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Reader Praises Eric Idle's Sci-Fi Comedy Novel 'The Road to Mars'

Original: Just finished reading 'The Road to Mars' by Eric Idle. A random op shop find from a while ago that I finally got around

A reader has finished 'The Road to Mars', a 1999 novel by Monty Python's Eric Idle, picked up second-hand at an op shop. They describe it as not bad, noting how it blends science fiction with a meditation on the nature of comedy and a thriller plot, all tied together by a framing narrative set decades later.

Why now: The book offers an unusual genre mix that resonates with readers of comedy and science fiction.

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• Just finished reading 'The Road to Mars' by Eric Idle. A random op shop find from a while ago that I finally got around to, it's not bad, mixing sci-fi, an exploration/treatise on comedy, and a mystery/thriller plot, all wrapped in a framing narrative 80 years later than the… · imalcolm · 12

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