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taytastic's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Easy, cheesy and highly digestible. These characters are quirky and off beat enough to be engaging even if the story moves at a breakneck pace, which is sometimes to the book’s detriment. Overall I’d read more like this and from this author.
ghoulomatic's review against another edition
I just couldn't. It's boring. It tries hard to be funny but fails to do so. Not only that, but the writing seems very conservative?? Politically, that is. There is nothing explicitly conservative, but I just get a weird vibe from the writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
readers_block's review against another edition
3.0
Classic Tim Dorsey.
I love all of his novels. Every one is guaranteed to make you laugh. This is no exception.
Not exactly his all time best, but a great summer read for fans of the Serge.
I love all of his novels. Every one is guaranteed to make you laugh. This is no exception.
Not exactly his all time best, but a great summer read for fans of the Serge.
bibliobabe94's review against another edition
3.0
Serge is at it again, this time he's dedicated to recreating "Easy Rider". Throw in small town shenanigans and sinkholes, and you've got another Florida classic.
xkay_readsx's review against another edition
3.0
My first book by Tim Dorsey and didn't quite expect this. Currently on page 134/Chap. 16 and I have thought about giving up twice. Parts about Wobbly interests me more than Serge's. :/
I'm so glad I kept on reading. It got pretty good and was funny.
I'm so glad I kept on reading. It got pretty good and was funny.
baggman's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, here we go again! My review and rating of this book (3 stars) is considerably different than a number of other contributing Goodreads members. Up front, I didn't think that the book was bad. But, halfway through it I did begin checking on the number of remaining pages to determine how soon I could move along to another read.
As the book jacket says, the protagonist, Serge, is obsessed with the classic 60's movie Easy Rider. (Yes, I saw the movie and, at the time, thought it close to life changing). Serge devises a plan to finish the journey begun by the movie's heroes cycling through Florida, rather than California, or Arizona. The book follows the adventures of Serge and his buddy Coleman as they visit the towns, and travel the highways and back roads of rural Florida.
Sorry, I realize that the book is supposed to be funny, over the top, exaggerating events and situations, but Serge and Coleman are simply killers. Even when I admittedly chuckled about an event, a few minutes later I was thinking, "Wait, they just killed that guy!" I guess that I'm just too old fashion.
Two confessions before closing: after finishing the book, I felt compelled to re-watch Easy Rider; I'm a longtime resident of Florida. Ten minutes after searching Netflix and starting the movie, I had enough. What was cutting edge in 1969 was corny by today's standards. Sad! Finally, Florida still has more than its share of small-town Rednecks and crazies. In fact, and as far as I'm concerned, Florida has nudged California into second place when it comes to news making crazies and knuckleheads per capita.
While my first thought was for something less, I'll be very kind and give Coconut Cowboy 3 stars. No, I'll not be searching out any other novels by Tim Dorsey featuring Serge and Coleman.
As the book jacket says, the protagonist, Serge, is obsessed with the classic 60's movie Easy Rider. (Yes, I saw the movie and, at the time, thought it close to life changing). Serge devises a plan to finish the journey begun by the movie's heroes cycling through Florida, rather than California, or Arizona. The book follows the adventures of Serge and his buddy Coleman as they visit the towns, and travel the highways and back roads of rural Florida.
Sorry, I realize that the book is supposed to be funny, over the top, exaggerating events and situations, but Serge and Coleman are simply killers. Even when I admittedly chuckled about an event, a few minutes later I was thinking, "Wait, they just killed that guy!" I guess that I'm just too old fashion.
Two confessions before closing: after finishing the book, I felt compelled to re-watch Easy Rider; I'm a longtime resident of Florida. Ten minutes after searching Netflix and starting the movie, I had enough. What was cutting edge in 1969 was corny by today's standards. Sad! Finally, Florida still has more than its share of small-town Rednecks and crazies. In fact, and as far as I'm concerned, Florida has nudged California into second place when it comes to news making crazies and knuckleheads per capita.
While my first thought was for something less, I'll be very kind and give Coconut Cowboy 3 stars. No, I'll not be searching out any other novels by Tim Dorsey featuring Serge and Coleman.
barko_jenk's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sswertz's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
a bimbo adventure story set in small towns in Florida. not a lot of meat but pretty lighthearted and funny!
karenakie's review against another edition
2.0
Forgot I don't really like these books after about a third in.