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Titel: Bin mal kurz tot
Autor:: Lance Rubin
Erzähler: Nicolás Artajo
Format: Unabridged
Spieldauer: 9 hrs and 24 mins
Sprache: Deutsch
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-11-15
Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio
Kategorien: Fiction, Humor
Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:
Wie alle anderen auch kennt der 17-jährige Denton seinen genauen Todestag. In der Zeit davor, der Todeswoche, tun die Menschen traditionell alles, was sie schon immer tun wollten.
Am Tag vor seinem Tod erwacht Denton aber im Bett eines Mädchens, das definitiv nicht seine Freundin ist, die ihn irgendwie letzte Nacht verlassen haben muss. Das kann er kurz vor seiner Beerdigungszeremonie am Nachmittag eigentlich gar nicht brauchen. Auf welche Weise Denton den Tod finden wird, das weiß er noch nicht. Ein mysteriöser Fleck auf seiner Haut gibt jedoch einen ersten Hinweis. Doch dann taucht ein merkwürdiger Fremder auf seiner Beerdigung auf und erzählt allerhand Dinge, die Dentons bevorstehendes Ableben in ein ganz neues Licht rücken. Etwas stimmt hier nicht. Doch kann er noch herausfinden, was?
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Mitglieder Bewertungen:
but it really isn't that funny. Almost every sentence is supposed to be a ...
In "Denton Little's Death Date" by Lance Rubin advanced technology has made it possible for almost everyone to know their death date the minute they are born.
Denton belongs to the group of early ones - the people that die before their 21st birthday. He's only seventeen and in the midst of his funeral preparations and celebrations.
I get what the author was aiming for.
This is supposed to be a solely comedic read, but it really isn't that funny. Almost every sentence is supposed to be a joke and you never know whether Denton really means the things he says and does or is just aiming for comedic effect.
These kinds of novels seem to be popular among young male debut and experienced writers and they have never been much for me. I wasn't a fan of "Starter for Ten" by David Nicholls or "Damned" by Chuck Palahniuk for example, which are both written in a similar style.
Throughout the novel all scenes seem to serve only the purpose of making the reader laugh in a slapstick-esque matter that isn't always really flattering to the author. Sometimes the jokes seem extremely forced and cause secondhand embarrassment. The premise is extremely interesting and the world building very strong, which just makes this even more frustrating. Rubin made sure to make Denton's death preparations seem realistic by adding little quirks that society developed throughout the years.
Denton himself is in theory a likable character, but the way he deals with his situation makes it hard to get into the novel. He's constantly cracking jokes and not a for a second actually thinking about the fact that his death is coming soon.
You'd usually think someone in that situation would be insecure and scared. Denton acts like he has all the time in the world. For the purpose of the novel it would even be more funny if he'd do those things that people in his world do when they know their death is pretty near. The only time I had the notion that Denton was really doing that was when he speaks his mind about his arch enemy Phil at his death ceremonial.
I like idea, but it's just executed very poorly and you can tell that it's a debut novel. I struggled for ever page, because I couldn't take the story seriously if the protagonist doesn't either.
Rating:
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Overall: Do I Recommend?
I had to struggle through this.
