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Dreaming of Babylon

A Private Eye Novel 1942

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Dreaming of Babylon

By: Richard Brautigan
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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It is early 1942. You are in San Francisco, and you need a private eye. Sam Spade is rumored to be in Istanbul. The Continental Op has been drafted and is a sergeant in the Aleutians. Philip Marlowe is up at Little Fawn Lake investigating the disappearance of Mrs. Derace Kingsley. Lew Archer is in the army. Who's left? Nobody but C. Card. You haven't heard of C. Card? That's all right. Nobody has.

When you hire C. Card, the hero of Richard Brautigan's eighth novel, you have scraped the bottom of the private-eye barrel. But you won't be bored. No, indeed. Because when C. Card finds some bullets for his gun, you will be in for some fast, funny, slam-bang private eye adventures. Unless, of course, C. Card starts dreaming of Babylon. If C. Card starts dreaming of Babylon, all bets are off. Not since Trout Fishing in America has Brautigan so successfully combined his wild sense of humor with the incredible poetic imagination he is rightfully famous for around the world. The adventures of seedy, not-too-bright C. Card, as he carefully wends his way between fantasy and reality, Babylon and San Francisco, are a delight to both the mind and the heart.

©1977 Richard Brautigan (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Crime Fiction Fiction Crime Funny Heartfelt Witty San Francisco
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I just loved the farce, hapless stupidity but most of all the performance. Branson Pinchot brought it to life brilliantly. And the funniest war wound story I've heard.

Ludicrous! Hilarious!

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liked the concept but ultimately found it fairly boring. it's a pretty good representation of someone with adhd though

a bit disappointing

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After reading all the reviews I could not wait to listen to this book.

wow what a disappointment. the word Babylon must be at least every 5th word and I still waiting to hear something funny, or even witty, by half way through.

I eventually gave up as it was just amateurly written and poorly recorded with lots ofong pauses for no reason. The narrator seems to be in a hurry to get the reading over too as he seems to speed read the whole thing

Imagine a 12 yr olds imitation of Raymond Chandler on a day when they were hung over and trying to just get the book over and out of the way.

it's not often I give up on a book, but honestly, life's just too short to waste the remaining 2 hrs it would have taken.

dull and fairly poorly written

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Legitimately one of the funniest books of all time. the narrator sold every word

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGH!"

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Loved this nonsensical crazy story. the narrator brought it to life like no other could. guaranteed to make you laugh.

Incredibly funny with amazing narration

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