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Schrodinger's Cottage

By: David Luddington
Narrated by: Nigel Planer
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Summary

Tinker's Cottage nestles in a forgotten corner of deepest Somerset. It also happens to sit on a weak point in the space time continuum...which is somewhat unfortunate for Ian Faulkener, a graphic novelist from London, who was hoping for some peace and quiet in which to recuperate following a very messy breakdown.

It was the cats that first alerted Ian to the fact that something was not quite right with Tinker's Cottage...the cats and, of course, the Pope, disappearing literary agents, mislaid handymen and the insanity of Cherie Blair World. As Ian tries to untangle the mystery of the doors of Tinker's cottage, he risks becoming lost forever in the myriad alternate universes predicted by Schrödinger. Not to mention his cats.

Schrödinger's Cottage is a playful romp through a variety of alternate worlds peopled by an array of wonderful comic characters that are the trademark of David Luddington's novels.

For fans of the sadly missed Douglas Adams, Schrodinger's Cottage is a heartwarming comedy with touches of inspired lunacy that pays homage to The Hitchhiker's Guide.

©2013 David Luddington (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd
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Not for me

I found this hard going. Far too much time spent on establishing the effects of the cottage; I nearly gave up because very little happens in about the first two thirds of the book. The last part was better but I won’t be listening to this author again. Nigel Planer’s voice characterisations were stereotypical in the extreme; both he and the author appear to believe that people who live in south west England have few brain cells, no idea of how to use them and speak like Wurzel Gummage.

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very funny

hopefully an other volume soon. very well written and narrated cappatavated from start thank you

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So enjoyed this refreshing approach

So enjoyed this story very refreshing approach loved the humour had to listen all the way through. Couldn’t get out of the car till I finished.

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The best book I've listened to in a long while

It started out as a little odd but what a story, I haven't laughed like that for ages. The characters are delightful, the story line quite bizarre and Nigel Planer narrating was just the perfect choice. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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hysterical

nothing to complain about hysterical surreal very happy and why does this force me to keep writing when I have nothing more to say

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Strangely enjoyable

Weird, odd, easy to follow, nicely read and totally believable . I enjoyed every single minute

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great story

I live in Somerset, and was a bit confused when one of the characters appeared to get to Glastonbury from Islington via the M5, that could have been me miss hearing, but otherwise loved it and will be passing on to friends

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nothing really stands out in this book

It took a while to get to explaining the bit that was obviously going to be explained and was central to the story. Whilst being mildly amusing, the story meandered somewhat and there wasn't any depth to the characters.

I noticed a few grammatical errors and there were some parts that went largelyunexplained (what was the relevance of the crystal, for example).

Not sorry I listened to this but it won't get a second hearing!

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A joyous little listen

Very silly, very funny, lots of satire. Had an air of Pratchett about it but that's probably due to Planer narrating.

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Really loved this

A bit wacky and unusual. Nigel is a good narrator and gives the characters... character

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