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Carpet Diem

By: Justin Lee Anderson
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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Summary

Fifteen years after losing most of his family to a devastating, pudding-related tragedy, Simon Debovar has settled into a life of self-imposed exile from the stinking, selfish morass of humanity. Content that his daily highlights will include hazelnut coffee, a long bath, and the occasional jar of olives, his life is completely upturned by the discovery that his ornate living room carpet is the deciding factor in a bet between God and Satan.

When mysteriously well-timed carpet thieves deprive him of the crucial heirloom, Simon is forced to leave his hermit's existence behind for a world of angels, demons, witches, and immortals.

And then it gets complicated.

©2015 Justin Lee Anderson (P)2017 Tantor
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"I laughed, I cried, I bought a fireside rug!" (Ian Pattison, creator of Rab C Nesbitt)

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good fun

Good fun storey with some quirky ideas. Generally entertaining and enjoyable with out too much concentration required.

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loved the narrator

great story. brilliant narration . hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy meets good omens, meets Discworld. light hearted and fun. thanks

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Something a bit different

I got this title because it was in the Plus Catalogue. It’s a good yarn; good fun. It goes off in unexpected directions and doesn’t end the way I expected it to. The characters are good and narrator, excellent. If you need a bit of cheering up then listen to this!

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An adult chuckle

if you think along the lines of "Good Omens" with a few adult laughs along the way, then this is the book for you.

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Not quite Pratchett's league but still a good read

If I'm anything like Harriet when I'm 90 years old I'll consider my life a success!
Thoroughly enjoyed the story. Lots of witches, angels, demons and a friendly giant along with a decent smattering of mythical or magical characters. Harriet is quite a sweary character but I'm sue the odd f**k would leave my mouth if I was saving the world.
Hopefully Simon and his ragtag band of friends will be developed further in the sequel Anderson plans to write.
Looking forward to more adventures with Simon and co. and finding a beautiful old rug for my living room!

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Funny, confusing, engrossing

An engaging love story with supernatural beings with a handful of saving the world thrown in.

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Very funny and well read

Love the writing style, and the nerds day to shine theme. The narrator was amazing

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Cute listen, silly playful characters

A great little story with a taste of Terry Pratchett to it, divine and playful, an easy listen. The performance is fantastic, with the reader putting on a big variety of voices, and nicely paced.

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LOL so many times

An oldie but a goodie. I was drawn to read this after hearing the author share about it at an author event and it sounded like such a ME book.

And it was. This book had me laughing out loud so many times.

I listened on audiobook and I highly recommend that, as it really brings out all the characters quirks.

Funny in a odd humour kinda way this was a brilliant humourous twist on a typical fantasy read. Angel's, demons, a hermit, a sexy Irish pirate and an elderly Aunt who wants to jump him, plus so many more great characters.

Definitely worth a read.

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if you like pratchet you'll love this one

easy to get into, builds characters really nicely, very easy to follow. not quite as in-depth as pratchets but beautifully strange and some amusing ideas.

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