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Waiting for the Galactic Bus (Snake Oil, Bk 1)
Waiting for the Galactic Bus - Snake Oil, Bk 1
Author: Parke Godwin
ISBN-13: 9780385246354
ISBN-10: 0385246358
Publication Date: 4/1/1988
Pages: 229
Rating:
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
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3.1 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
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chrisnsally avatar reviewed Waiting for the Galactic Bus (Snake Oil, Bk 1) on + 113 more book reviews
A quick, enjoyable read about human social and philosophical error. Godwin seems to barrow much from The Divine Comedy, Joseph Campbell, Shakespeare and many other classical works, too numerous to list. In a tale that is cosmic farce, Godwin throws in two original jokes.

"What is two hundred feet long, green, with warts all over and, sleeps at the bottom of the ocean?"

"Moby Pickle."

"What's purple, wears a Scout hat and stamps out forest fires?"

"Smokey the Grape."

(Hey, I liked them and silly fun is what reading is all about.)