Customer Reviews:
 Love it! December 28, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I loved this book. It was exceptionally funny and thought out with a wide arcing range of events and characters. I am definately ready for his next!
Craig F. is my new hero! December 14, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is awesome! What a comic, genius mind Craig Ferguson truly sneaks us a peek at! Mitch Albom was right in his review of this book, "... he is a writer moonlighting as a night time talk show host!". I purchased 5 copies as gifts. I can't wait for the next one!
Quick delivery December 13, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
THis was a gift for my mother, she wanted this book. Found it here, it was delivered promptly and in excellent condition.
Ferguson Should Quit His Night Job November 30, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Who knew that behind the quirky late late show monologue there lurked a literary force waiting for its moment?
I have not seen Late Late Show often, because it's, well, too late for me, so I see it only on occasional Friday nights when I can sleep in on Saturday. So for me to say Ferguson should quit his night job is no great sacrifice on my part. But it would be a great service to the literate and literary world, much of which, I suspect, is not watching late night television. On the other hand, would I have picked up this book if I didn't recognize the name from the TV Show.
Ah, but I digress, and I'm not nearly as good at it as Ferguson, who uses digression with great skill, taking the reader on fabulous imaginary flights without ever losing track of where he's been. In a sense the whole book is a digression, as even the main plotline follows the dictum that time is only important to engineers and referees. And so is space, for that matter.
As someone else has said, there's not much point in trying to summarize the plot. Just enjoy it. In fact, you may want to do it again. That's my plan, after a little time.
You see, I found myself enjoying how much Ferguson's writing is like the best of Christopher Moore with delightful touches of Douglas Adams. I enjoyed that so much that the actually very profound spiritual message that he delivers on a satiric platter could almost get missed. I want to go back and see its more subtle forms earlier in the novel, because I know it's there, in the fabric of the early character introductions.
In short, it's a great vehicle for a great message. Don't miss it.
Earthy Vonnegut fare November 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been feeling the pain not being able to look forward to the latest Vonnegut read since he stepped into the beyond. Now I can look forward to the next Ferguson....Thanks Craig!
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