Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (Today Show Book Club #25)

Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (Today Show Book Club #25) | Christopher Moore | Goofy story

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	Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (Today Show Book Club #25) Christopher Moore HarperCollins, 2004 - 321 pages average customer review:based on 124 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Christopher Moore is hilarious!

This was my first Christopher Moore book, and I am hooked! Moore was witty and outrageous in his comments and concepts throughout the book, and although the twists with each section of the book were shocking at first, because I'd already accepted that he was going to throw the most outrageous devices at me, I was able to transition to each new direction the book took. Just don't expect it to be anything but bizarre and entertaining, and you won't be let down!

Goofy story

I have to admit that I couldn't put it down (which is worth the three stars), but how anyone could rate this 5 stars is a mystery to me. After a fairly intelligent and interesting beginning, the story turns into a children's sci-fi thriller with silly creatures, an cartoonish villain, a "god" made of goo, and lots of references to penises, human and otherwise. I had a pretty good time reading it, but I finished it feeling unsatisfied. It was just a bit too silly.

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More clever fun from Moore

Second Moore title I've read, the first was Practical Demonkeeping. This book is amazingly imagined. Sure, it's over the top, as far as seeming nearly impossible, but that's part of what makes it fun. And Moore doesn't take himself or his characters too seriously. I neither despised nor loved most of the characters, but none of them annoyed me. I could accept them with all their fun quirks. The best is the young well-to-do caucasian Rastafarian.

What I love about this book it is that even though it's incredibly silly, it's thoroughly engaging. It did drag a bit in places. Moore's prose could definitely be "tightened up" a bit. Regardless, I can't wait to try another Moore title, most likely Lamb.

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