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The Future According To Me (Kindle Single) [Kindle Edition]

Rob Kutner (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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Book Description

Hipster aliens! Existentially aware Smart Toilets! Instant genital swapping! The future will be all of these things and so much more, in Conan/Daily Show writer Rob Kutner's collection of "quick hits" on what could be, but probably shouldn't.

Includes NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN primary source documents like
- The official memo of the triumphant Jewish/Gay/Lizard-People conspiracy
- The diary of a time-travelling garbageman
- The unearthed prophecies of the great Seusstrodamus

Read this book, and you are GUARANTEED to start traveling into the future.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Imagine a future where a virus wipes out all humans except those with Attention Deficit Disorder. That's just one of 35 future scenarios that Rob Kutner invents and explores in The Future According to Me.This compilation is brimming with ironic, absurd, and downright bizarre one-page descriptions of possible futures. Inside, readers will find immortal baby boomers (forever with us and always playing '60s music), a new form of onanism that creates an unplanned self-pregnancy crisis, and even intelligent zombies who scheme and plan. The short sketches are reminiscent of futures that Kurt Vonnegut, or his character Kilgore Trout, might have explored in depth. In some of Kutner's vignettes, our desires and wants, deeply pursued by science, create fatuous or insufferable prospects. In others, we're given a glimpse into a random person's life, such as a journal entry from the man who cleans up trash left by time travelers. A testament to a deeply creative mind, The Future According to Me defies categorization and will find a place among those who love pondering questions that begin: “What if …?” --Paul Diamond

Product Details

  • File Size: 182 KB
  • Print Length: 20 pages
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005DHYSLW
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,010 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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“ It is funny, easy to read, and hard to put down. ” Jodgers  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
“ It's worth way more than 99 cents. ” Raychel  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great future satire microfictions July 20, 2011
By Scott Stein
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Several dozen short-burst views of the future emerge like little strange worlds, making the 20 pages or so last far more than standard fiction. Kutner's got humor chops, but he also blends some Vonnegut, Italo Calvino, and They Might Be Giants-style aesthetics in here, too. Great stuff, and well worth a buck.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! July 19, 2011
By atomictestsprove
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was my first kindle single and also my first real read from this author. Found out about this through following him on twitter. I must confess, as soon as I downloaded this I sat and read it in its entirety before I could put down my phone (where I have my kindle app). Witty and just the type of humor I enjoy. I know I'll be re-reading this one and recommending to friends family and co-workers. Here's hoping he writes another soon! Well worth the 99 cents. What are you waiting for, go read it now! It will make you smile, and maybe stop to consider which one of these creatively imagined futures you think may come true. (One of my favourites - because I was most scared of it - was the future concerning hipster aliens!)
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Future-tastic July 20, 2011
By David Waghalter
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Apocolypse How" author Rob Kutner goes back to the future (see what I did there?) with this short book of bite-size predictions, oracular visions, and absurd preposterousnesses. Download it right quick-like, sneak your kindle and/or kindle-enabled device into the office bathroom, and make your co-workers wonder (and fear) what all the stall-giggling is about.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Plenty of goofy humor!
Witty and funny; I can see a few of the future scenarios coming to pass -- namely the one where the world overreacts to global warming and the scenario where genitalia swapping is... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dewey Black
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product! It made me smile I liked it so much I think I cried...
Great product! It made me smile I liked it so much I think I cried when it arrived!! Simply AWESOME!
Published 3 months ago by Heather Hambrecht
2.0 out of 5 stars Did not like it
Stories are too long to be enjoyed as pure tweets of ideas and too short to make any sense. I've bought the book because of reference to Vonneguts Kilgor Traut character. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gatis
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining in short spurts
I've really enjoyed this book. It has many short vignettes pondering how the world will end. I like that I can simply pick up anywhere and get a quick read in, and still be... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Steph
2.0 out of 5 stars I agree with the 1- and 2-star reviews
Yeah, it's just not that funny. I (like the other 1- and 2-star reviewers) kept reading the next essay thinking it will surely be funnier, but that never happened. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Truly Scrumptious
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious in a different way
Totally my kind of humor. Not laugh out loud comedy, ,more witty satire and weird sarcasm. I'll now be looking for everything else this guy has ever done.
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. Metzker
5.0 out of 5 stars More Kutner Greatness!
Must-read! I was a big fan of Apocalypse How and "The Future According to Me" did not disappoint. Sharp and funny satire from a long-time "Daily Show" and "Conan" vet. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Chris Regan
5.0 out of 5 stars The Future According To Funny
This is the kind of book the Kindle single format was invented for: a series of funny, short pieces, perfect for reading in little bursts on your morning commute. Read more
Published 20 months ago by J. Sager Weinstein
1.0 out of 5 stars Occasionally clever. Mostly horrible. Not worth $0.99.
I had high hopes for this book. The concept is clever and the reader reviews were mostly encouraging. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Joshua D. Nathan
4.0 out of 5 stars Oh so witty!
A quick and fun read, and short enough to leave you wanting more. These couple dozen pithy vignettes depict possible futures, and each one is clearly written and edited to maximize... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Eric Wallace
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