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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
I have never laughed so hard in all my life. LOVED IT! Ridiculous hilarity. If you'd like to forget your own life for awhile and have a great laugh in the process, then the Lust Lizard might be the thing for you.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pine Cove is a cozy little town nestled into the forests of northern California. During vacation season, the town is overrun with tourists. When that season dies down, so does the town. It just becomes your everyday, run-of-the-mill nothing burg. This off-season, however, is different. A suicide has rocked the populace, the town's shrink has decided to conduct an experiment in which she replaces everyone's depression meds with placebos, and a nearby nuclear reactor has sprung a tiny leak. But it's just enough of a leak to awaken a massive sea monster that has long been in hibernation in the Pacific Ocean... Awaken it and lure it to the town with the promise of copious amounts of sex and food. And, truly, is there anything we want more than sex and food?
I have no idea how Christopher Moore comes up with this stuff. His book ideas are so random and ridiculous and insane sounding... yet he always makes them work as novels. As per usual, his writing is hilarious, his characters are well fleshed out, and the reads are fast, leaving you wanting more (or "Moore" as the case may be. Ha!). Thankfully, I finished this just in time that I could re-read The Stupidest Angel, which features many of the same characters from this book in a holiday tale for the ages.
I have no idea how Christopher Moore comes up with this stuff. His book ideas are so random and ridiculous and insane sounding... yet he always makes them work as novels. As per usual, his writing is hilarious, his characters are well fleshed out, and the reads are fast, leaving you wanting more (or "Moore" as the case may be. Ha!). Thankfully, I finished this just in time that I could re-read The Stupidest Angel, which features many of the same characters from this book in a holiday tale for the ages.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
How can you not laugh out loud at the lizard's side of the story of trying to woo his lady love of gorgeous shining silver (who actually happens to be a fuel tanker currently refilling a gas station)? There are many such moments in this book where I just had to bite my cheek to keep from laughing out loud as I listened to the audiobook version at work. :D Once again, I've yet to come across a klunker by Christopher Moore - so far, I've loved everything that I've read by him.
Excellent read. A delightful comedy of manners and errors. Lots of laughter and heartfelt moments.
I was going to give this book 4 stars and then I remembered the scene with the lizard and the weed whacker and had to give it 5. It's just fun. It's kinda dirty, but then it's by Christopher Moore, all his books are at least kinda dirty at some point. Everyone seems to think that this is a work of fiction, but I don't see why, it seems perfectly plausable to me.