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Title: The Roaches Have No King (Five Star Titles) by Daniel Evan Weiss ISBN: 1-85242-746-9 Publisher: Serpent's Tail Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: I'll never kill a cockroach again for as long as I live!!!!!
Comment: I have never read anything that showed things from a bug's point of view before, and so when I saw this book, I was completely intrigued. Not only is this an amazing concept for a book but Weiss pulled it off as eloquently as you can a story about a cockroach. What is even more interesting is that this book is more of a fable than a story. Weiss blends biblical conscience almost subconcsiously with every step that our little hero, Numbers, makes. The philosophy, the theories, the manipulation and adventure that this protagonist is involved in is a wild trip. There are some hang ups though. The plot gets a little drug under at points and there is some visual images you might never have wanted to have that become blaringly apparent within the book. Our protagonist's thorough examination of two of the human women's under regions was something I was not quite prepared for, but I'll let you come to your own conclusion. All and all,it's an easy read, and an intriguing one at that. I'm interested to see what else Wiess can dream up.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the few books Ive read over and over.
Comment: I bought this book years ago, and have ended up reading it year after year. In England it was published under a different title:- Unnatural Selection, I recommend it utterly if you want to smile throughout a book. Thank God we have few roaches in this country!
Rating: 5
Summary: Funny and Clever
Comment: While this novel may not be for everyone (be warned that there are some quite graphic descriptions of bodily functions, human sexual activity, and insect sexual activity), this is perhaps the cleverest book I've read in a very long time. It is funny, touching, and memorable.
The protagonist, a cockroach named Numbers, has big plans. He wants to get Ira Fishblatt's very messy girlfriend to come back to the apartment ... so that the plentiful food will return with her. He has a problem, though, because the strength and longevity of his species derives from their inherent lack of cooperative effort. The title is their best attribute: their selfishness is their strength.
Hilarity ensues as Numbers' plans hit a variety of snags, and I found myself rooting for this very unusual insect. It is a well-written novel, and the pages fly by. If you have the stomach for it, this makes for a different and interesting reading experience.
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Title: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Vintage International) by Patrick Suskind, John E. Woods ISBN: 0375725849 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 13 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Honk If You Love Aphrodite by Daniel Evan Weiss ISBN: 1852424532 Publisher: Serpent's Tail Pub. Date: 15 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore by Richard Schweid ISBN: 1568581378 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: 02 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Fortress of Solitude : A Novel by JONATHAN LETHEM ISBN: 0385500696 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides ISBN: 0312422156 Publisher: Picador USA Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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