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| ISBN: | 1432790528 (ISBN13: 9781432790523) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.grahamparke.com |
| Series: | NoHope universe |
Graham Parke
Paperback | Pages: 154 pages Rating: 4.06 | 49 Users | 23 Reviews
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| Title | : | Unspent Time (NoHope universe) |
| Author | : | Graham Parke |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 154 pages |
| Published | : | March 29th 2012 by Outskirts Press (first published February 27th 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Poetry. Low Fantasy |
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International Book Awards finalistWarning: reading this novel may make you more attractive and elevate your random luck by about 9.332%*
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From the award winning author of 'No Hope for Gomez!' comes a collection of 20 impossible tales set in the 'NoHope universe'. Permeating the cracks between the past and the present is the realm of Unspent Time. Pockets of 'should have been's and 'might have happened's. Time that was allotted but never spent. In this realm we find the stories that could have been true.
Such as the story of Goki Feng Ho: the ancient Chinese art of decoding the meaning of car license plates. Or the tale of Matthew G., who skip-stones through life on the back of mysterious black-outs, blinking in and out of conscious existence at random. Or the story of little Kiala, whose aunt and caretaker disappears one day, leaving her as the sole Huntress to battle the giant octopi to feed her village. Or the heartbreaking story of the man responsible for choosing the colors of the insides of your shoes. As he toils away in obscurity, his work impacts society in ways we'll never fully comprehend. Or even care about. And let's not forget the story behind Unspent Time itself, the metaphysical ramifications of which will leave the scientific community feeling, well, mostly indifferent about it...
What people are saying about the 'NoHope universe' books:
"Extremely witty and clever writing that contains keen insights into human nature." --California Chronicle
"The antics in these books will leave the reader laughing. Graham Parke is a genius." --Readers Favorite
"Challenges the way we think about, and interact with, the world around us." --Kirkus Discoveries
"A quick and un-putdownable read that flies in the face of reason, and smashes against the wall of detective novels. It's a Coen Brothers' film formatted in book form." --Book Review
"A very funny book; a veritable page turner of nonstop laughs. Buy a copy and find out for yourself!" --Reader Views
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3 1/2 stars (rounded down to 3 stars, because some stories were just too weird and made no sense at all)As it happens in any collection of short stories, this book has very some good and some very bad entries. Overall, it was an enjoyable and sometimes funny read, but not up to par with Mr. Parke's debut novel - No Hope for Gomez!, which I absolutely loved.I don't know how to write a proper review of this book - I guess I'm still confused by some of the things I've read - so I'll go straight toUnspent Time is a collection of short stories and I loved it for its humour, originality and general craziness. If you have a prejudice against short stories, drop it and read this. Its highly entertaining and the authors commentary links the stories into a unified and satisfying whole. Grahams vibrant characters shine from the first page of each story. His sensitive portrayal hooks our empathy and makes them, and even their sometimes fantastical stories, very real. I love the way fantasy and
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There's no question that author Graham Parke doesn't just march to the beat of his own drummer, dude's jitterbugging to a full orchestra playing a tune only he can hear. Anyone who's read his delightfully odd novel No Hope for Gomez! understands this. Fortunately for readers Parke is able to channel that mysterious and magical music in his head into his writing. The twenty short stories contained in his collection Unspent Time are a perfect reflection of Parke's unique brand of insanity, not to
There were stories I really loved & some, not so much. I love Parke's oddball sense of humor, but when he was more serious, it fell flat & was depressing to me. Coincidentally, I read Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House just prior to this. I think Parke is on a par with KR, in an updated setting. This is quite a compliment.
I usually shy away from short stories but I will read anything written by Graham Parke...this collection of short stories included.Unspent Time changed my view on how truly enjoyable the short story can be when handled properly. I loved the author's sense of humor and writing style in No Hope for Gomez! and was glad that it was present in this collection of short stories. I laughed out loud while reading quite a few of these stories and wondered what it said about my character that "It's Her
I loved this book! I loved its originality and I loved its weirdness. I loved its (black at times) hilarity and its sentimentalism. Finally, a book full of ideas that have crossed people's minds, whether they be writers or not. I, personally, have caught myself thinking the most unbelievable things! It was a nice change and I know that some of the stories will stay with me. Now I can't wait to read "No Hope For Gomez"!
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