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Loading... Lunatics (original 2012; edition 2012)by Dave Barry
Work detailsLunatics by Dave Barry (2012)
None. A farcical comedy of errors finds our two "heros" alternately a putz and an asshole traveling around the world. They hate each other but through the bizarre actions and incidents they bring hope to the world. Overall, I enjoyed it, but for a short book, I got tired of it after awhile. (  ) hoosgracie | Feb 22, 2013 |   This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.The story is told in alternating chapters from the viewpoints of the two characters, each character (apparently, based on the different voices) written by one of the two authors; the repetitive cliffhanger/escalation structure makes me suspect that they didn't do much plotting in advance, instead writing each chapter with the mentality of "let's see what he does with this! As I haven't read any of Zweibel's solo works, what this reminded me most of was Barry's Tricky Business, featuring unsympathetic characters in ludicrous situations. Not a bad book, but not really my thing. (  ) lorax | May 1, 2012 | This book is laugh out loud hilarious--another masterpiece of hyperbolic humor in Barry's inimitable style.I would love to know whether Barry and Zweibel each wrote one character, took turns putting the characters in impossible situations, or worked together on each chapter. Whatever the technique, it produced a very entertaining book in which two average suburban householders, one fairly nice and one a jerk, fall into a series of adventures that have world changing effects. Read it; but do not, under any circumstances tell anyone about Coast Guard Salamander Unit 9. Warning--there is considerable toilet humor, so you may not want to give this to any straitlaced aunts. http://ritasreviewsandruminations.blogspot.com/ ritaer | Apr 21, 2012 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.The two-man writing format worked well for these guys, and the story was wild, but funny. Dave can always get me to laugh and if you are a fan, I would recommend it just for that fact. I liked the updates at the end. ( ) DanaJean | Apr 20, 2012 | For what the book was trying to be, I should have given it 5 stars. It was silly beyond imagining (unless one has an imagination like Dave Barry, evidently), which fulfilled its mission admirably. But really! I am passing it along to my 18 year old college freshman nephew. I am certain he will get a kick out of it. If he does't, I'll take away the half star! ( ) kaulsu | Apr 6, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
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