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Foop!
Chris Genoa

Eraserhead Press, 2005

Loved it!

+ A funny first effort from an up-and-coming author

I really enjoyed Foop! and simply can not wait for more of his stuff to get published. The story was whimsical but still had a serious note of social commentary. His writing style would make me laugh if the plot of book was a guy reading a cereal box. Buy it, read it, give it to a friend!
  
  











  



  
Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls
Robert Rankin

Transworld Publishers, 2000

A pint of large at the Flying Swan

+ i absolutely luvd this book
+ Off the wall
+ There's no time like the present
  
  











  



  
Nature Girl
Carl Hiaasen

Grand Central Publishing, 2007

Great Weekend Read

+ better than what many other amazon.com reviewers suggest
+ Great Airplane/Airport Reading - Vintage Hiassen
+ jungle girl
  
  











  



  
Atomic Lobster: A Novel
Tim Dorsey

William Morrow, 2008

Killer comedy

+ More adventures of Serge Storms, and a whole lot of fun for the reader...
+ A Hilarious Romp Through Florida
+ Hil-ar-e-ous! As always
  
  











  



  
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story
Christopher Moore

Harper Perennial, 1996

bloodsucking fiends

+ Best Modern Day Vampire
+ New to Moore, will have to read more...
+ my favorite Moore book
  
  











  



  
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
Christopher Moore

Harper Paperbacks, 2004

Christopher Moore

+ You did WHAT with the weedwhacker?
+ Move over Saphira, here comes Steve!
+ Steve!
  
  











  



  
Strip Tease
Carl Hiaasen

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

Not sexy, but still sexy - Much better than the movie!

+ Top Hiaasen tale of the underdogs outsmarting their masters!
+ MEN REALLY ARE EASILY DAZZLED!

Synopsis:***Spoiler warning*** Ex-FBI employee Erin Grant is an exotic dancer. She lost her job because her ex-husband is a felon. Their divorce costs Erin her daughter because the self-righteous judge believes her daughter is better off with Erin's stolen-wheelchair dealing, speed-popping father ...
  
  











  



  
Heart Seizure: A Novel
Bill Fitzhugh

Harper Paperbacks, 2006

Heart Siezure

+ This book is hysterical!
+ Fitzhugh
+ Transplant a Fitzhugh Book to Replace that Boring Book You Are Reading
+ bizzarre (in a real good way)
  
  











  



  
Double Whammy
Carl Hiaasen

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

An Easy Read

+ Very entertaining
+ He's Done it Again
+ Wonderfully funny even if you don't like fishing
+ Definitely worth the read!
  
  











  



  
Pest Control
Bill Fitzhugh

Harper Paperbacks, 2005

"I laughed until my head fell off" -- Barzan Ibrahim

+ review of Pest Control
+ Unique Idea, Brilliantly Done! Can't Wait to Read the Sequel!
+ Just what I needed!
  
  











  



  
Skin Tight
Carl Hiaasen

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

ONE OF HIAASEN'S BEST BOOKS... AS GOOD AS THE 1ST TIME I READ

+ Carl Hiaasen - Skin Tight - great
+ Fun Read
+ funny Floridian capers
  
  











  



  
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (Gollancz)
Robert Rankin

Gollancz, 2003

Not For Everyone, But Worth Giving It A Try

+ I have to read everything this author has ever written.
+ Fun and Silly Nior Comedy

I don't know if I can put this book in the same league as the Discworld and Hitchiker's novels that the author is often compared to, but I found it delightfully hilarious and literally laugh out loud funny. I was traveling quite a bit for work while reading this and found myself not being able to ...
  
  











  



  
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Hunter S. Thompson

Popular Library, 1971

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

+ Blitzed!
+ ...on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...

"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream" by Hunter S. Thompson Hunter Thompson practiced total immersion journalism. This form of reporting is called gonzo journalism. Hunter Thompson drove to Las Vegas to report on a motorcycle race and ended ...
  
  











  



  
A Dirty Job: A Novel
Christopher Moore

HarperCollins, 2007

Perfection!

+ strange and funny
+ Death: Someone's Gotta Do it, Right?
+ My book group loved it
+ Sick and Twisted... Loved It!
  
  











  



  
Practical Demonkeeping
Christopher Moore

Harper Paperbacks, 2004

Another Gem by Christopher Moore

+ practical demonkeeping
+ Jumps around a lot; a fun read
+ What is so practical about keeping demons?
+ No More Cookie Monster For You!
  
  











  



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