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Frank Cottrell Boyce

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Werken van Frank Cottrell Boyce

Miljoenen (2004) 842 exemplaren
Cosmic (2008) 772 exemplaren
Framed (2004) 501 exemplaren
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth (2017) 238 exemplaren
The Unforgotten Coat (2011) 232 exemplaren
The Astounding Broccoli Boy (2015) 149 exemplaren
Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series (2014) — Screenwriter — 116 exemplaren
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story [2005 film] (2005) — Screenwriter — 63 exemplaren
24 Hour Party People [2002 film] (2003) — Writer — 57 exemplaren
Goodbye Christopher Robin [2017 film] (2014) — Screenwriter — 56 exemplaren
Code 46 [2003 film] (2004) — Screenwriter — 47 exemplaren
Desirable (2008) 39 exemplaren
The Great Rocket Robbery (2019) 32 exemplaren
God on Trial [2008 film] (2009) — Screenwriter — 24 exemplaren
Watership Down (2018) 20 exemplaren
Runaway Robot (2019) 18 exemplaren
The Claim [2000 film] (2001) — Writer — 13 exemplaren
Noah's Gold (2021) 13 exemplaren
Welcome to Sarajevo [1997 film] (1998) — Screenwriter — 12 exemplaren
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) 9 exemplaren
Butterfly Kiss [1995 film] (1995) — Screenwriter — 8 exemplaren
London 2012 Olympic Games [DVD] — Screenwriter — 7 exemplaren
The Claim (2001) 3 exemplaren
Milhões 1 exemplaar
Milliók 1 exemplaar
The Wonder Brothers (2023) 1 exemplaar

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FCB is the best. The best! All of his books are funny, sweet, and emotionally resonant. This one in particular hit my heart hard at the end, but I don't want to spoil anything, so just go read it yourself.
 
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LibrarianDest | 23 andere besprekingen | Jan 3, 2024 |
This was a fantastic audiobook! I recently read [b:Cosmic|1999660|Cosmic|Frank Cottrell Boyce|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5194ZnLdSjL._SL75_.jpg|2256869] and loved it, so I thought I should start in on some of Cottrell Boyce's other books. This was, as expected, completely great, and I'm so glad I got the audio version of this because the narrator was amazing.

So the story follows narrator Dylan's family. They own a petrol station in a tiny town somewhere in Wales called Manod. Life in Manod is disrupted when the nearby hollowed-out mountain becomes a storage site for famous works of art.

No plot description can convey how wonderfully silly and clever this book is, so let me just throw out some key words: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, market research, perfect crimes, Vincent Van Gogh, maximum speed 120 MPH.
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LibrarianDest | 14 andere besprekingen | Jan 3, 2024 |
This would be a great choice for reluctant readers who like outer space, science, jokes, MMORPGs, and/or British things. It's so funny and it really flies by. I think I read it in under 3 hours and I enjoyed every minute. On top of the comedy and rollicking plot, it had some deep philosophical moments that bordered on the existential. I mean, being lost in outer space will definitely get you thinking about the meaning of life, whether you want to think about it or not.

Liam is only 12 years old, but he's so tall that people are always confusing him for a grown-up. He takes advantage of this when he can, especially when the opportunity arises to visit a super-secret theme park with the greatest thrill ride ever created. The only catch is that Liam can't go as a kid; he has to go incognito as an adult. Liam's perspective as a child pretending to be an adult is amusing and full of insight. In his study of "dadliness" his conclusions are fantastic because they're both funny and true.

The only reason this misses five stars for me is because I was totally skeptical of the ending. Granted, this is not realistic fiction, but even as science fiction it really stretched believability in order to come to a happy conclusion. Specifically, **Spoiler Alert** how did a bunch of untrained kids (geniuses though they may be) pilot a rocket ship around the moon and land it safely on the earth using a video game and maths? Ridiculous.
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3,687
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