- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; New edition edition (4 May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747265321
- ISBN-13: 978-0747265320
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 745,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The dialogue is crisp, strange and compelling. -- Sunday Herald 20030907 It will intrigue you. Dark and deadly comedy. -- The Daily Mirror 20030809 Another fast-paced, well-structured black comedy -- The List 20030907 HELLOLAND is the dish of the day. Snappy, imaginative, chock full of mega-hip references and post-post-modern irony -- Venue 20030912 As nifty as his debut BLACKBOX -- Guardian 20030913 One of the funniest things I've read for ages. Walker deserves to be huge -- Time Out 20030806
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Another fast-paced, well-structured black comedy
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Format:Paperback
One armed protagonist works on the switchboard at a hotel. This is what happens. Guests for a party thrown by the the mono-armed operator seem to be arriving in progressively surreal twists and turns. The manager shouts and swears his way into one of a guests room and pants whilst her husband enjoys life for the first time. The first space tourist takes flight.
It's all a joy to read. Mostly written in conversations over the phone so it can sometimes read like a script or play or vagina dialogue.
If you like to read and think then I'm sure you'll enjoy this. It's fun and sad. I say this because I laughed and cried, often on the same page.
The word Hello was invented for the telephone, or at least came into wide use due to it's ever increasing presence in our daily lives.
It's all a joy to read. Mostly written in conversations over the phone so it can sometimes read like a script or play or vagina dialogue.
If you like to read and think then I'm sure you'll enjoy this. It's fun and sad. I say this because I laughed and cried, often on the same page.
The word Hello was invented for the telephone, or at least came into wide use due to it's ever increasing presence in our daily lives.
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Well Written, Mildy Entertaining
25 Jun 2006
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for $2 at the cheap store because I liked the cover; I was however put off reading it for over a month because each time I opened it it smelt like vinegar (which is what you get for purchasing a book at a dollar store, I guess). I had no idea what this book was going to be about because the blurb made absolutely no sense and gave no indication about the plot what-so-ever. The general gist? Chip is a one armed man obsessed with shuttle launches, working on the phones at a cheap motel and organising a party. Doesn't sound to appealing, does it? Oddly enough after getting through the first few chapters it became enticing and a story began to develop.
I'm not much for comedy (to compare: the authors I find most amusing are Ben Elton and Graham Greene) but it was well done and did elicit a few giggles at times. Mostly written in conversational form between Chip, the other guests and his womanising boss it had the added flash backs that told the story of how it came to be and was astonishingly well written and with a clever director could translate well to film (it is a very visual novel). It was entertaining enough that I will be going in search of Nick Walkers other books.
I'm not much for comedy (to compare: the authors I find most amusing are Ben Elton and Graham Greene) but it was well done and did elicit a few giggles at times. Mostly written in conversational form between Chip, the other guests and his womanising boss it had the added flash backs that told the story of how it came to be and was astonishingly well written and with a clever director could translate well to film (it is a very visual novel). It was entertaining enough that I will be going in search of Nick Walkers other books.
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