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Chargement... Cosmic Banditos (original 1986; édition 2001)par A. C. Weisbecker (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreCosmix banditos par Allan C. Weisbecker (1986)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Based on the reviews about this book, I decided to check it out. There is an Internet site that has the first 4 chapters online, so I read a couple of the chapters and could not stop laughing. So I bought the book. Then I read the rest. This book is not bad by any means, but it is hampered by Weisbecker's inside jokes and heavy handed humor. A little subtlety really does go a long way, but I don't think Weisbecker knows that. The last few chapters read like one of Hunter S. Thompson's articles and that's not necessarily a complement. The story just takes huge leaps in logic that are hard to reconcile. I would recommend this book to people who are sci-fi fans or love Monty Python, but the rest of you may want to check it out before buying. ( ) Humorous, very silly novel about a couple of dufus drug smugglers, a la Cheech and Chong or the Big Lubowski. A quick read, lots of funny lines, with a humorous motif about quantum physics (yes, you heard right). Not very linear, sometimes a little incoherent, but it's all meant to be in fun. Recommended for brainless beach reading, but little else. This book is a perfect blend of comedy, action and quantum physics wrapped together in a writing style that sucks you in. I don't think I have laughed out load so much whilst reading any other book, but at the same time there were sections I had to re-read to fully understand the implications. It also has the best use of footnotes I have ever seen in a novel. Easily the best novel that I have read in a long time. The cover is deceiving. When I saw it in the bookstore "Book Miser" (a stupid name for a bookstore) I at first thought it might be a book intended for pre-teens (because of the cartoon-like cover). But scanning through it, seeing the profanity and mention of drugs, physics, machine guns, and sex, I knew that it was indeed not intended for pre-teens. It is very Hunter S. Thompson-ish, with all of the drugs and guns and drinking, but it is even funnier that Thompson (and better, in my opinion). His relationships with his dog High Pockets (family) and Jose (best friend) are charming and well written. The physics and philosophy make the book though. Lots of talk of quarks, atoms, subatomic particles, existence, and the meaning of life. Great book! I am surprised that I had never heard of it before. I am also surprised it isn't a cult classic. It would also make a great movie. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Soon to be a major motion picture starring John Cusack! Mr. Quark is a down-on-his luck pot-smuggler hiding out in the mountains of Colombia with his dog, High Pockets, and a small band of banditos led by the irascible Jose. Only months before, these three and their fearless associates were rolling in millions in cash and high-grade marijuana, eluding prosecution on "ridiculously false" drug and terrorism charges. But times have quickly grown lean, and to liven up their exile, Jose decides to mug a family of American tourists. Among the spoils are physics texts, which launch Mr. Quark on a side-splitting, boisterous adventure north to California, where he confronts the owner of the books with his own theories on relativity, the nature of the universe, and looking for the meaning of life in all the wrong places.... Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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