- Paperback: 168 pages
- Publisher: 1889 Labs Ltd (April 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1926959051
- ISBN-13: 978-1926959054
- Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 20.3 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
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Product Description
Do you want to recycle but aren't sure how? Are you concerned that a potential suitor may be a vampire? Have you attended a job interview only to be greeted by Hideous Telepathic Space-faring Lizardmen in Mansuits? The Guide to Moral Living in Examples educates on these and many more common moral conundrums, offering bite-sized advice for nearly every improbable situation. Fueled by years of unintentional research on the connections between robotic bears, talking tattoos, and the best type of soap to remove irremovable rings, Greg X. Graves gives simple, friendly yet essential guidance on the twisted path to moral life. With an introduction by Brenton Harper-Murray and stunning illustrations by Jeff Bent, this anthology is a must-have for young and old aspiring moralists alike.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bizarre!, May 10 2011
By Blatant Biblioholic - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bears, Recycling and Confusing Time Paradoxes (Paperback)
This has to be one of the most bizarre collections of stories I have ever read. When the author contacted me to ask if I would like to review the book, it sounded like it would be a fun, maybe crazy, read. Crazy is an understatement. This book takes crazy to a whole new level. Each story is only a few pages long, and at the end of each page is a moral that, somehow, links to the story. Sounds pretty straightforward right? A kind of Aesop's Fables for adults, if you will. But then consider that the morals are only very loosely linked to the actual stories. That the morals are, regularly, even more strange than the stories themselves. Oh, and sometimes we have no idea how the moral connects to the story whatsoever. Confused? Yes, I was too.Confusion, though, gives way to humour in this collection of stories. `Serious' readers need not apply. There has to be a huge level of suspended belief when reading this collection. If you are the kind of reader that can just open a book and go along for the ride, you will love it. After the initial shock at just how strange some of these stories are, the humour starts to shine through and I found myself smiling a lot whilst reading. The author clearly has a vivid imagination and this collection is the perfect showcase of that. The writing was pretty good but I sometims found the plots difficult to follow.
All things considered, it did make me smile, but it wasn't for me. That said, I think that it would be a good read for those who like light, humourous reads and for fans of speculative short fiction.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
pretty awesome, April 30 2011
By C. Brake - Published on Amazon.com
this collection of short,quirky stories are amusng and at the same time pointlessly funny. i would recomend it if your just trying to waste an hour.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously funny..., May 16 2011
By emmyson "emmyson" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bears, Recycling and Confusing Time Paradoxes (Paperback)
I wasn't quite sure what to expect with this, and it definitely wasn't what I thought. I was pleasantly surprised. It was laugh-out-loud funny.When your family comes to investigate the source of your raucous laughter, you know it's good stuff.
Here's the thing: the stories are COMPLETELY ridiculous. There's not a shred of logic in this book. That's definitely a part of its appeal. Seriously hilarious.
I mean really, who HASN'T worried about Lizardmen wearing Mansuits?! Who HASN'T wondered what they do when they sleepwalk?!
This book answers those questions and more...all with a moral.
Seriously, this is hilarious. Pick it up for a great, quick laugh.
(side note: if you're sensitive, you'll need to watch for some language about halfway through)
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