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The F*ck-It List
- Narrated by: Ian Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
You're terminally ill.
Who do you kill?
Set in a near-future America, an America that has borne two terms of a Trump presidency and is now in the first term of Donald’s daughter as president, Frank Brill, a retired small-town newspaper editor, lives in a world where the populist policies Trump is currently so keen to pursue have been a reality for some years and are getting even more extreme – an erosion of abortion rights, less and less gun control, xenophobic immigration policies.
Frank, a good man, has just been given a terminal diagnosis. Rather than compile a bucket list of all the things he’s ever wanted to do in his life, he instead has at the ready his ‘fuck-it list’. Because Frank has had to endure more than his fair share of personal misfortune. And he has the names of those who are to blame for all of the tragedies that have befallen him.
But eventually, as he becomes more accustomed to dishing out cold revenge and the stakes get higher and higher, and with a rogue county sheriff on his tail, there only remains one name left at the bottom of his fuck-it list.
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"Gripping, terrifying and hilarious – John Niven is our Hunter S. Thompson." (Adam Kay, author of This Is Going to Hurt)
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- Mark
- 12-05-20
Niven on Top Form
This novel has an audacious plot and is part political satire and part thriller. I loved it and raced through it. The book is not so much a whodunnit but more of a 'when's he going to do it and to whom and how?'. It is a shockingly believable portrait of an America that might just happen if the wrong people stay in control long enough and the right people get angry enough to do something about it. Crisply paced and brilliantly read, this is an absolute must for anyone who loves intelligent satire laced with warmth, wit, sadness and truly just deserts for those that need them.
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- Will
- 25-09-21
Disappointing
Big John Niven fan, but unfortunately this is a disappointing book. Hard to get through. Felt very dragged out, almost like he had to fulfil a word count requirement.
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- Juliet
- 14-11-20
Great entertainment
Wonderful. A well crafted, entertaining read, the more enjoyable for knowing Trump didn't win another term.
It's a strange thing though, that of the dozen or so books I've read published this year, not one has mentioned Covid 19. This, set later in the 2020s, is another one. It's a bit like setting a book between 1939 and 1945 and ignoring the second is world war.
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- M. P. Saunders
- 13-08-20
Dark but very entertaining
Set in 2025 America during a future Trump presidential dynasty where Ivan has succeeded Donald as president after he has driven through his policies of MAGA. Alarming almost prophetic. Dark humour which has you rooting for the principal character despite his descent into revenge killings as compared to those he murders he is a a good guy at heart who has had his share of tragedy and loss at their hands. i really enjoyed the parody of Trump and the narrator got the accent and mannerisms down to a tee. great listening.
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- Brian
- 26-06-20
A USA what if story, if COVID19 didn't happen.
Thank goodness it's only a story. With the newer developments, thankfully this can stay as fiction.
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- MR
- 26-02-24
Captivating
I'm new to Niven and know little of America but I was invested within a couple of chapters. I loved how an extreme political situation had occurred slowly, gently, it all seemed possible and that's scary. Very well narrated, definitely one to listen to again.
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- Glenn mason
- 10-05-23
Loved it! Classic Niven.
A really enjoyable ride from start to finish and the narrator’s performance was one of the best I’ve heard on audible. If you like fun but twisted stories that include political satire this is definitely for you.
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- Nadine Sidhpura
- 16-11-21
Good story until the rubbish ending!
General a good listen until the last few chapters which are completely unimaginative and unbelievable.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-05-21
Very enjoyable
I really enjoyed this book - the narrator was a perfect choice for Frank. Highly recommended.
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- Stuart H Kennedy
- 07-05-21
Good Book
Addictive story, moral questioning. I will be looking at more John Niven books, this was written well, good character depth.
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