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Vernon God Little

By: D.B.C. Pierre
Narrated by: Nick Landrum
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Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2003

Teenager Vernon Gregory Little's life has been changed by the Columbine-style slaughter of a group of students at his high school. Soon his hole-in-the-wall town is blanketed under a media siege, and Vernon finds himself blamed for the killing. Eulalio Ledesma is his particular nemesis, manipulating things so that Vernon becomes the fulcrum for the bizarre and vengeful impulses of the townspeople of Martirio. After a truly surrealistic set of events, Vernon finds himself heading for a fateful assignation in Mexico with the delectable Taylor Figueros...

©2003 D.B.C. Pierre (P)2004 WF Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Comedy Thought-Provoking

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loved this from start to finish, well written and beautifully read. Didn't want it to end. recommend it to anyone who just loves a good story. brilliant

awesome

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struggled to make it past the three first chapters the first time around but decided to try again after having it warmly recommended by a good read. so glad i did!

loved it

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to say this is the tale of Vernon Gregory little who is wrongly accused of complicity in a high school shooting is the understatement of the century. it is so much more and genuinely rewarding listen

absolutely bonkers tale. great listen

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Really good. If I could write like DBC Pierre I would leave a more erudite review. But I can't. So I shan't. Just read it. You won't regret it.

Read it. Just f#%@ing read it.

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loved this.
read it years ago when it came out and listening on Audible did not disappoint.
now my dilemna is should I listen to Ludmilla or something else read by the narrator of this?

Just as good 2nd time around

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Sadly one of the reviews here for this brilliant feature gives away a huge spoiler..C'mon Audible screen out the spoilers!

Spoiler ALERT!!!

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loved it wish I had written down some of the more memorable lines . Funny and thought provoking

👏 Wow

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A sad day caused by a sad and confused teenager begins this sequence of bad ideas followed by bad decisions. Vernon Little lives in a world full of awful people. His unfortunate circumstances, and the ignorant people that surround him lead him through a litany of mistakes, digging a deeper and deeper hole for himself until he finds himself on death row. I loved the very dark humour of this book, and the narration perfectly paints a picture of these unlikeable characters, in contrast with the unfortunate Vernon, who you root for, seemingly without much hope, as he really doesn't help himself. You have to hope that the representation here of the flaws in the criminal justice system in this southern American town is based on fiction, but you are left wondering...

Blackly Funny

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If you could sum up Vernon God Little in three words, what would they be?

Dark, twisted, hilarious.

What other book might you compare Vernon God Little to, and why?

The closest I can get is to say it's like 'Catcher In The Rye' if it had been written by Warren Ellis.

Have you listened to any of Nick Landrum’s other performances? How does this one compare?

This is my first time listening to one of Nick Landrum's performances but he does an excellent job and I certainly hope to listen to more books he has narrated.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

'If you think you're having a bad day, watch this and think again.'

Any additional comments?

Don't be put off by the tragic nature of this book's inciting incident. It is extremely well written and genuinely funny. Definitely the best book I've read this year.

A learning: This is a great book

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Highly recommend this audiobook. Very well performed and an excellent story that held me from beginning to end

Loved the story and loved the narration!

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