The Gone-Away World Audiobook

" Once in a while a book comes along that stops me in my tracks. This is one of them. Filled with invention and beautiful writing, it's one that you must read! "

" ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN A LONG TIME!!! Not just another future/sci-fi/post apocalyptic venture at all. It's funny and smart and unravels the Corporate Mystery better than any business or philosophy book I've read. Read this book and remember to stay human. "

" Like a big bowl of sugar. "

" Excellent read. Ninjas, the apocalypse, politics and thrills while being funny and clever, plus a brilliant plot twist I did not see coming, despite the well laid groundwork. "

" john crowley goes pop culture and mixes it up with stross and mary gentle. totally fun. (plot holes to be unpicked at one's leisure). "

" I totally loved this. Bogged down a bit in the middle, but was glad to get resolution to nagging questions from the beginning. Excellent writing and voice. "

" Ridiculous waste of paper! A modern day attempt at Catch-22 that is practically unreadable. Save your time and money. "

" Brilliant and irritating! Hopelessly self-indulgent. We can only hope he learns some discipline and control. If so, he'll be a great writer. "

" Harkaway's debut impressed me enormously. It's a exuberant, hysterical, genre-hopping potential classic. Yes, it's digressive, and there are a few false notes, but that's part of the book's charm. Highly recommended to anyone who thinks there should be more ninjas in contemporary fiction. "

" The best quantum-disaster novel I've ever read. Very much in the British-humor Adams/Pratchett vein. "

" I love this book! It's clever and funny. "

" Hands down, the best science fiction book I have ever read or probably ever will read. "

" Nothing like I was expecting from the first chapter but still an enjoyable read. "

" Wow--Brilliant post-apocalypse sci fi. Gives a rendering of an apocalypse engendered by the logic of capitalism, and really has the sociology and economics of it all down. Heck, he makes reification a central notion of the book. Somehow, though, it's all funny as hell. Just great. "

" An oddball structure that only starts to make sense when you're halfway through. I liked the writing style, even as it was a bit over the too at times. "

" I wasn't sure this would be my cup of tea (post-apocalyptic, sci-fi novel featuring pirates, mimes and ninjas??), but after 50 pages (took a while to get into) I was hooked. At times disturbing, at times chuckle-inducing, it was wonderfully written and original throughout. "

" Awesome! I preferred Angelmaker, but still, both were great stories. "

" A piece a fiction that both a philosopher and action guru can love. "

" Very long, a lot of tangents, some of which felt a little lengthy, but incredibly imaginative and endearing. Definitely felt like an experience. "

" Smart, fun, well-written in a Vonnegut-esque sort of way, and exceptionably quotable. What more could you want? "

" Get through the first bit, which will seem slow at first, but then as it builds you are hooked. When he hits you with the twist you will want to scream and destroy the book in anger. Embrace that and carry on. "

" Great that the narrator on my copy is English also. Very funny fantasy book. "

" This book was really mind-bending. I only gave it 4 stars because it's too verbose for my taste - adjectives are like accessories, Mr. Harkaway; remove one before you leave the house. All the same, it was very original and otherwise well-written, once I got into it. "

" Terribly clever and a great deal of fun. Harkaway's first novel may prove hard for him to top. Who knew that a book involving ninjas and mimes could be so fun! "

" It's British, post-apocalyptic science fiction... with ninjas. Oh yeah, it has ninjas. "

" Brilliant and irritating! Hopelessly self-indulgent. We can only hope he learns some discipline and control. If so, he'll be a great writer. "

" Am now madly in love with a book. "

" This was quite an interesting earth future/science fiction book. There are some great, fun characters about whom I found myself really caring. It's a bit grisly at times, but not too much. I found the writing a bit a la Tom Robbins, but updated. I'm eager to read more Nick Harkaway. "