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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

By: Angela Carter
Narrated by: Vincent Pirillo
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Desiderio, an employee of the city under a bizarre reality attack from Doctor Hoffman's mysterious machines, has fallen in love with Albertina, the Doctor's daughter. But Albertina, a beautiful woman made of glass, seems only to appear to him in his dreams.

Meeting on his adventures a host of cannibals, centaurs and acrobats, Desiderio must battle against unreality and the warping of time and space to be with her, as the Doctor reduces Desiderio's city to a chaotic state of emergency - one ridden with madness, crime and sexual excess.

A satirical tale of magic and sex, The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman is a dazzling quest for truth, love and identity.

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I tried this because it got onto a great books list in the science fiction category. I suspect that I might be too unsophisticated but I found it to be a great idea executed in a dull manner. Frankly, it was boring. The worst part however was the narrator. I think he just missed out on the part for Geppetto on something else so thought it would be good to keep the style. It was hard and tedious trying to understand his ponderous accented style. A pity because I feel that really detracted from what might be an okay book underneath, somewhere.

The narrators style was a liability to a dull story

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