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  • Sprout Mask Replica

  • Barking Mad Trilogy, Book 1
  • By: Robert Rankin
  • Narrated by: Robert Rankin
  • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (108 ratings)

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Sprout Mask Replica

By: Robert Rankin
Narrated by: Robert Rankin
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Publisher's summary

The compelling story of a family of fervent God-botherers which may or may not be a family memoir and is certainly full of tall tales.

©1997 Robert Rankin (P)2014 Audible Studios
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it's a Rankin story.

when the author is also the narrator you do get a bit better understanding of the contextual cues. that being said. it's a Rankin story. surreal and entertaining and confusing.

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Interesting story

Takes a while to lay out the details and it can be tough to finish.

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Meanders

If you have listened to other Rankin books and liked them, you should like this. it is indeed meandering - a lot, even for him. Having some understanding of Captain Beefheart's album "Trout Mask Replica" is helpful in understanding what's going on.

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HILARIOUS

Love the humor , I can read these books and not feel like I lost more brain cells. Enjoyable way to wind down in the evenings.

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Endless

This book just keeps going and going. The narrator is excellent but the story is just pointless silliness.

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Delightfully Strange

A wonderful romp through the strange world that makes you really want to buy a few pints and while away a few hours with Master Rankin.

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Strange stuff

I am not sure if I grasped the point of this book. However it was a relief to listen to something where authors need to make people incredible ignorant or change premise underway to make a plot.

This is so far out that this is not necessary. Also written before anyone with a idea can make a book without having to making a story without the stuff mentioned above.

I can't wait for the next one!

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Nuts

This author is barking mad. And funny.
The reader is barking mad. And funny. Haha.

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Zany rambling tales and fabulously funny narration

Fans of sci fi British pubs awkward poetry and sentient vegetables will definitely love this one

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ehh

for a book that is so weird it's expressive how boring it was. I've read other books by Robert Rankin and really enjoyed them but this one missed the mark.

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