silly a comedy of errorsEnjoy unforgettable characters and irreverent laughs in the Regency series that launched the career of New York Times bestselling author Katie MacAlister You think you've got troubles?
As a spy for the Crown, Lord Harry Rosse faced clever and dangero... More details on The Trouble With Harry
As someone who spends her days typing away at her computer, I've come to cherish the friendships I have with women who share my love of romances, drool with me over dishy men with green eyes, and unde...
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What do readers say about Can't Wait to Get to Heaven?
very warm and sweet-natured gentle and engaging childish and silly funny, sweet, and entertainingCombining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder th... More details on Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
Earlier that morning Norma Warren, a still pretty brunette woman in her sixties, had been at home thumbing through her Linens for Less catalog, trying to decide whether or not to order the yellow tone...
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What do readers say about Resisting the Rebel?
happy-go-lucky kind of story a comedy of errors hippy-dippy disco cheer mandy's two best friendsDisclaimer: This book contains a villain pretending to be a hero, a hero pretending to be a villain, a disco-dancing heroine, two overprotective sidekicks, a little bit of bad language, and a whole lot of swoony kissing.
Spirit committee leader Mand... More details on Resisting the Rebel
Mandy Pennington took a deep breath and surveyed the dimly lit room full of entwined couples sprawled across couches and groping each other in dark corners. Music pounded so loudly that her plastic cu...
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