Rob Grant
Paperback | Pages: 291 pages Rating: 3.81 | 1393 Users | 101 Reviews
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| Title | : | Incompetence |
| Author | : | Rob Grant |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 291 pages |
| Published | : | 2004 by Gollancz (first published 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Science Fiction. Humor. Comedy |
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Bad is the new good. In the not too distant future the European Union enacts its most far reaching human rights legislation ever. The incompetent have been persecuted for too long. After all it's not their fault they can't do it right, is it? So it is made illegal to sack or otherwise discriminate against anyone for being incompetent. And now a murder has been committed and our possibly incompetent detective must find out who the murderer is. As long as he can find directions to get him through the mean streets.Itemize Books Concering Incompetence
| Original Title: | Incompetence |
| ISBN: | 0575074493 (ISBN13: 9780575074491) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.81 From 1393 Users | 101 ReviewsEvaluate About Books Incompetence
This is the second book of Rob Grant I read, similar to Colony the book started of fast paced and intriguing. The second half seemed to slow down and stop abruptly. I did still enjoy the overall concept.A bit ridiculous at times, but no book has made me laugh so freely. If you are looking for something a bit melodramatic, cynical but deeply amusing then this is it.
Really enjoyed the style of writing, not to everyone's taste, it's more about the journeying and the bits in-between that I found most interesting, nice details and unusual subject matter.
This book for bought for me by a friend on the last day of college. In it contained a note explaining how I should still be myself regardless of what the rest of the world is like. Interestingly enough, I see myself as a particularly incompetent person, I feel I'm terrible at my job, awful at keeping girlfriends and generally unable to grasp social situations without over-thinking everything.So what a relief Rob Grant came along. Rob Grant, Rob Grant. Rob Grant was one of the original writers of
Funny AFRob Grant's Incompetence is great. Red Dwarf brought me here, but this book will keep me looking for more of his particular brand of wit.
As crime thrillers go this is not good. For comedy and predicting the future... SPOT ON! Set in a future wherethe european directives state that "anyone regardless of their ability or disability can have a job. This involves waiters with torrets, a ticket clerk at the airport with attention defecit disorder and on it goes.Just imagine a very OCD person committing the perfect crime :)A fun read but a bit repetitve hence the three stars.Nearly made it five stars having been set in a EU where
I actually started this book a while back and never added it to my Currently Reading list because frankly I was afraid I wouldnt finish it. It was a slog. Coming from one of the Red Dwarf authors I was expecting brilliance. Brilliance it is not. I churned along through 3 or 4 minute chapters until I reached the end. There were a few chuckles but the whole concept just got tedious and superfluous. About as close to one-star as its possible to get without reaching that level. As I said, there were
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