
Grasshopper Jungle
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Narrated by:
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Philip Church
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By:
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Andrew Smith
In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend, Robby, have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things.
This is the truth. This is history. It’s the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it. You know what I mean.
Funny, intense, complex, and brave, Grasshopper Jungle brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner.
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Critic reviews
“A literary joy to behold.... reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, in the best sense.” (The New York Times Book Review)
"A meanderingly funny, weirdly compelling and thoroughly brilliant chronicle of ‘the end of the world, and shit like that’...a mighty good book." (Kirkus, starred review)
"Filled with gonzo black humor, Smith's outrageous tale makes serious points about scientific research done in the name of patriotism and profit, the intersections between the personal and the global, the weight of history on the present, and the often out-of-control sexuality of 16-year-old boys." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
I enjoyed exploring adolescent confusion again!
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My only drawback is listening to it - Philip Church has a pleasant voice, almost news-broadcaster-esque. It almost doesn't fit for this story, but at the end, I think I see why they chose him.
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Witty unique voice
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Better Suited for a Movie
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Great story, great performance
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In your face
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it was funny until it was not
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
The writing was smart and funny. Really great story.Who was your favorite character and why?
Main character.Would you be willing to try another one of Philip Church’s performances?
Maybe if it was a reading of the phone book. Or a dictionary.Did Grasshopper Jungle inspire you to do anything?
Read another book.Read by a Robot
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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
A different narratorWhat didn’t you like about Philip Church’s performance?
He sounded like my old Kindle Keyboard text-to-speech...monotone droning. I know everyone has their own style, and typically within 15-30 minutes I can get in the groove, but his performance kept getting worse and worse. His voices were like someone reading to a child...trying to elicit a giggle. He made the dad sound stupid (darp). I can't even explain how bad his voices were. Everyone in the book sounded like they were retarded. I tried, but I couldn't get past how bad his narration was.Any additional comments?
I adore Andrew Smith. However, I couldn't force myself to finish this audiobook. I will get the Kindle version, and just read it.Couldn't get past the horrible narrator
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Read this book and loved it
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