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Carpet Diem

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Carpet Diem

By: Justin Lee Anderson
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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Fifteen years after losing most of his family to a devastating, pudding-related tragedy, Simon Debovar has settled into a life of self-imposed exile from the stinking, selfish morass of humanity. Content that his daily highlights will include hazelnut coffee, a long bath, and the occasional jar of olives, his life is completely upturned by the discovery that his ornate living room carpet is the deciding factor in a bet between God and Satan.

When mysteriously well-timed carpet thieves deprive him of the crucial heirloom, Simon is forced to leave his hermit's existence behind for a world of angels, demons, witches, and immortals.

And then it gets complicated.

©2015 Justin Lee Anderson (P)2017 Tantor Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Comedy Funny Feel-Good Thought-Provoking Witty Scary Humourous Mysteries

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Critic reviews

"I laughed, I cried, I bought a fireside rug!" (Ian Pattison, creator of Rab C Nesbitt)
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I got this title because it was in the Plus Catalogue. It’s a good yarn; good fun. It goes off in unexpected directions and doesn’t end the way I expected it to. The characters are good and narrator, excellent. If you need a bit of cheering up then listen to this!

Something a bit different

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if you think along the lines of "Good Omens" with a few adult laughs along the way, then this is the book for you.

An adult chuckle

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An interesting listen. Narrator was extremely good. I would recommend this to anyone that likes Terry Pratchet

Great listen

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What an absolute joy to listen too!! It's us well written, narrated perfectly and side splittingly funny. The story moves at a pleasant pace. I can't recommend this book highly enough, although I do recommend not listening to it outside as I got some strange looks when it seems I burns out laughing for no reason

Carpet Diem

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A very compelling story even if the premise is a little quirky. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the performance was excellent

A very compelling story

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A most enjoyable breath of fresh air. Humorous without being too silly. Also read very well. Will go on my favourites

Carpet Diem

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great story. brilliant narration . hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy meets good omens, meets Discworld. light hearted and fun. thanks

loved the narrator

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Good fun storey with some quirky ideas. Generally entertaining and enjoyable with out too much concentration required.

good fun

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If I'm anything like Harriet when I'm 90 years old I'll consider my life a success!
Thoroughly enjoyed the story. Lots of witches, angels, demons and a friendly giant along with a decent smattering of mythical or magical characters. Harriet is quite a sweary character but I'm sue the odd f**k would leave my mouth if I was saving the world.
Hopefully Simon and his ragtag band of friends will be developed further in the sequel Anderson plans to write.
Looking forward to more adventures with Simon and co. and finding a beautiful old rug for my living room!

Not quite Pratchett's league but still a good read

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An engaging love story with supernatural beings with a handful of saving the world thrown in.

Funny, confusing, engrossing

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