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A Fraction of the Whole

By: Steve Toltz
Narrated by: Craig Baldwin, Colin McPhillamy, Various
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Martin Dean spent his entire life analyzing absolutely everything - from the benefits of suicide to the virtues of strip clubs - and passing on his self-taught knowledge to his son, Jasper. But now that his father's dead, Jasper can fully reflect on the man who raised him in intellectual captivity, and the irony is this: theirs was a great adventure.

From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry and how the three of them upset - mostly unintentionally - an entire continent. Incorporating death, parenting (good and bad kinds), one labyrinth, first love, a handbook for criminals, a scheme to make everyone rich and an explosive suggestion box, Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a hilarious, heartbreaking story of families and how to survive them.

©2008 Steve Holtz (P)2008 Recorded Books LLC Literature & Fiction Witty Comedy
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I never write reviews but I have to say it was such a pleasure listening to this book - twists and turns and an adventure that keeps on going - thoroughly enjoyed. I went between reading and listening and the only annoying thing is the book has no chapter numbers so it’s harder to do this here.

Highly recommended

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There's a good book lurking in here, unfortunately it's swamped by Martin and Jasper's inane philosophy and the lack of an editor to get down to a more snappy 16 hrs or so. I really enjoyed the plot as it was in the Peter Carey vein but found my finger twitching over the 30 second advance button in the last 1/4

Droning on down under

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I absolutely loved everything about this book. Superb narration ? I found the two narrators didn?t just read the story; they really became the characters, and were utterly convincing. The book had me gripped, had me laughing out loud, and I stayed up until 3am last night to finish it! I?m missing it already!

My favourite listen so far this year!

Unforgettable!

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it is impossible to sum up this book in a review but if you take on this incredible journey, you will not be disappointed. I have read 100s of books and I can comfortably say this has made me think the most.

The best book I've had the pleasure of exploring

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If you're a man, this book will teach you about yourself. If you're a woman, this book will teach you about men.

It's about the relationship between a father and a son. It's about the relationship between a brother and a brother. It's about love, it's about disappointment and it's about a dysfunctional family that will make anyone else's seem normal by comparison. And it's about life.

This is a must listen.

Best book I've listened to by far

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