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Loading... Atomic Lobster (edition 2009)by Tim Dorsey
Work detailsAtomic Lobster by Tim Dorsey
None.  This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. ) smilinkyn | Nov 23, 2009 |  This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. drsyko | Sep 25, 2009 | Abandon ship! That's exactly what I did after the first disc of this horrible audio book. I enjoy satire, I really do. I get it. I don't mind some sex and violence in my books, (or my listens) but this "hero" (and I almost choke as I write that word) Serge A. Storms, is a vicious, stupid, anti-social excuse for a character. This book is nothing but some post-adolescent fantasy about being nasty to people in every way you can think of, and frankly, my real world is nasty enough without inviting Serge and his more than mildly demented friends in. Think of it as The Three Stooges meet Freddy Kroeger. I'm reasonable picky about what food I eat, so I shouldn't expect my mind to digest garbage either. ( )1  tututhefirst | Aug 20, 2009 | I think that I enjoy these books more in audio than in written form, which isn't typical for me. This one felt forced. The structure - start at the end, with the bizarre situation, get there in a series of nested flashbacks; the "quirky" characters; the interlocking plots and double dealing - all fit neatly together, but didn't really seem organic. Serge wasn't so much a force of nature as someone floating through, doing odd things, mechanically having sex with every female and towing Coleman along after him. (I preferred the dead Coleman from Torpedo Juice, and that felt contrived at the time.) I have no idea what the title means, and the "twist ending" was pretty obvious, and made no logical sense. Having said all that, the series as a whole is still good, and I'll try to get the next one on audiobook. (  ) teckelvik | Apr 29, 2009 | Pretty entertaining in a quirky way. The technique of flashing back & forth through time was a bit difficult to follow in some cases. The plot was sufficiently twisted and the characters and action were sufficiently engaging to keep my interest through to the end of the book. (And in the end, that's why you read a novel in the first place, right?) (  ) morry | Jul 3, 2008 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060829702, Mass Market Paperback)Serge A. Storms is back with a bullet, torn between homicide and souvenirs, cranking up the fevered action as the pot boils over on a street called Lobster Lane. It's reunion time in the Sunshine State, and we're not just talking the family jamboree of the blood-soaked McGraw criminal clan, whose nastiest, meanest member, finally released from prison, is heading south bent on revenge. Serge's drug-addled bud Coleman's here as well, torn between getting hammered and getting more hammered, while trying to construct the biggest bong ever. Meanwhile the government is covering up a growing list of mysterious victims across Florida who may or may not be connected to a nefarious plot being hatched against national security. Something has set the Non-Confrontationalists off on a rampage. And everyone is rushing to flee Tampa on a cruise ship to hell. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:31:50 -0500) Serge A. Storms is back with a bullet, torn between homicide and souvenirs, cranking up the fevered action as the pot boils over on a street called Lobster Lane. It's reunion time in the Sunshine State, and we're not just talking the family jamboree of the blood-soaked McGraw criminal clan, whose nastiest, meanest member, finally released from prison, is heading south bent on revenge.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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