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Everybody knows Albert Brooks. He's been at the forefront of comedy, film, and television since the late '60s. From Taxi Driver to The Simpsons Movie, from Saturday Night Live to Weeds, Brooks continues to roll with the times and prove himself to new generations of fans. It's almost unbelievable that he waited so long to try writing a book, and that the book isn't just a memoir. Instead, with 2030, Brooks is sticking to what he does best: envisioning the future with his keenly funny and often self-deprecating liberal, Jewish, show-biz eye. That's not a stereotype; that's the genre that Brooks perfected.
It may seem like a bit of a mystery as to why Brooks chose to call in another pro to do the narration, but Dick Hill is unquestionably the right man for the job. With over 300 audiobooks under his belt, three Audies and dozens of Earphone Awards to his credit, there's no voice Hill can't handle. He manages to make Brooks' didactic sense of humor crystal clear without stooping to a simple imitation of the way Brooks sounds. Hill adds significant depth and a bit of empathy to characters that are meant more as placeholders for the unfurling crisis than as literary gems, contributing an important dimension to the experience of the novel with which Brooks' more than ample screenwriting talent is perhaps not entirely acquainted.
This book is meant to showcase large dreams, but it isn't a dystopian novel. It describes a world where the big one has finally shaken the author's beloved Los Angeles into a state of emergency too big for the government to solve alone. The president is forced to partner with China to rebuild, and although there are a dozen characters' intersecting lives to sift though, the interesting thing about the book is really just Brooks' analysis of our future history between now and 2030. A left-wing cautionary tale that does not forsake the limits of scientific or economic plausibility, this is a refreshing new direction for Brooks that gains a terrific assist from Dick Hill's masterful character study. Megan Volpert
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- Leslie
- Hendersonville, NC, United States
- 01-29-13
Who knew?
Thrilled with this book. I never knew that he was an author, and a great one at that!
Imaginative, thought provoking, very creative and well written. Thank you Mr. Brooks.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Robert
- Los Angeles
- 06-05-11
A strange story, and possibly some validity to it.
An odd mingling of low brow comedy, frightening prophesy and condemnation of the American system, (probably well deserved) I don't think any of us can foretell the future, and whatever really happens will be a big surprise to us all. However, it's fun to read this authors vision. The narrator is really a "kick".
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
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- Foxydot
- Cincinnati, OH, United States
- 11-19-12
Eerily predictive
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
The ending was a bit....sudden.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Definitely made me laugh AND cry a bit. The major motivating factor for the plot of the book is a natural disaster in one of America's largest cities, and the day after I started listening, superstorm Sandy hit New York. I kept waiting for Obama to call China to bail the subways out.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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- Katmendo
- 07-08-11
Great Story ..
What a great story ... although a bit disturbing as he seems to play out themes that could very well come to fruition! I really enjoyed listening to it.
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- D. Garber
- Seattle
- 09-05-16
terrific
superb narration brings Mr. brooks' future tale to vivid life. you'll listen to this title more than once.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- JB
- Holladay, UT, United States
- 06-29-11
The topic has potential, but....
...this book does not really take advantange of the potential of this topic: The U.S. is buried under a mountain of Chinese debt, and then experinences a massive natural disaster and has to try to rebuild with no money.
The characters are uninspiring and I had a hard time caring about what happended to them next.
The narration is fine, in fact, I think it makes sense to have older narrator since so much of this book deals with the challenge of the country dealing with a huge, older population.
But in terms of plot, characters, pacing, or creativity this book falls short.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- Nancy
- Fort Valley, VA, United States
- 06-21-16
Imaginative
Interesting take on the future. Felt that he got tired of writing as it wound up abruptly. Didn't address lots of threads that were quite developed. Worth the read.
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- Joshua Ates
- 01-25-15
Great book only OK ending
I loved the book it really felt like you were listening to the near future from the perspective of different socioeconomic characters. The ending felt rushed though, bringing the rating down by a star but still an amazing listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-08-11
Where is the humor?
I was disappointed. I thought it would have some humor but it was very pessimistic.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Suburbanite Couple
- Plain City, Ohio
- 07-29-11
It’s ok, but not amazing
This book does a good job of guessing at some things we may see in 20 years, it does it with a very weak story. Narration was very well done.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful