Practical Demonkeeping | Christopher Moore

Practical Demonkeeping | Christopher Moore | If you like Douglas Adams, you'll want Moore

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	Practical Demonkeeping Christopher Moore, 2004 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 114 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Pine Cove here I come!

I have read about half of C.M.'s books and I finally realized why I did not like some of the others more. I have been reading them in the wrong order. You see, although it doesn't really matter what order you read them in, if you read them in order you will have an opportunity to meet allot of the same characters at different times in their lives. For example, about fifty pages into Practical DemonKeeping it hit me that Catch, the main antagonist of the book, was also in Lamb, a book that I had read almost a year ago. If I had read the books in order it would have made Lamb that much more interesting. In addition, his last book The Stupidest Angel is like a coming home party for many of his characters.

Here's the order: 1.Practical Demonkeeping (1992) 2.Coyote Blue (1994) 3.Blood sucking Fiends (1995) 4.Island of the Sequined Love Nun (1997) 5.Lamb (2002) 6.Fluke (2003) 7.The stupidest angel (2004) his last book as of this review.

Fans of Tom Robbins or Kurt Vonnegut may like these, but don't get me wrong, the writing is not similar. However, the interesting ideas (of Tom Robbins) and the black humor (Vonnegut) may captivate you.

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If you like Douglas Adams, you'll want Moore

Christopher Moore's style of humor and story telling is akin to that of Douglad Adams. Like thie Hitchhiker to the Galaxy series Moore keeps his scenes short and he jumps from place to place rather than following one character.

There's also the added bonus to anyone who knows California of his perfect description of the Big Sur tourist trap communities. The city that he's describing is probably actually Cambria (at least it fits the description in terms of local and personality), I couldn't help but also think of the real Pine Cove (also in California but south east of Riverside).

As this book was published originally in 1992 there are pieces of the book that are clearly dated, namely the WWI vets still being somewhat plausible and two the pre internet chat rooms. In that regard, this book reminded me of the Sue Grafton mysteries (if Santa Teressa were being rampaged by a hungry demon).

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You will NOT be dissappointed!

Christopher Moore is a master at making people laugh. I read Practical Demonkeeping when it first came out in 1992, and anxiously wait for each new installment from Mr. Moore. I haven't been disappointed yet. Even though Mr. Moore seems to improve with every book, Practical Demonkeeping is still my favorite - as it was where it all started.

Snarky demonic fun

This is a quirky book about a young priest-in-training who unwittingly commands a demon into existence that gives him immortality but follows him around eating folks for, well, forever unless he can find a way to send the demon back to hell. Its snarky and I enjoyed it oh-so-much! Moore has a very twisted sense of humor and I hear his books only get better after this one (and I thought this one was pretty nifty so I'm excited!).

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review from a student

"Practical Demonkeeping" by Christopher Moore is a wonderfully funny book. It tells the stories of many wacky Pine Cove residents as they try to send a demon back to Hell. The demon is incredibly cruel, considering he eats people every few days, and he toys with each victim. Along the way, Moore writes about tales of drug dealers, relationships, police, and out-of-this-world pool playing. This book is a great read for anyone who won't be offended by a few swear words, and for most adults. Finally, to quote the book;

""Who are you?" "Ooooooooooo, I am the ghost of Christmas past." Rachel poked herself in the leg with her thumbnail to make sure she was not dreaming. She wasn't. She found herself speaking to the disembodied voice in spite of herself. "Christmas is months away." "I know. I lied. I'm not the ghost of Christmas past. I saw that in a movie once.""

As you can see from this sample of the book, it is very funny. It may not be suitable for younger kids, but most junior high/high school kids would love it.

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