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Summary: Quirky, Funny and Keeps you hooked.
Review: For a while there I went through this phase of not being able to get into a book. Then I discovered the Island of the Sequined Love Nun, by Christopher Moore. I enjoyed this book more than The past three books that I have read. There were great funny scenes, and the storyline was so wild that you can't imagine how he came up with it!!! I also read the Melancholy Cove book by Christopher Moore, but the island of the sequined love nun is about 10 times better!!!
The whole book reads pretty easy. The chapters almost read like scenes in a script, which made it really easy to visualize what everything was in your mind. I love books like this. It really invoked imagination on my part, and I had a hard time putting the book down. If you can't read a book straight through like I did, Christopher Moore did a great job of breaking up the chapters into small segments, so you can read a little here and there without feeling like you're putting the book down mid chapter.
Kudos Christopher Moore for writing a book that finally hooked me!! This book is fantastic!
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Summary: My first Christopher Moore, but not my last.
Review: ***** I MEANT TO GIVE THIS 5 STARS, BUT CAN'T EDIT THE RATING, SO I'M ADDING THIS TO THE REVIEW. *****
OMG. It's hard to believe there's someone out flying under my reading radar that's writing such hysterical, irreverent, yet surprisingly touching and insightful work.
ISLAND OF THE SEQUINED LOVE NUN was my first Christopher Moore book, but it will NOT be my last.
I have a feeling Moore musta spent some time on the payroll of Mary Kay or BeautiControl. ;-) Otherwise, how could he have so much insight into the way a corporation like "Mary Jean Cosmetics" works. . .or the idea of a pink corporate jet?
Tucker Case, pilot and self-described "a geek in cool guy's body," is in a world of trouble AND hurt when he crashes Mary Jean's jet during a "delicate" moment with a lady of ill repute. He loses his pilot's license, but finds a job custom-made for him on a secluded island in the south Pacific.
How Tucker gets to the island is a story in and of itself. What he does when he gets there is the icing on the cake.
Moore's twisted humor and irony is not for everyone. But, if you've ever "puffed, puffed, passed," this is your guy. His plot line is not as simple as it might appear and things are never as they seem.
World War II pilot Vincent, cross-dressing Kimmi, the old cannibal and a talking bat named Roberto are fresh voices and belong in a completely new genre of fiction. In fact, I'd like to know more about Roberto . . . and I'd like to see how Vincent's card game is coming and if Kimmi is teaching "the guys" how to navigate.
This is one of the best reads I've had in years.
Enjoy!
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Summary: Please Sir, Can I Have Some Moore?
Review: Christopher Moore is a great writer. I have said this before. He is not only a great writer in the snese that he is a hysterical writer, but the fact that he can pull it off without compromising the quality of the book. I have read Bloodsucking Fiends, Practical Demonkeeping, and Lamb, all of which were wonderful, my favorite being Lamb mainly because it deals with something a lot bigger, has a grander scale, and is the funniest of them all in my opinion. I went into this book expecting something a little different to tell the truth. I have to say that Moore gets funnier and funnier as he goes on, but I was expecting something completely different from this book. I don't know what though. It starts just like a Moore book would with Tucker Case hooking up with a prostitute in a pink jetplane then crashing to the ground and suffering a large wound to his, uh....you know. But from there it almost takes on a realism, not totally real considering the talking fruit bat and references to Oprah. But a realism that is sort of mellowing. That is why I took away a star. Because although the book is outrageously funny, there are times when it gets too sober, too unfit for its surroundings. Moore is a genius at mixing these two traits, reality and farcity, but it is a little weaker in this book. Make no mistake, that is no reason not to read it, everyone should. But if you want a better introduction to Moore, read Lamb or Practical Demonkeeping then read this, you will like it much better.
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Summary: Fantastic fun
Review: This book is total zaniness and definitely not to be taken seriously. I needed a short break from romance and really enjoyed
Moore's novel "Bloodsucking Fiends" so I yanked "Island of the Sequined Love Nun" out and
settled in for a wild ride. There isn't much romance but there is
a talking fruit bat and a cannibal. Pretty good trade I thought.
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Summary: Clever. Original. Outrageously funny!
Review: I read outloud to my husband every evening after dinner, and this book gave both of us laughing tears. He even did the dishes for me, so I could start reading sooner.
After we were done reading the book, we didn't want to read another book for awhile. We didn't want to crowd the after glow and joy of rehashing it.
We spent days trying to figure out how it could be filmed, and ended up laughing so hard again, we never did/could resolve it.
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Summary: Love This Nun
Review: How do you describe a book that features a pink plane, a talking fruitbat, Shark People, a hurricane, missionaries (albeit not your average missionaries), a dead bomber pilot and Tucker Case? Hilarious.
If you need a laugh this is your book.
Rating:
Summary: Great book
Review: Wacky and outragous probably best define Moore's somewhat demented writing, but one cannot deny that his works are humorous, entertaining, fast paced, enjoyable reading. Don't bother with his work if you are inclined towards serious literary or philosophical novels, but if you want to have some fun, just sit back and enjoy the ride.
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Summary: Hilarious and surprisingly touching
Review: Christopher Moore is simply one of the most inventive and funny writers around. He doesn't take his books "seriously" a la the very funny Kurt Vonnegut. They are feel good novels, and they are WACKY!!! ISLAND OF THE SEQUINED LOVE NUN is one of his better ones, because the main characters are particularly loveably painted for us. Tucker Case, our main character, is a ne'er do well pilot for a Mary Kay kinda corporation, who ruins his career when he takes a girl on the company jet and causes a serious accident. He gets a chance to elude prosecution when he's hired by a mysterious missionary organization to fly their jet from an obscure Micronesian Island to Japan for "medical supplies" for the natives. I'd really rather not try to summarize more of the plot, because virtually every chapter introduced a new twist or engaging character, and there are A LOT of chapters. The book flies by as Case and his supporting cast go from one dilemna to another. And as often happens in Moore's books, there are relationships of either love or friendship that develop unexpectedly during the story, and suddenly, we find ourselves not only laughing outloud at the silly antics and outrageous plot turns, but we are caring about the main characters. This is rare in writing that is so flip and over-the-top. Moore's books are fast-moving and you're sorry when they are over. LOVE NUN is particularly winning, and if you haven't tried Moore before, this is a good place to dive in. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (not for kids...lots of language and some naughty goings-on.)
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