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Motel of the Mysteries
Motel of the Mysteries
Author: David Macaulay
It is the year 4022; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395284247
ISBN-10: 0395284244
Publication Date: 1/1988
Pages: 95
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (T)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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lilguppy avatar reviewed Motel of the Mysteries on + 30 more book reviews
I've always thought what people would think of us in a few thousand years and how much they'd probably misunderstand - much like I think we do now with the ancients. I love the black and white sketches, they lend a cool dynamic to the story. Short book and very quick read.
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One person’s hilarious is another’s silly and contrived. I was truly looking forward to an interesting exploration of mistaken conclusions based on a serious and intellectual foundation and found instead ridiculous assumptions by an uneducated imbecile. Even suspending disbelief, I found this a major disappointment.

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