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This is Christopher Moore's fourth novel, and it's exponentially better than any that have come before. It's a hilarious romp with a hero that's by turns dorky, and the coolest guy on the planet. Throw in some "Mary Kay commandos" and a talking fruit bat, and you've got several hours of the most entertaining reading ever devised.
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I laughed out loud in several places reading this book. Makes me want to read more of Moores.
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Seriously wacky and great book! I loved this more than Bloodsucking Fiends. The ending was very satisfying. It is zany but not too bad so you get irritated. First RATE!
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I loved "Lamb" and thought "The Stupidest Angel" was, well, stupid. This one started out a little bit too 'out there' for me, but quickly became so upsurd that it was hilarious. I just kept wondering: How is he going to get the characters out of this one? And just what part of left field is he going to come from next? LOL!
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I just want to begin by saying...I want a pet bat...I want one so that I can buy him tiny Ray Ban's and carry him on my shoulder like some psycho pirate...I want to fly away in a pink airplane and go to a remote island where nefarious people do questionable things to people that don't know any better...I want to get in trouble and go into hiding and discover gorgeous people that think I'm some kind of gift from the gods...*Sigh*...Moore has done it again with an upbeat zany adventure that will make you snicker, guffaw, and chortle...Love it...
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Personally I thought it was terrible because I'm not into whacky humor. Someone else might really get a gas out of this though.
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Another masterpiece from Moore. Just "out there" enough to make you wonder about the guy, hilarious enough to make it hard to put down.
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Pilot Tucker Case has a weakness--well, Tuck really has two--and the combination of drinking and sex in the cockpit of the pink Mary Jean Cosmetics Learjet puts him on the front page of papers all over the planet. But he finds another job with a mysterious employer--someone with a brand-new Lear 45-- who's willing to pay Tuck generously and ask no questions about his record.
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wacky and fun. First I read of his. I will read more.
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I didn't think this was one of the better novels by Moore that I've read because it did have some slow spots where I got a little bored. But, overall, it's a funny read with some crazy events in it that make this author notable so you don't want to miss reading it.
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Reading this book was like watching a "B" movie, but in a good kitschy way. It was very entertaining and I looked forward to reading it. The story line and characters were a bit absurd and silly, but I think that is what made it fun.
Funny funny funny! Love the humor of his writing, the stories are fun, entertaining and so I would of said that too style! You can't beat a talking fruit bat, a drunk pilot and an island full of naked people! Don't miss this fun time in the island.
quirky summer beach read
One of Christopher Moore's crazy books that takes your imagination on a roller coaster ride. It kept me laughing as our bumbling hero finds his way to redemption.
This book is a hoot from beginning to end! What with a talking bat, a strangely endearing cannibal and stolen human organs, you can't help but wonder what the next page is going to bring. What fun!
Another good, humorous read by Christopher Moore.
Christopher Moore just gets better and better for me.
Wryly funny. A good but not deep read.
I thought this book was fun to read, but at the same time it was so completely bizarre that I felt bad filling my head with such drivel. Remote islands, talking bats, isolated people with a WWII pilot as a deity, lots of weird.
This book is hilarious. A can't put it down, laugh out loud fun read. Not for the faint of heart -- let's just say there is a pilot on the run from his former boss now running shady trips for high priestess -- and that's just a small part of it.
Another laugh out loud book by Christopher Moore.
A funny story. I liked learning more about Tucker Case and the flying fruit bat, Roberto, both of whom appear in one of Moore's later books, The Stupidest Angel. I wouldn't say this was quite up there with Lust Lizard, Practical Demonkeeping, and Bloodsucking Fiends which were my 3 favorite of his books, but it was funny as usual nonethess, and still a very enjoyable read.
It's a wild, crazy a funny book with a cannibal and a talking bat, as in all great adventure books.
Outstanding! One of the funniest books I have read in a long time.
just finished it -- loved it - great characters - well developed plot - Chris Moore is a funny (and strange) author
Pilot Tucker Case has a weakness--well, Tuck really has two--and the combination of drinking and sex in the cockpit of the pink Mary Jean Cosmetics Learjet puts him on the front page of papers all over the planet.
But he finds another job with a mysterious employer--someone with a brand-new Lear 45-- who's willing to pay Tuck generously and ask no questions about his record.
The jet and job are on Alualu, a speck in the Pacific Ocean, and Tucker has nowhere else to go. But first he has to get to Alualu, and once there, he faces a hurricane, Shark People, atypical missionaries, and boredom.
But he finds another job with a mysterious employer--someone with a brand-new Lear 45-- who's willing to pay Tuck generously and ask no questions about his record.
The jet and job are on Alualu, a speck in the Pacific Ocean, and Tucker has nowhere else to go. But first he has to get to Alualu, and once there, he faces a hurricane, Shark People, atypical missionaries, and boredom.
I have read a few of Moore's other novels and they are always humorous and over the top. This one was no exception with many instances of laugh out loud funny moments. Tucker Case makes a living by piloting a pink jet for his boss, Mary Jean, who owns a pyramidal cosmetics company. But then on the urging of a prostitute he picks up in a bar, he takes the plane on an unauthorized flight so the girl can be a member of the "mile high" club. Tucker is drunk and the result is a crash which demolishes the plane and almost turns Tucker into a eunuch! Well Tucker is now on the lam and accepts an offer from a purported missionary to pilot a Lear jet to get medical supplies on a remote island in the Pacific named Alualu. On the way to the island, Tucker meets a cross-dressing Filipino navigator, Kimi, and his pet fruit bat that wears sunglasses and also talks. Upon arrival on the island he and Kimi are captured and almost eaten by the local cannibal. Then after getting loose, he meets his employer who is really not the missionary as advertised. He and wife have the island population under their spell with the wife pretending to be the "Sky Priestess" of the "cargo cult" -- the religion practiced by the natives. Tucker also meets up with the ghost of a WWII aviator who helps guide him on this misadventure. So what is really going on with the missionary and his wife and how are they able to get so much money to fund their activities on the island and to buy a Lear jet? And why does the couple have machine-gun carrying Japanese "ninjas" guarding the compound?
This was a really enjoyable read and I'm looking forward to more by Moore. I have a few of his other novels on my TBR stack that I hope to get to soon.
This was a really enjoyable read and I'm looking forward to more by Moore. I have a few of his other novels on my TBR stack that I hope to get to soon.
Gotta love Christopher Moore! The guy is funnny!
Just another crazy and fun Moore. Alway good for a laugh!
terrific book - unusual - but a damn good read - you wont regret it
LOVE LOVE LOVE Moore!
