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Page Count: 336
Printing Date: February 01, 2005
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The drinks are on Sunshine State historian/spree killer Serge A. Storms, who's decided it's high time he got married. So he's motoring down to the Florida Keys -- the ultimate end of the line -- in search of Ms. Right . . .
and finding his doped-up basket case bud Coleman along the way. But for Serge, 'getting hitched' doesn't necessarily mean 'settling down' -- not when South Florida is crawling with slimeballs, swindlers, unrepentant jerks, and annoying bystanders whose ranks need some serious thinning.
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This was my second delving into the wacky world of Tim Dorsey (the very first being Triggerfish Twist) and I'm quickly becoming hooked.
I can see how some of the less-positive reviews posted complain that this one might be a weaker offering compared to others Dorsey's done: the plot's fairly straight-forward and less convoluted than the other I'd read, but it's still well-written and has numerous chuckles-aplenty and even laugh-out-loud moments. Plus having lived half my life in Florida it was a trip down memory lane, and I liked the serial-killer librarian subplot (my girlfriend is a librarian who I suspect is insane: she's dating me, after all...)
There are heavy shades of Hunter Thompson in his work, so if you like Gonzo storytelling, this one will deliver. Highly recommended to the "right" kind of people.
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Sometimes authors make mistakes, like killing a character they shouldn't have. Then, they come up with contrived stories that try to explain why the character wasn't really dead, and bring him / her back. Dorsey, with his irreverent and unorthodox style is not going to stoop that low. The craziness in his stories allows him to simply accept he made a mistake, and ask us to forget about the fact that Coleman was dead. Now we can once more experience the laughs this character, together with Serge A. Storms, brings to the table.
If you are a fan of the series, you are used to Dorsey's writing style, seemingly unconnected passages, with hilarious situations, that start to make sense about a quarter of the way through. But that never really make complete sense! In this case, this style is exacerbated, so if you have come to accept it, like I did, you will be fine. For people that have not being exposed to the author before, I recommend you start elsewhere; the best is to read these books in the order of publication.
The humour in this installment is at the usual high level, with the typical satiric elements and much more. The only thing that I did not particularly enjoy much was that Serge was not as "convincing" in dealing with annoying people as he has been in the past. Seeing Serge punish those that deserve it, is usually and entertaining experience, and that aspect was fairly limited in this novel. However, to compensate for that, Serge is on the prowl for a wife! Yes, you read right. He is looking to settle down and start a family. When I read this, two questions instantly popped up on my mind. Will he find someone willing to marry him? If he does, is there even a remote chance of it working out alright?
Fans of the series cannot afford to miss the answers to those questions, which are presented together with a bunch of loony characters and hilarious situations. Enjoy!
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Presently Dorsey is one of my favorite authors. He has a great sense of humour and a gift for putting it on paper. His stories are zany and lots of fun to read.
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I enjoyed this odd, quirky book and have loved all of Tim Dorsey's tales. I laughed out loud often and hard with the reading of Torpedo Juice.
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When I dove into this story I found myself tumbling in waves of confusion. I'm still not certain what the beginning of the book had to do with anything, but the deeper I went, the more amused I become. Dorsey's characters are lively and indeed addictive. The story itself is a bit awkward, but by the time I got to the end, I was not at all disappointed.
When our leading man, Serge decides he's getting married, the fact that he has no woman in his life is a minor techincality. There are ups and there are downs. There is romance and there is Coleman...oy Coleman. And Dorsey's fans won't be at all surpised by the level of murder and mayhem.
Serge's unique personality traits carry the readers through the story--more than the plot--but Dorsey's talent as a writer offers paydirt when almost everything is cleared up in a zinger of an ending.
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