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Fluke 
"Fluke" really is a 5-star book and I'm normally not too fond of giving out 5-stars. Christopher Moore tells a great story. It's hugely imaginative. It's also very funny.
It helps a little bit if you've been to Maui and can relate to some of the places that Moore mentions. If you haven't been, it'll make you want to travel to Lahaina and go whale watching off Maui.
"Fluke" is one of my favorite books and I'm not much of an avid reader. It's a quick read and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes good fiction.
Laugh til you fluke
This is another great book by Christopher Moore. His sense of the absurd and how closely it parallels reality has to be savored a page at a time. I didn't see how he could match his book "Lamb", but this is very entertaining as well. I recommend this to anyone who wonders about whale song, has spent time in Hawaii, or has a flexible sense of humor. The characters are well wrought, the story is fun, and the details are uproarious.
Whale Huggers Unite!
I loved this book. For some reason that I can't quite put my finger on, Moore's writing reminds me somewhat of Vonnegut...I guess it's his offbeat sense of humor and the fact that this is a creative, semi-sci-fi story. It's a great read for anyone that has an interest in whales or marine biology, or for anyone who's a fan of Moore.
A Thinking Person's Book
This is the second book I've read by Christopher Moore, and I am looking forward to reading everything else he has written. This book is absolutely brilliant! It's not a book to be read while doing something else, since it requires some concentration. Moore develops his characters admirably, which adds to his ingenious plot devices. What I found fascinating was that I could not always be sure which elements of the story were pure fiction and which were real. I must not have been the only person to have this "problem", since Mr. Moore includes an explanation at the end of the book. This man has an incredible imagination, and it is a joy to read his books. As if all of these qualities were not enough, the man can actually write -- I mean really write. Unlike so many of the books I've read in the past few years, Christopher Moore knows syntax and grammar, and he isn't afraid to use them, and correctly. Nonetheless I find his style to be natural and comfortable. I highly recommend this book. I guarantee that you will want to discuss it with others who've read it.
A strange book told in two parts; not recommended for first-time Moore readers 
It's tough to top the sublime comic brilliance of Moore's bestselling novel Lamb, or the dark irreverence of books like Practical Demonkeeping, The Island of the Sequined Love Nun, and Bloodsucking Fiends. Fluke is a decent read, but if you're looking to try Moore out for the first time, start with one of the other titles mentioned. I actually started reading this when a friend called mid-way through and said she was baffled by what was going on, and she wondered if I had read it and could tell her whether it was worth it to continue or not. I read Fluke and had to agree--the book is a bit muddled in the middle, when a big change of events occurs and the setting move from research biology in Maui into a more fantastic world. However, in the end, once the reader has adjusted to the drastic turn of events, the journey becomes worth it.
The first half of the novel is set in the world of whale researchers in Hawaii. Upon reading Moore's closing Author's Note, I was delighted to find out that all his facts about whales and the state of the art in whale research were dead-on and heavily investigated prior to his writing the book. The second half of the book takes place in a less realistic world, full of pseudo-science, yet somehow there is just enough about the science of this world that is plausible to make the reader believe it really could happen.
Fluke is a good read for anyone who wants a lightly comic book that raises some scientific and metaphysical questions. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea. Check out the reviews and see if you want to take a chance on it.
reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, page 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
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