The Time Machine Did It [Paperback]

John Swartzwelder (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2004

Humor/mystery novel by the writer of 59 episodes of The Simpsons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Kennydale Books (June 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0975579908
• ISBN-13: 978-0975579909
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 500 Laughs!, August 28, 2004

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Denise Reiss "Mike" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Time Machine Did It (Paperback)

How often does a book make you laugh out loud? Never, that's how often. But this book made me laugh out loud at least three times on every page, 500 laughs in all. It's the story of the world's stupidest detective, who gets hold of a time machine, and winds up being beaten up and shot at by everyone in history. Swartzwelder's writing is reminiscent of Douglas Adams or the early Max Shulman, but amazingly he's funnier than either of them.

Swartzwelder has apparently written 59 episodes of the Simpsons. I can believe it. Only that show can match him for sheer density of great, great jokes.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Are you ready to laugh?, September 12, 2005

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J. Castaldi (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Time Machine Did It (Paperback)

One reviewer wrote, "Worth a read, but I'm not sure if it's worth $15..." Let me say that I am sure it's worth $15. For the small investment of $15, you get at least $16 worth of laughs. Maybe $18. And with the cost of laughs going through the roof these days, that's a bargain.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "I just wreck history. I don't explain it.", March 19, 2006

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Dymon Enlow "Dymon Enlow" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Time Machine Did It (Paperback)

Classic Swartzwelder-ian storytelling about sucky detective Frank Burly who's hired by a homeless man to find out why he went to bed last night in his mansion a millionaire and woke up this morning flat broke in a cardboard box.

Highly imaginative, better than "Double Wonderful" and twice as funny, I had to put the book down about eight times cause I was laughing so hard. If you love "The Simpsons" then I'm sure you'll get a kick out of this.