More Simon Carr Madness

 

Sheeple

Goblin Queen

Pie-Eyed!

Galactic Wars Administration

Bob And The Blob

Spice, Zombie, Apocalypse

Sheeple

4 Stars

Another gigglefest from Simon Carr that this time takes a sideways look at the world of conspiracy theories and turns the whole subject on it's head

An excellent plot with interesting characters that keeps you entertained throughout

Goblin Queen

4 Stars

Angry that his new born child is a girl, and not the male heir he was expecting the king disposes of the baby as if she never existed.

Rangalan is rescued by a goblin woman, is raised in a goblin village and eventually rises to be goblin queen.

When she finds out that the king is out to enslave goblinkind it is time to take revenge.

Well written and full of humour, the story follows Rangalan’s quest to rid the land of her despotic father and bring peace between the human and goblin people

The characters are nicely drawn and the dialog is designed to make you chuckle.

Pie-Eyed!

4 Stars

A strange encounter in the Bull’s Head leads to a battle for the planet’s future.

Another nicely constructed and very funny product from the deranged mind of Simon Carr.

To avoid spoilers, I’ll say no more about it

Galactic Wars Administration

4 Stars

The tale of a group of admin staff trying to submit the office timesheets whilst a galactic war rages all around them.

In typical Simon Carr style this, Star Wars parody, is full of laughs and witty observations of the human condition.

Bob And The Blob

4 Stars

Bob never dreamed he’d ever be abducted by aliens, nor did he think he’d find out that Earth is a farming planet for the said alien race of blobs.

Snatched from the comfort of his home Bob befriends one of his captors and the pair of them set off on a quest to convince the universe that Humans are the dominant species on Earth and not the Jellyfish as everyone assumes

Like all of Simon Carr’s novels, this one is full of funny dialog and clever observations which combined with the quirky characters is a darn good read / listen.

If you haven’t read any of Simon’s stuff then this is not a bad place to start as it kicks off the Apocalypse Blockers series which takes an ‘Avenger’s Assemble’ style by introducing the main characters in their own stand-alone novels before combining them into their own super team.

Spice, Zombie, Apocalypse

3 Stars

I'm a big fan of the lunacy that springs from the pen of Simon Carr but this one isn't one of his best offerings. Saying that, it still scores a solid 3 stars and is peppered with the laugh out loud society observations and witty conversations that are a mainstay of his work.

Simon's book are best read when you are alone - it stops all the stares and tutting