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by Robert Rankin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz (10 Jul 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575082275
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575082274
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,038 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Rankin's whimsically dense sing-song patter reads like Douglas Adams crossed with Aaron Sorkin by way of Mother Goose."" --Entertainment Weekly" on "The Witches of Chiswick"

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Robert Rankin, the world's Master of Far Fetched Fiction, takes us on a roller coaster ride in his brand-new bestseller, which focuses on the biggest conspiracy theory in the world, ever. Here, in the Da-Da-Di-Da-Da Code, you will find the music of the angels - and the music of the devil. Aliens, flying saucers from hell, the Multiverse, the Illuminati: every wacky, way-out conspiracy theory you've ever heard: they're all here, wrapped into a plot that will leave Dan Brown fans breathless, Michael Shea readers stupified, Raymond Khoury lovers incredulous . . . Robert Rankin: the original and the best

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4.0 out of 5 stars Much better than I was expecting., 24 Aug 2007
By Mark Twain "Sam" (Florida, MO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)
I like Robert Rankin. I have read all his books. Some are better than others, but most are pretty good.

I think the title of this book put me off. However, the Da-da-de-da-da in the title doesn't refer to a stutterer trying to say "da Vinci", or anything so blatant. Instead it refers to a snatch of a rhythm. Think along the lines of Waltzing Matilda da da de da da and you will get what I mean.

To be honest, I could type anything here and it wouldn't really give the plot away. You could take a middle chapter out of this book and plonk it into the middle of A Dog Called Demolition, or Sprout Mask Replica (to name but a few) and I don't think you would notice the difference.

Quick summary: its in modern times, based in London, none of the Brentford mob are in it, nor Rune. Weird stuff happens. Elvis makes a brief appearance and Baz gets a mention, but nothing more (we want more Baz!)

But, yet again, in the last few pages of the book, it all gets wrapped up. At times I was quite frustrated reading this book. It was going round and round in circles and I was ready to move on with the story but it just wouldn't budge.

But, at the end, I have to say, good job done. I think I will read it again to fill in the holes, and get some of the subtler jokes I missed the first time round. It was a neat ending which left me feelng "Aw, I wanted that to go on." Can't say fairer than that.

Incidently, the hardback version comes with a CD and it is worth getting a copy for the CD alone. There is some very strange stuff on it (surprise surprise) but hearing Rankin singing the Apocalypse Blues is not to be missed. Thank God we have in Rankin an author who is as weird as his image portrays. I'm fed up with getting into an author only to hear them being interviewed or whatever and thinking "Blimey, what a dork." (Terry Pratchet fans will know what I am talking about, arf! arf!) Rankin's blues are not to be missed.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Can't think of a title , 31 Aug 2007
This review is from: The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)
Given the title, I'm not sure if this was at least partly a parody of The Da Vinci Code. If so, having never read TDVC there were probably several jokes that I didn't get. That apart I found this a bit of a return to form for Rankin. Glad to see he's moved away from the tired old Brentford formula. His previous attempt to do so with The Brightonomicon was poor, but this is far better.

(Un)fortunately I didn't get the CD with mine. Having followed the links at the end of the book to various sites to hear some individual tracks I can truly say I missed nothing.
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty weak,this one, 17 Sep 2007
By A. Miles (Al Khor, Qatar) - See all my reviews
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Rankin, of course, falls outside criticism: He's one of those writers you like, or you don't. Having said that, this novel illustrates his weaknesses - his protagonists lack depth, his plots don't so much progress as just pile up: You forgive him this for the high laughs-per-page rate. On this basis, this one fails for me, i.e. by not being very funny: As Rankin's work has no other percievable qualities, that's an issue. Couldn't be bothered to finish it, to be honest. The free CD would be funny if you were very stoned, very nerdy and very 17 years old, all at once.
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