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Summary: wow
Review: This was a beautiful book. It starts out with a sort of pessimistic outlook on humanity, but by the end of the story this outlook becomes nothing less than ecstatic. The characters are very funny, and the descriptive language is like nothing I've ever seen before. I'm still not certain I entirely understood the ending, but it still left me exhilarated. Anyway, it's made for some interesting conversations with my friends, who are all also reading it.
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Summary: A Decent Effort
Review: Not too bad, not too good. The author is more impressed with his own cleverness than I was. Could have been better if someone had cut about 100 pages or so. Don't think anyone would notice, but it would go by faster.
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Summary: One great sci-fi novel!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It was very entertaining. It kept me glued to it all the way through to find out what's going to happen next. It even had me laughing out loud at some of the humorous parts in the book. I highly recommend it to any fans of science fiction!Steve
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Summary: One of those books that you just can't put down
Review: I normally do not write reviews. But, it's been quite awhile since I've read a book that engrossed me as much as this one did. It took me through a wide array of emotions; humor, anger, sadness, and joy. Even as I'm writing now, I am almost speechless. Almost. I love how smoothly the book flows; the story itself is beautiful. I recommend it to everyone I know, and all have thanked me profusely for it. So, I guess the real reason for writing this is to recommend this book to all of the people that I don't know. Read it. You won't regret it.
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Summary: Why does everyone love this book?
Review: I read this book, not because I wanted to, but because I had to for a class. I want to state that because it may be different had I just picked it up on my own to read. I found the book to be rather slow moving, 50 pages into the book I was still clueless as to what the author was trying to communicate. I thought the occasional wit and humor was overshadowed by long, rambling paragraphs that pertained to nothing. While I did enjoy the underlying theme, I think the book is better as an example of what not to do with your thesaurus. Too many 'big words' distracted me while I read the book. However, if you are in the mood to substantially increase your vocabulary and look at the world a different way, read this book.
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Summary: a fun read
Review: this book was very amusing. i'm not sure why all the other reviewers keep saying how 'uplifting' it was; i found it a bit on the cynical side, but that's where its humor really shone through. overall, very well delivered, although it got a little weighty at times, almost academic. it seemed to aim for the lingual playfulness of tom robbins, but then occasionally morphed into an excerpt from some masters thesis on mass psychology. in that respect, it lost a degree of fluidity. but it was very funny. totally absurd, really, but what, do you wanna read some mundane drama about growing up in a poor, closed-minded rural midwest town? Or another suspenseful courtroom drama? i hope not. in that sense, the novel was rather refreshing, if not uplifting. it felt more cosmically relevant, despite its absurdist feel. anyway, i liked it.
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Summary: Storytelling at its finest
Review: In this timely tale of the potentials of human communication, Tony Vigorito presents an insightful look at what motivates us and where we might be going as a species. Just A Couple Of Days takes us on a decidedly postmodern journey through the irony of intention and its actual emergent outcomes: Through the unlikely vector of a militarily bioengineered virus intended to incapacitate an enemy, humanity's true capacity is ultimately revealed. Tony manages to maintain an elegance in writing equal to his lofty subject matter. He has achieved a brilliant blend of the mirthfulness of Tom Robbins, the precision of Kurt Vonnegut, and the insightfulness of Alan Watts and Thomas Pynchon, while never losing sight of the reader's experience in sharing this fantasy. Anyone looking for a peak experience as a reader will do well to pick up this new novel, which is fast becoming a cult classic. It is an uplifting and engaging twist on a universal theme. It is storytelling at its finest.
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Summary: A bizarre novel involving existential quandary
Review: Tony Vigorito's Just A Couple Of Days is a bizarre novel involving existential quandary centering on Dr. Flake Fountain, a scientist enlisted by the Committee for Peaceful Conflict to devise a cure for their new viral weapon. Dancing, laughter, the spiritual life of dinner plates, and the conundrum "Why aren't apples called reds?" (maybe because some of them are green?) all figure prominently in this unpredictably adventurous and singularly ambitious novel. Especially recommended reading for anyone with a literary interest in the surreal and metaphysical.
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Summary: This book is the best thing ever!
Review: I expected nothing less from Tony Vigorito...one of those books you start reading and then just can't bear to put down. It will make you think about many aspects of human nature and present society that you never would have otherwise. On top of all this, it's absolutely hilarious! The plot line will be especially funny and interesting to students at large universities. I can't wait for the next work by this author.
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Summary: a definite read...
Review: I came across this book at a String Cheese show this past summer and bought it from the author himself. I can not say enough about this book. The story is gripping from start to finish with incredible twists and turns. The prose is both poetic and outrageously funny at the same time. It is also the most uplifting book I have ever come across. I found myself unable to put it down and unable to stop pondering the questions it brings up. It will make you think about human interaction, the fallacy of language as a form of communication, and the meaning of life in general. Absolutely outstanding.
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