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Title: Hamsterdamned!
Author: Adam Millard
Narrator: Sketch MacQuinor
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
Language: English
Release date: 01-22-15
Publisher: Adam Millard
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Comedy, Classic British
Publisher's Summary:
Amsterdam: the sex and drugs capital of the world, where weed is legal and smoked alongside coffee in one of the city's many koffiehuises. It's Mike's stag-do - one final weekend of debauchery before marrying - and along with four of his friends, he intends to paint the town red. Unfortunately, they're not the only ones eager to paint the town red; six evil hamsters escape the delivery-truck and stumble upon a contaminated batch of space-cake. With the euphoria they experience comes a side-effect none of them could have anticipated: The hamsters start to grow.
Hamsterdamned! is the action-packed and comical tale of gigantic rodents and sex-midgets, of one-legged prostitutes and inept Dutch policemen, of camaraderie and one man's fight to stay alive so he can marry the woman of his dreams.
Members Reviews:
Does What Other Stories Like it Can't.
If you could sum up Hamsterdamned! in three words, what would they be?
Obscene, lovable and-believe it or not-plausible.
This book's characters were airheaded, for sure, but it was in the way that allowed the audience to care for, as well as feel sorry for, the buffoons (Sort of like Hunter S. Thompson meets Judd Apatow.).
The lascivious humor and gore were vulgar, but the text never managed to dip into the "Too Much" area, a place where many similar stories go.
Finally, this book provided the listener with the ability to accept the impossible situations. Usually this type of narrative is done so outrageously that the suspension of disbelief becomes a chore and something the reader or listener is no longer willing to do. This book, however, found the right balance between over-the-top and under-the-exaggeration-line.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Hamsterdamned!?
The one line that cracked me up was the narrator's description of Stuart's pick-up line.
"As a joke, it was SHIT."
This line contained nearly flawless delivery as well as an condemnation of the monstrosity that is pun-based philandering.
What does Sketch MacQuinor bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
As enjoyable as every character voice was, what stood out the most in terms of the voice acting was McQuinor's soothing tones that enchanted the listener like a irreverent, male, British siren song.
What struck this listener in particular was how he was able to provide a subtle commentary on the story. You could hear the narrator trying to be as objective as possible, but there were times when his timbre suggested that he found the characters jus as ridiculous as we did. This provided a layer of subtext to the storytelling and let the listeners know that we weren't alone in realizing what a farce we were witnessing.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I won't ruin the ending for anyone, but I will say that I wasn't expecting it to be as heartfelt as it was.
Any additional comments?
I am dying to see Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright make this into a film.
Nasty, mutant hamsters rampage through Amsterdam!
If you could sum up Hamsterdamned! in three words, what would they be?
Hilarious, gory, worthwhile.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Mike was my favorite character because he was forced into the role of hero. He had no choice but to try to survive and beat the hamsters who had ruined lives, Amsterdam, and the bachelor party that he didn't want to have.
