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292 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425239476
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date: 06 July 2010
Description
Dave Barry makes his fiction debut with a ferociously funny novel of love and mayhem in south Florida. In the city of Coconut Grove, Florida, these things happen: A struggling adman named Eliot Arnold drives home from a meeting with the Client Fro...
Community Reviews Summary of 746 reviews
Moods
adventurous 70%
lighthearted 58%
tense 17%
dark 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 25% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Gun violence, Kidnapping, Animal deathMinor
Sexual content, Car accident, Fatphobia292 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780425239476
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date: 06 July 2010
Description
Dave Barry makes his fiction debut with a ferociously funny novel of love and mayhem in south Florida. In the city of Coconut Grove, Florida, these things happen: A struggling adman named Eliot Arnold drives home from a meeting with the Client Fro...
Community Reviews Summary of 746 reviews
Moods
adventurous 70%
lighthearted 58%
tense 17%
dark 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 25% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Gun violence, Kidnapping, Animal deathMinor
Sexual content, Car accident, Fatphobia