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"One of the rare guys who can always make me laugh." --Terry Pratchett, author, Discworld series
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having never read a Robert Rankin book before, I found it a fantastic read. A friend suggested it to me and seeing as we share the same sense of humour, decided to read it. I fell in love with the book instantly and have read it many times. Also, coming from Brighton made the read throughly more enjoyable. Top notch!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
At last, here it is! The much awaited audio adaptation of ROBERT RANKIN'S surreal 'Brightonomicon'. Has it been worth it? Well, yes it has.
First impressions are good, it comes in a nice little box that looks like an old fashioned TV or 'Chronovision' if you will and it is adorned with a catching illustration of The Lad Himself, the cosmic dick, Mr Hugo Rune. Be aware though that the box is easily damaged/scuffed as it is made from cardboard, particularly where the 'window' is showing the TV Screen.
The other CD case has an equally fetching illustration of 'the most evil man who ever lived (apart from Nixon)', Count Otto Black. There are 7CDs in all. There is also a booklet detailing the cast and crew credits, a note from Mr. Rankin himself and some production notes. A nice touch would have been some cast photos and biographies because WHAT A CAST! More on that later. This a minor niggle as the website that was set up in advance of this production does an excellent job. The design inside and the CDs themselves all look excellent.
As is the assembled cast. David Warner is perfect as HUGO RUNE and one really can't imagine anyone else in that role. Rupert Degas does a great job as RIZLA and works very well with David Warner. Special mention must also be made of Michael Fenton-Stevens as the narrator and Mark Wing-Davey as FANGIO. However, the first thing you will hear is the superb score by Hugh Edwards and Jeremy Carroll that perfectly sums up the weirdness of these tales. The choice of Graham Rogers as the ANNOUNCER was also inspired.
I've so far only read a handful of Rankin's books (shame on me)and the Brightonomicon is not the strongest title in my opinion. That would be 'The Witches of Chiswick'. However it is one of the better books and I have a fondness for it because I know the area very well indeed (The discription of White'awk is very illuminating). It is the logical choice for adaptation because of its structure with most chapters in the book ending dramatically, perfect for cliffhanger installments and FAR-FETCHED of course being the word.
Generally I think this is the best adaptation one could hope for, as I would imagine Rankin is quite hard to translate into audio as some of the humour is based on footnotes, or references to past characters and books.
There have been inevitable changes and one of the ones I am not keen on is the character of THE MONK, played by Elliott Stein. I don't remember this particular character in the book, but no doubt it is performing an important plot function.
The weaker parts of the book tend to be the weakest on audio (I have the Nurse Hurse sequence in mind here) and the magic tends to depart slightly whenever David Warner is absent. I'm not sure the audio will do much to appeal to Non-Rankinites (unless of course it is broadcast on the radio) as Robert Rankin is for me an aquired taste and the Brightonomicon is perhaps not the best introduction, However as I mentioned above I believe this to be a very worthy production that will hopefully spawn more Rankin adaptions with less Spaniel involvement
First impressions are good, it comes in a nice little box that looks like an old fashioned TV or 'Chronovision' if you will and it is adorned with a catching illustration of The Lad Himself, the cosmic dick, Mr Hugo Rune. Be aware though that the box is easily damaged/scuffed as it is made from cardboard, particularly where the 'window' is showing the TV Screen.
The other CD case has an equally fetching illustration of 'the most evil man who ever lived (apart from Nixon)', Count Otto Black. There are 7CDs in all. There is also a booklet detailing the cast and crew credits, a note from Mr. Rankin himself and some production notes. A nice touch would have been some cast photos and biographies because WHAT A CAST! More on that later. This a minor niggle as the website that was set up in advance of this production does an excellent job. The design inside and the CDs themselves all look excellent.
As is the assembled cast. David Warner is perfect as HUGO RUNE and one really can't imagine anyone else in that role. Rupert Degas does a great job as RIZLA and works very well with David Warner. Special mention must also be made of Michael Fenton-Stevens as the narrator and Mark Wing-Davey as FANGIO. However, the first thing you will hear is the superb score by Hugh Edwards and Jeremy Carroll that perfectly sums up the weirdness of these tales. The choice of Graham Rogers as the ANNOUNCER was also inspired.
I've so far only read a handful of Rankin's books (shame on me)and the Brightonomicon is not the strongest title in my opinion. That would be 'The Witches of Chiswick'. However it is one of the better books and I have a fondness for it because I know the area very well indeed (The discription of White'awk is very illuminating). It is the logical choice for adaptation because of its structure with most chapters in the book ending dramatically, perfect for cliffhanger installments and FAR-FETCHED of course being the word.
Generally I think this is the best adaptation one could hope for, as I would imagine Rankin is quite hard to translate into audio as some of the humour is based on footnotes, or references to past characters and books.
There have been inevitable changes and one of the ones I am not keen on is the character of THE MONK, played by Elliott Stein. I don't remember this particular character in the book, but no doubt it is performing an important plot function.
The weaker parts of the book tend to be the weakest on audio (I have the Nurse Hurse sequence in mind here) and the magic tends to depart slightly whenever David Warner is absent. I'm not sure the audio will do much to appeal to Non-Rankinites (unless of course it is broadcast on the radio) as Robert Rankin is for me an aquired taste and the Brightonomicon is perhaps not the best introduction, However as I mentioned above I believe this to be a very worthy production that will hopefully spawn more Rankin adaptions with less Spaniel involvement
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I consider the other criticisms of this book to be unjust. I'd suggest to people that if Rankin's style of writing, recurring characters, running gags and terrible jokes are wearing thin then they look elsewhere for their entertainment. For me, this book is as good as any other he's written and at times had me in stitches. But me no buts, some of the gags in 'The Brightonomicon' are unhealthiliy funny. Your spleen will burst. Watch out for the Scottish groundsman in particular, and his claims to the heritage of polo. Rune makes a welcome return, this time in Brighton as he leads young Rizla on a quest to defeat his nemesis Count Otto Black, and save the world (of course). Other familiar names include Lazlo Woodbine, Fangio, Pooley and Omally.
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The evil that men (in Brighton) do
Firstly this is a Robert Rankin not Ian Rankin novel (dont get them confused)
The story is of 12 interlinking adventures of Hugo Rune, and his apprentice Rizla. Read more
The story is of 12 interlinking adventures of Hugo Rune, and his apprentice Rizla. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lord Of All He Surveys
Brightonomicon (the)
An incredibly clever comic tapestry centring around Brighton and her environs. The misadventures of the eminent Hugo Rune never fail to amuse. Read more
Published 8 months ago by mangosinspace
The problem with a pedestal...
...is that, sometimes, someone comes along to push you off.
The pedestal in question is the one occupied by Rankin, bolstered in no small part by the praise adorning the... Read more
The pedestal in question is the one occupied by Rankin, bolstered in no small part by the praise adorning the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. D. Hamilton
A load of old toot! Fantastic
Another great book from Ranking with all of his usual humour. I thought that it was better than some of his more recent books. Read more
Published 17 months ago by The Emperor
It is good......
I read this within a few days of reciving it - typical Rankin - funny and a very god read.
Published 18 months ago by Bear Brain
Meh
Not having read any other of Rankin's works I wasn't blown away by my first read. Maybe it would've helped to read some of his other works first, but in the end I found it to be a... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Eispeis
A bibliography turned in to a story
Rankin takes you back to the 60's in Brightonomicon, yet it's only the decade that has changed. Still present are the running gags, the sly humour and the overtly British approach... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by Mr. G. Battle
POOLEY RETURNS...
...And with style.
I had to read the intro twice to be sure it was our lad from Brentford, making his appearance as a budding urban hero as the sidekick and acolyte... Read more
I had to read the intro twice to be sure it was our lad from Brentford, making his appearance as a budding urban hero as the sidekick and acolyte... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2010 by Beau Nidle
Elementary my dear Rizla...
A young man (whose story will be vaguely familiar to regular Rankin readers) awakes from a near death experience, and is swiftly employed by his saviour, the renowned Guru's Guru,... Read more
Published on 19 April 2009 by T. Bishop
This isnt an audiobook
This isnt an audiobook, where someone reads the text - this is an extended radio-play.
I was extremely disappointed
I was extremely disappointed
Published on 9 July 2008 by H. Fairgrieve
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