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A Dog Called Demolition
- Narrated by: Robert Rankin
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Danny: The portrait of a surreal killer. Each one of us has an invisible space alien perched upon our shoulders controlling our thoughts. This is not a good thing!
Danny used to be a sad and lonely man, but now he is happy. Because now Danny has a dog of his very own. A nice big dog with a waggy tail and a smiley face. The dog’s name is Demolition but only Danny can see him.
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- LawMan
- 02-07-21
Genius
Completely, but not utterly, insanely funny. Rankin may not be a genius as such, but he’s clearly a genius of sorts. As unlikely as it may seem, he’s also the best narrator for his own work imaginable, proving once and for all that, if it’s mind bogglingly nutty weird and strangely funny, it comes from England. The great thing about this being an audiobook is that you don’t have to put up with any of that bizarre spelling the British can’t seem to overcome. No offense intended, I’m just sayin’.
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- aeo
- 10-05-20
Love the narration
Robert Rankin is a great narrator. The book took a little too long to come together, but the narration was so good that I was able to wait it out.
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- andrew
- 01-13-22
interesting
this is one of those books that's hard to recommend because it's very much not for everybody. you'll either love it or hate it, but since it's included with your audible subscription you might aswell download it and give it a shot, what have ya got to lose?
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- thomas dye
- 10-27-21
ok
Felt like a series of at best, semi-connected shorts that mostly try to come together at the end.
beware the ending is lazy feeling and not at all satisfying.
On the up side it was just entertaining enough to keep me going, and it was cheap. Definitely not his best work. If you get it in sale it's ok.
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- Ron
- 10-07-21
6 stars for performance
Read with such vim and vigour, an absolute joy to listen to. A good story with a healthy dose of wit. I am usually hesitant to listen to a book read by the author (blame Lawrence block for that) but Mr. Rankin surprised me with one of the best performances I’ve experienced with audible. I will be getting all his books. If he narrates a owner’s manual for a microwave I’ll be getting that too.
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- per erik loeff
- 11-05-20
Seriously
Even if you add some aliens and a few attempts on dry english humor in science fiction category doesn't mean it gets a Hitchiker kind of book. Actually it is pretty rubbish.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-16-22
Great Narrator!
sometimes the writer isn't the best narrator, he did. splendid job with all of the different characters.
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- Mary L. Foley
- 12-17-21
Excellent Narration
I really enjoyed the quality of the narration. It added enjoyment to an excellent story.
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- Just Heidi
- 11-11-21
A fun listen….
Love a story line that can’t be figured out and never a sleepy moment! Great narration!!! Thank you! On to the next! Glad I found you Robert. :)
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- Ricky Bruno
- 10-27-21
FUNNY!
As silly and random as cosmic banditos, with a Monty Python twist. Such a hard-hitting soundtrack, much wow.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- J. Barnes
- 10-22-21
great reading..if you're a 5 year old!
I just couldn't listen to this, I had to stop after 10 minutes . It was so over read, I felt like I was with a group of children being read a story in a library!
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-16-23
a bit out dated
not a clear ending and all a bit outdated . but very light listening .
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- Robert Cooper
- 03-02-23
Top Rankin!
Another farcical Rankin comedy meander of a story, old gags, new gags - some as big as your head. Loved it.
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- Vinnie koslow
- 12-04-22
Brilliant
Brilliantly weird as always with Mr Robert rankin can never fault his work only got this app to listen to his books
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- Mr Simon Banks
- 11-21-22
Well worth your time listening!
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- Anonymous User
- 10-14-22
mostly confusingly entertaining
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- Dr. Phil
- 08-07-22
A good writer, but!
Lots of short stories that are not related and don't seem to connect very well or go anywhere.
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- Dave A
- 10-05-21
Usual manic, macabre mayhem ...
... well known, by those who know it well.
Robert Rankin always cheers me up.
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- Hugorune
- 09-14-21
Mr Rankin thankyou
A great listen Mr Rankin on top form , listened straight straight through. Off to get another one
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- Simon
- 03-25-21
brilliant book
I read this book when it first came out years ago and loved it then. the book is narrated by Robert himself which makes it very special as he narrated it perfectly.
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- Nick
- 08-29-16
Your Next Tall Tale
Reading a Robert Rankin book is like reading a transcript of a story someone told down the pub. Listening to Rankin read one himself is just like being there.
A Dog Called Demolition is one hell of a tall tale (think 'Everest') interspersed with seemingly unrelated, and increasingly far fetched, short stories - a structure that seems ideally suited to the audio book format. I've read this book a few times over the years and thoroughly enjoyed it, but hearing it read by the author has made me enjoy it all the more. Rankin tells you his tall tale in a way that fully engages you as if you were right there with him. And when it seems that it can't get any more preposterous, it does! And what tall tale would be complete without revealing that one nugget of "truth" at the end?
If you're looking to try Rankin for the first time in audio, start here. If you already have and want to hear another one, this is it. Basically, your next Robert Rankin audio book should be A Dog Called Demolition.
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- Hanna
- 10-18-22
A great Robert Rankin
As far as Robert Rankin books go, I thought this was one of the better ones for plot. Also, if you listen to fall asleep, this will give you strange dreams (which I like!).
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