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A Brahms Reader

Michael Musgrave

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was prominent not only as a composer but as a pianist, conductor,...

The Bunker: Volume 2

Joshua Hale Fialkov and Joe Infurnari

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"There are shades of The Twilight Zone, Lost and Stand by Me in The Bunker, but it's also a bit of a...

Rockets and Revolution: A Cultural History of Early Spaceflight

Michael G. Smith

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Rockets and Revolution offers a multifaceted study of the race toward space in the first half of the...

ClareR (5784 KP) rated The Stranger Times in Books

Jan 26, 2021

The Stranger Times

C. K. McDonnell | 2020 | Horror, Humor & Comedy, Science Fiction/Fantasy

9.0

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This book was just what I needed - in fact I think it’s what we all need at the moment! It’s hilarious, the laughs come thick and fast, but it’s not a series of puns with no storyline. Far from it. We get to really know these characters: their faults, their goodness and willingness to help one another. Vincent Bancroft, the editor, is a particularly prickly character. He seems to have no redeeming qualities: he’s verbally abusive, a drunk - and he smells. But when the chips are down, he comes up trumps. The reporters Ox and Reggie are long-suffering employees, and travel the length and breadth of the country to get a story; Grace the receptionist (and at times, ring master!) keeps everyone in line; the runaway, Stella, who is working at The Stranger Times instead of serving time for breaking and entering. And then there’s Hannah. It’s her first week on the job, and she’s having to deal with the death of a wannabe reporter - his murder, in fact. And the weird and wonderful is pretty much non-stop!

I really hope that this is the start of a series - I will be listening to The Stranger TImes podcasts, without a doubt!
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this and to Caimh McDonnell for reading along.