
Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
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Narrated by:
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L.J. Ganser
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By:
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Gary K. Wolf
About this listen
Private eye Eddie Valiant doesn't like Toons - those cartoon characters who live side-by-side with humans. Not the way they look, and especially not the way they talk: word-filled balloons come out of their mouths and then disintegrate, leaving dust all over his rug.
Eddie will work for a Toon if his cash supply is low enough. So he reluctantly agrees when Roger Rabbit, a Toon who plays straight man (or should that be straight rabbit) in the Baby Herman cartoon series, asks him to find out who's been trying - unsuccessfully - to buy his contract from the DeGreasy Brothers syndicate.
Then Rocco DeGreasy is murdered - and Roger is the prime suspect! The rabbit is also, as Eddie soon discovers, very, very dead. Who censored Roger Rabbit? And who shot Rocco DeGreasy? Was it Roger, or was it Rocco's hot-cha-cha girlfriend, Jessica Rabbit? Why had Jessica - a pretty steamy number for a Toon - ever married a dopey bunny in the first place? And why does everybody want Roger's battered old teakettle?
As Eddie combs L.A. from the executive suites of the DeGreasy Brothers to Sid Sleaze's porno comic studio, he uncovers art thefts, blackmail plots...and the cagiest killer he's ever faced.
©1981 Gary K. Wolf (P)2019 TantorVery different from the film
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Not related to the film but still great
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If you like noir with a dash of comedy you'll love this, I wish more noir tales were like this. 10/10
A real stand up tale
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Very good narration, really brought the story to life.
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Much better than the film
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better than the film
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The protagonist is solid enough, with decent character development, the mystery seems trivial but is quite obtuse.
I have one point of serious criticism. The sleazy porn director crosdresses out of nowhere, and is immediately assaulted for it. I understand paying tribute to the Malthese Falcon, but even Mr Cairo was treated with more dignity than this. And that was in 1929.
This is not comedy.
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Witty, entertaining, and who did do it?
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I haven't read or listened to any Noir style murder mysteries before and I love a bit of dark dry humour. So this booked just worked perfectly for me.
The twists and turns are fun. Some more predictable than others.
The voice acting was pretty good overall, apart from the women's voices.
In summary it's a fun story and definitely worth a listen.
Uniquely Entertaining
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Pleasantly surprised
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