Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
I first read The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove when it was first published. I bought this copy for my 17 year old because I feel it is an important strand of our cultural heritage. Chris Moore writes wonderful parodies in the ilk of Tom Robbins and Kurt vonnegut. I was right, my stuck in AP English classes son loved this novel. It has been making the rounds since he finished it. I was a lit major and was shocked to learn that his teachers had never heard of Chris Moore.
... dies laughing.
If you've read Chris Moore, you know you'll be laughing from the first page on. If you haven't read his books before, get ready. He's got to be the funniest fiction writer to come along in at least 30 years!
Randomness supreme
This is one of Christopher Moore's best works. It is very funny, random, and thoroughly enjoyable. Must be slightly eccentric to find it amusing. Not a "traditional" humor novel.
kind of cute, but highly contrived and comparatively weak
Christopher Moore has culled a reputation as a macabre Tim Robinson: his books are amusing love stories with quirky characters, a surreal feel, and dark sense of humor. Such is the case with LLOMC, and if you're already a fan of Moore you will know what to expect (and probably like this) but if you're a novice to his works, either skip this as a starting point or at least read one of his better works first.
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove has some potential, and certainly a couple of chuckles, but over-all it exemplifies one of the problems I have with Moore that prevents me from giving any of his works 5 stars: he relies on highly contrived events that work best if you turn your brain off and ignore the "convenience"/deux ex machina. In this case, much ... Read More
fun silly summer read
This was a fun, silly summer read. Some good lines and imagery. Not quite as fun as some of his other books.
