Christopher Moore is one of my favorite authors, and I delight in introducing him to others. I selected this having never read it myself for my Book Club. You would think I might have gleaned a bit about it from the title, buuuut I didn’t really think about it. It was, shall we say, a vivid step into the crazy and humorous world he has created in present day Pine Cove, California, and warrants a very health suspension of disbelief.
Primordial lizards, randy citizens, murder, zealots, drug dens, blues, anti-depressants. There is something for everyone, and by “everyone” I mean “anyone who is intrigued by this concoction of things.” This is a great summer read: easy, zany, and laugh out loud fun. Overall everyone in my book club enjoyed it, so I’d put that in the w column.
I really enjoy that he uses the same characters/location in many of his other books. I have read his Christmas book, “The Stupidest Angel” several times and it takes place chronologically after this one, but it was still fun to revisit these characters, and travel a little back in time.
All in all, a solid hilarious showing by Moore who likes to throw fun characters together, shake them all up, and watch what happens.
