Larry and the Meaning of Life [Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Janet Tashjian (Author), Matt Green (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2008

Larry (otherwise known as Josh) is in the doldrums, but after meeting a spiritual guru at Walden Pond who convinces him to join his study group, he starts to question his grasp of reality.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Listening Library (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739372769
• ISBN-13: 978-0739372760
• ASIN: B001RJI460
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

More About the Author

I was born and raised in Rhode Island, lived in Boston for the past twenty years, and am currently moving to L.A. (I will miss lots about New England but not the winters.)
I love making up stories and doing school presentations about writing. I still write most of my books in longhand -- I love the feel of a pen in my hand moving across crisp white paper. (Although I'd be lost without my MacBook.)
I have lots of ideas for stories but unfortunately not enough hours in the day to write them all.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Oh no!, March 3, 2010

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ReaderGirl "ReaderGirl" (Lone Star State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Larry and the Meaning of Life (Hardcover)

I really wanted to love this book because I adored the first two books about Larry, but I'm afraid this really went off in the absolute wrong direction for me. It's impossible to say too much without massive spoilers, so I apologize for being cryptic, but after the layers of meaning and relevance in the first two books, I found this plot to be superficial and in many ways just morally outrageous. I did still enjoy the writing style. I wish I could give half stars because I would give this 2 1/2 -- right in the middle, neutral, not good or bad. But I can't so I have to choose 2 stars or 3 stars, and I can't give it a rating that is more good than bad. I just wish the author had picked almost ANY other direction to go with in Larry's life, because by the end of this I don't like many of the characters anymore.

5.0 out of 5 stars love the series, January 2, 2010

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Mom3 (Houston, Tx) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Larry and the Meaning of Life (Hardcover)

I actually read Vote for Larry first, using my usual method of arbitrarily pulling books off the shelves at the public library. That is how I stumbled upon the books by Janet Tashjian. I then bought all of the Larry books as Xmas gifts for my 15 year old niece, 13 year old godson and 13 year old daughter. Each got one and will trade after finishing. My 13 year old daughter has already finished The Gospel According to Larry and pronounced it one of her fave books. It does help to read them in order, to keep track of the characters that pop in and out. But, at the their ages, they figure it out in context. Enjoy. I wish there were more books like this for my teen daughter, most are about getting a boyfriend, keeping a boyfriend or dealing with the popular girls in school. That is not her preferred genre at all. Yes, she devoured the Twilight series but these books take them to another world as well.

4.0 out of 5 stars A great, yet extremely unrealistic, novel., January 2, 2009

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Hope LaGrois (from Hope's Bookshelf) (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Larry and the Meaning of Life (Hardcover)

Whatever I was expecting, Larry and the Meaning of Life was definetly not what I was expecting. I haven't read the other two books in the series, but that didn't seem to matter. There were still Larry's funny footnotes if I ever got lost (which wasn't a lot). Larry's voice is really funny. There weren't many serious parts in this book, instead I was laughing most of the time.

However, the story was just really unrealistic. I cannot see this happening to anybody. Ever. That was really the only downside to this book.