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Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland - Audio CD - Unabridged
Author: Patton Oswalt
Now in paperback, from a “multi-faceted, medium-hopping, culture skewering performer” (SPIN), this is a journey through the world of Patton Oswalt, best known for his roles in film (Big Fan and Ratatouille) and television (The King of Queens and The United States of Tara),<...  more »

Prepare yourself for a journey through the world of Patton Oswalt, one of the most creative, insightful, and hysterical voices on the entertain­ment scene today. Widely known for his roles in the films Big Fan and Ratatouille, as well as the television hit The King of Queens, Patton Oswalt—a staple of Comedy Central—has been amusing audiences for decades. Now, with Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, he offers a fascinating look into his most unusual, and lovable, mindscape.

Oswalt combines memoir with uproarious humor, from snow forts to Dungeons & Dragons to gifts from Grandma that had to be explained. He remem­bers his teen summers spent working in a movie Cineplex and his early years doing stand-up. Readers are also treated to several graphic elements, includ­ing a vampire tale for the rest of us and some greeting cards with a special touch. Then there’s the book’s centerpiece, which posits that before all young creative minds have anything to write about, they will home in on one of three story lines: zom­bies, spaceships, or wastelands.

Oswalt chose wastelands, and ever since he has been mining our society’s wasteland for perversion and excess, pop culture and fatty foods, indie rock and single-malt scotch. Zombie Spaceship Wasteland is an inventive account of the evolution of Patton Oswalt’s wildly insightful worldview, sure to indulge his legion of fans and lure many new admirers to his very entertaining “wasteland.”

Read by the author. 3 audio discs (3 hr., 30 min.)
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ISBN-13: 9781442335479
ISBN-10: 1442335475
Publication Date: 1/4/2011
Edition: Unabridged
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2.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Hardcover
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sixteendays avatar reviewed Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 130 more book reviews
This was truly...TRULY...the worst book I have ever read in my entire life
dragoneyes avatar reviewed Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 844 more book reviews
I didn't know who Patton Oswalt was before I started reading this book. I was just looking for something to make me laugh and it came up as a recommendation for me. If I was to go by this book I would have to say that Oswalt isn't a very entertaining comedian. I decided to look him up on Youtube and found, rather, that he is quite funny. The book is so much different then his stand up. It seemed to drift from one thing to another and there wasn't very much there that made me chuckle. I grew up in the same time as he talked about and thought I could really enjoy this but I didn't. I liked some parts of the book like Dungeon & Dragons or when he went on about some of the greeting cards. But still, it didn't make me laugh or even giggle. It was more like a thought when through my head that said either "hmmm, I remember that" or "that's neat" but nothing spectacular happened. I think if you want the real depth of Oswalt then watch his stand up but stay away from the book.


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