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The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (Paperback)

by Robert Rankin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Books; New edition edition (3 Dec 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552145807
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552145800
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 198,453 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The story of Billy, whose Grandmother left him the "voodoo handbag" in her will, after he had sold her soul to science. The tales it told Billy would change his life for ever - and the lives of other people too.

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Henry Doors is the world's richest man. His company, Necrosoft, doesn't just market computer software, it sells immortality.

Billy Barnes is the world's most ruthless individual. When Billy isn't feeding bits of his granny to the voodoo handbag, he's furthering his ambitions: to control Necrosoft and run the planet. His way.

Lazlo Woodbine is the world's greatest private eye. And Lazlo's on the case. Or he will be, as soon as he can persuade the doctor to release him from his straitjacket.

Barry is the world's most famous sprout. He lives in Lazlo's head and he is confused by all of the above.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The best running gags so far!!, 15 May 1999
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Don't care what the others say. For sheer laughs this was the best non Pooley and O malley so far!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sprout Mask Woodbine, 3 Feb 2006
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The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag, Rankin’s 17th novel, occupies a strange place in his shared universe, as it’s written as a direct sequel to the fantasy autobiographical Sprout Mask Replica, yet for much of the novel Rankin is under the illusion that he is in fact Lazlo Woodbine, the star of They Came And Ate Us. Confused? Well, you needn’t be. Apart from a couple of throwaway references to chaos theory, the events of Sprout Mask Replica have no impact on this second volume of Rankin’s autobiography, and all you really need to know about Woodbine is that he is a hardboiled gumshoe detective genre cliché, limited to only 4 stock sets (his office, a bar for talking a load of old toot, an alleyway, and a rooftop for the climax).

Woodbine rather unbalanced the plot of They Came And Ate Us, but here he adds some great moments of comic relief, as Rankin’s plot slithers uroboricly back and forth. The plot is a good one, with the very macabre tale of the hero being kept for years in a suitcase and fed a bit at a time to a ravenous voodoo handbag colliding with a mindbending idea where the souls of the dead are downloaded into the mind of God via the ultimate computer. There’s also the requisite number of tall tales embedded in the story, and plenty of great laughs (though these diminish as the plot kicks in during the novels second half).

The one downside is the continued presence of Rankin’s poetry which, amazingly, seems to be even more dire than before. It also has one of those tricksy multiple-choice endings, where you’re not entirely sure if Rankin is being very clever, or he just couldn’t think of a decent way to end the book. Still – an inventive, hilarious, horrifying and deranged book – and another winner from Robert Rankin. Recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hysterical !, 3 Feb 2000
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Very funny, witty and easy to read. Running gags galore. A must read for all Rankin fans.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Another Rankin tale of incredularity
Rankin lets his mind wander into the bizarre once again;
not a classic - but damn good light read and nice escapism from real life.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A merry dance indeed.
If you've never read Rankin before then here's an easy, if not bizarre, novel to start with. It's a standard save the world from the madman affair, except it's from the viewpoint... Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2006 by Mr. G. Battle

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Rankins Better ones
I have to say from the off that I am not a huge fan of Rankin. I do like some of his stuff but sometimes it seems a wee bit tedious and too Python-for-the-sake-of-it. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2004 by kohhna

3.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly acceptable
For those of us who read the Antipope many years ago, this novel might lack the familiarity with those much loved characters we were introduced to then. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 1999 by homeland

5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Rankin at his best...
Written under the cathartic influence of a green smokable substance (allegedly), this book is without doubt Robert Rankin's finest work to date. Read more
Published on 7 Jul 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Losing the plot...
I admire Mr Rankin tremendously. I loved the Pooley & O'Mallys, and, following on from 'The Brentford Chainstore massacre', I looked forward to 'Voodoo handbag', knowing that... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Rankin does it again, and again, and again.
Robert Rankin is both prolific and consistent. For the last few years, every year, just in time for Christmas, another novel pops, perfectly formed and attractively packaged... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 1998

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