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

Rob Kutner (Author)
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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

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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.

Product Details

  • File Size: 182 KB
  • Print Length: 20 pages
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005DHYSLW
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,792 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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
Brilliant! July 19, 2011
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
Future-tastic July 20, 2011
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
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 14 days ago by Nom de Plume
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 7 months ago by Mrs. Metzker
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 7 months ago by Chris Regan
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 8 months ago by J. Sager Weinstein
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 8 months ago by Joshua D. Nathan
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 8 months ago by Eric Wallace
Who says there are no more bargains - this is a great one!
I found out about this book on Twitter. After reading the Amazon.com description; I thought, for 99 cents it will be a quick fun read. Uh, wrong! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Deb Wiltsey
"The Future According To Me" According To Me
Rob Kutner prepared you how to survive the end of the world with Apocalypse How: Turn the End-Times into the Best of Times! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jeffrey Vega
A far-too-long stand up comic routine
Very disappointing, particularly given that my expectations were high given the wondeful reviews (which I must say I generally concur with). Read more
Published 8 months ago by B. Michael
Ripped off
I paid 99 cents too much. I could write this in my lunch break. It was my first kindle book and I was happy with kindle on my HP Touchpad, shame about the content!
Published 9 months ago by Grant Watt
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