The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag [Paperback]

Robert Rankin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1998

This is the story of Billy, whose Grandmother left him the "voodoo handbag" in her will, after he had sold her soul to science. The tales it tells Billy will change his life forever—and the lives of other people as well.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0552145807
• ISBN-13: 978-0552145800
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,291,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If your favourite drink is Death by Cider you'll love this, August 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (Paperback)

This is one of Rankin's best books and is best read after after most of his earlier works (as there are several references).

As usual, Rankin provides a straight forward mix of thought provoking hi-tech concepts, old fashioned suspense, yuk and hilarity.

Easy to read with a title that's brilliant to show off on the train (only kidding) this book is a great example of why Rankin far outstrips Pratchett for action and humour.

The book leaves you wanting more of the same and I think that's a compliment!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent Book, with a roller-coaster twist in its tail, October 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (Paperback)

I fell in love with this book. Mr Rankins inventive and at times, ingenious writing had me enthralled. I just loved the cruelty and revenge factors of this book... and its anti- world supremacy outlook. Just wait for the celebrity summoning chapters, in Roberts own bar on the necronet. Fabulous

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Hard To Believe, February 16, 2000

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Vincent J Sneed (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (Paperback)

It's hard to believe that Robert Rankin's books are so difficult to obtain on these shores: for my money, Rankin is, hands down, one of the funniest, most visionary authors writing in any genre. His style is loose and playful and, on the onset, seemingly completely at odds with the purpose of constructing a coherent narrative. Laugh-out-loud moments abound however, drawing the slack-jwed reader deep into a web of outrageous characters and even more outrageous situations. An absolutely stunning achievement! I wish I could have amnesia so I could read this book again for the first time!