the sprout master, the funniest novelist i've ever read am i alone in this opinion?
2007-03-08 19:10:21 · 9 answers · asked by fangmonger 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
He's brilliant.
I was recommended to start reading him by a Waterstone's employee years ago - I wanted the Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman book Good Omen's, but they'd sold out. He said "If you like Good Omen's you'll love this" and handed me a copy of Armageddon the Musical. He was right - I loved it!
Robert Rankin has such imagination. He's fab :)
2007-03-08 21:36:29 · answer #1 · answered by saarandom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a fan!!
I first came across him in the talking book section of the library.
It's really good to hear Robert Rankin read his own books. Fantastic!!
I love Douglas Adams too, 'Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy is great', love it! Although I haven't read any Terry Pratchett yet, and I really know that I should. It's just difficult trying to find the first ones in the series.
2007-03-09 09:55:00 · answer #2 · answered by tablemonkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought one by accident, thinking it was Ian Rankin, and since then both I and my son are hooked. Son already fan of Terry Pratchett, who I don't really like but Robert Rankin has me rolling in the aisles.
Other suggestion: Jasper Fforde, particularly the Nursery rhyme series.
2007-03-08 23:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by Cheryl P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. Brilliant.
2007-03-09 00:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by bumpity-bump 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not bad, but I keep getting his name mixed up with Ian Rankin who has been a fave of mine
2007-03-08 21:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by neologycycles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he's a great writer, prattling old toot to anyone who'll read it. You should try Terry Pratchett, Tom Holt and Douglas Adams as well.
2007-03-08 19:31:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dip in and out but mainly try and stick to the ealing books. that trilogy is my favourate but I do lose it with the post modern self referenceing of other relaities type thing he got going on.
but I have a siomple 3rd demensional mind.
2007-03-08 22:03:02 · answer #7 · answered by comicbookrob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who?
2007-03-08 23:19:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and make mine a large, please Neville!
2007-03-08 19:15:05 · answer #9 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋