Swine Not?: A Novel | Jimmy Buffett

Swine Not?: A Novel | Jimmy Buffett | A Great Novel...For Teen Readers

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Swine Not?: A Novel

	Swine Not?: A Novel Jimmy Buffett Little, Brown and Company, 2008 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 57 reviews view larger image
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Humorous Pig Tale

Jimmy Buffett's wild tale of Rumpy the pig and his adventures in Manhattan are a great escape. It's a quirky view of life and your loved ones in the big city - sort of Green Acres against a backdrop of Bonfire of the Vanities. I giggled over absurdities and was touched by the real character conflicts. If you enjoy laughing at life and like an insider's view of modern cultures, I'd also suggest Silicon Valley Game.

A Great Novel...For Teen Readers

While I enjoyed reading about the tales of Rumpy and his family, it certainly was not the book I was expecting from the author. My wife is a parrot head and I bought the book for her, as she has read all of his other work. As she is currently out of town, I decided to read it for a change of pace. And, I enjoyed it, but, but would have checked it out of the library had I known the reading level.

While the story is well put together, is cute, and somewhat humorous, it isn't what most adults would be expecting. It would have been better labeled as a teen level novel to warn off unsuspecting buyers. If you need to spend the afternoon with a book that won't tax your brain too strongly or enjoy relatively short, easy to read stories, you will enjoy the book. Just don't expect too much.

5 stars for teens, 3 stars for adults

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Fun read!