Island of the Sequined Love Nun | Christopher Moore

Island of the Sequined Love Nun | Christopher Moore | Wacky and Sanity Inducing

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	Island of the Sequined Love Nun Christopher Moore Harper Paperbacks, 2004 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 136 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Cargo Cult Classic

Okay, it may not be deep, but Christopher Moore's stuff is both laugh-out-loud funny and supremely entertaining...this novel is no exception. The exploits of our hero,the stranded and disgraced pilot, Tucker Case (no he's not a jerk, even if he shares a first name with one) will have you grinning ear-to-ear, all the way through...Moore is like a lighter combination of Tom Robbins and Vonnegut, and despite all the naughty goings on, he always manages to tug the heartstrings a little bit, too.

Wacky and Sanity Inducing

As soon as I see the end of each semester (as a grad student in English) coming, I run to my computer and order a new Christopher Moore novel to read. Consistently, I find his novels to be funny and, in some way, oddly touching. At the end of a stressful period of time, Moore's novels, with all of their insanity, provide for me a perfectly pleasant bridge back into sanity.

Island of the Sequined Love Nun is the third Moore novel I've read in such circumstances (Lamb and Fluke being the others), and once again, he's succeeded. Tucker Case, like the other Moore protagonists I've read, is annoying and immature enough to get himself embroiled in a messy, and entertaining plot, but he's still likeable enough to make you care for him and hope that he doesn't get what he deserves. And, of course, he actually does go through some satisfying development. Moore's not just a one-dimensional writers; he's at least got one-and-a-half in there. And of course, there's the extraordinary wackiness throughout the book (this is a good thing). After reading three Moore novels, I'm beginning to think, "What's a novel without some sort of comedic deity and plenty of talking animals?"

Anyway, I recommend Island of the Sequined Love Nun quite highly. It's wacky and has a slight core of sanity, and that tends to be what makes the best reading for me. I think a lot of people would enjoy (and might need) a little of what Moore's novels offer.

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Fun, but...

...I can't help noticing that all of the individuals portrayed as weird, strange, sexually deviant or intellectually ridiculous are a little...well, ethnic. It's definitely an entertaining read, very funny. While our main character is sometimes an idiot, often pitiable, his supporting cast might surprisingly be seen as a wee bit un-PC. Granted, this is an *island* adventure, but really... Not entirely through with the book, so perhaps this tipped scale will rebalance in the end. Just something to consider. Moore fans: despise me if you will, but there you have it.

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Another Entertaining Moore Book

It's been a long time since I read this book, but I'm sure I liked it. It is after all, a Christopher Moore novel. All the parts are there, the insanity, the characters...did I mention the insanity? If you've read any Christopher Moore book, you know what I mean. Love nun is no different. Well, it's a different book, of course. What I'm trying to say is, this is a good book.

Like all of his works, Love Nun is a fast and easy read, full of silliness and laughs. But also, like all of his works, I have never been able to say it's 5 star material. Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy his work. But his depth is never more than the enjoyment of reading the book. Overall, I'm fine with that. Not every book has to have the depth of Midnight's Children, a book so deep that I'm not sure Superman could get out if he fell in. I digress.

Love Nun's only flaw, aside from the depth thing mentioned above, is that Moore seems determined to get his story to certain points, and it occasionally shows. I mention that as a contrast to allowing the story to go where it goes. In some parts, he either edited too much or forced the story to a point more abruptly than it might naturally have gotten there. If that makes any sense, good. If not, let's stick with the overall idea that this is a pretty good book.

That minor complaint aside, or even included, this is entertaining. I enjoyed it, but not as much as Lust Lizard, which I still think is his best work. The book reads quickly, entertains, and very often comes out of left field with its twists and turns. Again, if you've read Moore before, you know what I'm talking about. If not, it's safe to say that the surface is a quirky adventure which brings the main character to the...well, the island of the sequined love nun, or something to that effect. How and/or why he gets there, what he does there, and what happens are, as they say, left as an exercise to the reader.

Overall, Love Nun is worth the read, and Christopher Moore is worth the attention. There are many authors who get more attention than Moore does, and many who aren't as talented. In a world full of thin writing for the sake of putting words on a page, Moore does this and more by making his work more arcane, funny, and nowhere near mundane.

Very good read, highly recommended.

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Truth is stranger than fiction...

A host of exotic characters come together on an isolated island where the natives are worshipping the "love nun." Will keep you entertained. Typical Moore, for those who have read him, but in this novel the underlying premise to all this craziness really exists! It could actually be going on! Read it and find out.

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