By
Read By
Yahtzee Croshaw
Length
14 hours 14 min
Overall
Performance
Genius Absurdist Hilarity
Excellent, Unforgettable, Best of the nest
Very good, thoroughly enjoyed,
Good, Solid, Enjoyed many aspects
STAR RATINGS GUIDE
THE BIRDICT
Another brilliantly observed, awesomely absurd tale. Only Croshaw can base an entire story around an anthropomorphised literal jam - what I think of as an ineffectual, flatulent, alien, viscous gloop - and make it so moreish.
SQUAWKING THE TALK
Now, I was nervous when I realised Croshaw was reading his own work. It always makes me uncomfortable, like looking your mate in the eyes while they perform their one-man production of Les Miserables. Not the case here. Croshaw could give seasoned narrators a run for their money. Great voice, smooth production, spot on comic timing. I wasn't surprised to discover afterwards that he started off as a podcaster.
SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO...
Croshaw follows in the tradition of mixing scifi, the absurd and satire, for which Terry Pratchett and, of course, Douglas Adams are famed. There's also a bit of David Wong going on in there.
