Helpful Score: 2
A long read, but lots of fun. Our hero, Raleigh, and his irrepressibly loyal, and fat, friend, head off on a quest to find Raleigh's father - who has discharged himself from the hospital, taken all his money out of the bank, and vanished with a young black female mental patient in a yellow convertible. Very witty and wry humor. Worth the time to read it.
Helpful Score: 2
Malone really is a master. He is my favorite thing to do during my "listless" hours. This story is about a son who is sent on a quest by his slightly zany father. As is true with all Malone books, the characters are great. There is an ex con, a blubbering best friend, a con man, and assorted other players throughout. Malone explores family and the ties that bind them together, all the while taking you for the "quest" of your life.
Helpful Score: 1
Malone is brilliant and this is a great story-telling moment
This book took a long time for me to get into...but I am glad I stuck with it. The characters are quirky and borderline weird, but I grew to love them and cheered them on. I found myself laughing outloud at the same time wondering how any of this could happen to a real person as I also realized that it could, which is what made it laugh out loud funny:)
This was a pretty good book. A bit long, but decent.
This is one of my all-time favorites. A delightful romp into southern culture, with plenty of laugh out loud moments.
