Armageddon the Musical
by:
Robert Rankin (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780440503477 (0440503477)
Publish date: January 5th 1991
Publisher: Dell
Pages no: 252
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Novels,
Humor,
Funny,
Comedy,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Dystopia
Series: Armageddon (#1)
It was so zany and so madcap and sooo proud of its HIlarity that it forgot to have content, and anyway it isn't as clever as it thinks it is and is littered with comma splices.An excellent title gone to waste.
Armageddon the Musical never seems to be quite as funny as it is trying to be. You get the impression that the author is trying very hard to be Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett but not quite getting there. All the ingredients are there, but it is like a cake that fails to rise and you are left won...