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Go, Mutants!: A Novel Audiobook
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Larry Doyle, the author of I Love You, Beth Cooper, returns with Go, Mutants!, a hilariously outrageous novel of teenage angst and restlessness, populated with heroes and villains straight out of the classic sci-fi and teen movies of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Studios, Larry Doyle’s Go, Mutants! is the funniest, most original bit of genre-bending since Pride, Prejudice and Zombies. This story of alien high school rebels without a cause is sure to bring out the unabashed B-movie fan in everyone.
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"Fun premise, and that somehow doesn't gets old. Kind of like how the premise of "Buffy the Vampire the Slayer" was high school is hell. This book's premise is that being unpopular in high school is like being an alien or a mutant. "
— John (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Combines campy 1950s horror and sci-fi flicks with Rebel Without a Cause-like teen angst [a] silly, amusing pop-culture mash up.”
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“In part a loving homage to and in part a send-up of ‘50s sci-fi, “Go, Mutants!” is one of the funniest books of the summer.”
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“Every page overflows with jokes.”
— Entertainment Weekly -
“Very funny…Go, Mutants! moves at faster-than-light speed. If Earth ever needs an Interplanetary Humor Ambassador, Larry Doyle’s the guy.”
— Washington Post -
“Incredibly inventive…A singularly original work that wears its inspired mutant heart on its sleeve and its advanced alien brain on its funny bone…Go, Mutants! illuminates both a past worth remembering and a future worth looking forward to.”
— Retrospective Magazine
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A 2010 Washington Post Best Book for Fiction
Go, Mutants! Listener Reviews
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" This book was quite a witty play on the horror movies of the fifties and sixties as a base for an alternate universe "
— Eleanor, 4/10/2011 -
" A little slow to get off the ground, it was a boring backdrop that setup some great one-liners until about halfway through. After that my love of B movies kicked in and I quickly devoured the rest of the book. "
— Keith, 10/29/2010 -
" Having fun reading this mashup of 50s SciFi B-movies/Rebel Without a Cause and The Simpsons. "
— Lynn, 9/20/2010 -
" I was expecting wit of the caliber of Lost Skeleton of Cadavra and did not get it. Underwhelming. And kind of sophomoric. "
— Eric, 9/5/2010 -
" clever book that takes a bit too long to get to the conclusion "
— Ben, 9/3/2010 -
" Super duper fun!<br/><br/>It's Rebel Without a Cause with Extraterrestrials. "
— Danny, 8/12/2010
About Larry Doyle
Larry Doyle, a former writer for The Simpsons, works in show biz, and writes funny things for the New Yorker. He goes by thelarrydoyle on Facebook, Twitter, and in real life. Too much information about him is available at larrydoyle.com. He lives outside Baltimore with his wife, Becky, their three children, and one dog—until it dies, and then no more dogs, according to his wife.
About Robert Petkoff
Robert Petkoff is an actor and audiobook narrator who has won a prestigious Audie Award and multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice. He has appeared on Chappelle’s Show, Law & Order, and Quantum Leap. His Broadway credits include Sir Robin in Spamalot, Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof, and Tateh in Ragtime.