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The White House Mess
Christopher Buckley
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995
FUNNY, FUNNY, FUNNY
+ Where to go after "Thank You For Smoking"
+ Is Christopher Buckley a secret psychic friend?
+ Prophetic Comedy
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Clown Girl: A Novel
Monica Drake
Hawthorne Books, 2007
Dark, Dank and Delicious
+ Depressing, hilarious, unconventional, and universal all at once
+ Funny concept, great voice
Recently I read somewhere that great novels aren't written anymore - certainly it's true that great novels aren't often published anymore. but Clown Girl stands as a shiny exception. Through spare dialogue, brutal imagery and divine comedy Drake pulls the reader into a vivid world that is ...
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Supreme Courtship
Christopher Buckley
Twelve, 2008
The Lion lies Down with the Lamb...and Has A Heckuva Good Time, Buckley
+ If you like Sarah Palin You'll Love this Book
+ Supreme Satire
+ Good storyteller and good narrator = GOOD listening
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Survivor: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2000
Survivor: A Novel
+ Great
+ amazing imagination
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk *****
Survivor is the story of where it all went wrong. The point in our lives where we have all had choices to make. The choices that affect the rest of our lives. Survivor is the search for something far and something big, maybe something bigger than all of us, it ...
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Washington Schlepped Here: Walking in the Nation's Capital (Crown Journeys)
Christopher Buckley
Crown, 2003
Buckley interjects humor into what could have been a dull book
+ Lots of fun, and some great info too.
+ Buckley being Buckley...always a good thing
I've always enjoyed walking through the nation's capital, so
I was intrigued by the premise of WASHINGTON SCHLEPPED
HERE--written and read by Christopher Buckley.
It is a walking tour of Washington, DC, by an insider who has both
lived and worked there for some 20 years . . . ordinarily, I'm ...
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Practical Demonkeeping
Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2004
Another Gem by Christopher Moore
+ Mmmm, people.
+ practical demonkeeping
+ Jumps around a lot; a fun read
+ What is so practical about keeping demons?
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Native Tongue
Carl Hiaasen
Grand Central Publishing, 2005
preposterous fun
+ Great Summer Read!
+ I smell a rat!
+ Preserving the environment
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Strip Tease
Carl Hiaasen
Vision, 1994
Great, Off-Beat Cast of Characters. Well Written & Enjoyable
+ MOTHERHOOD AND STRIPPING IN ONE TIDY NOVEL!
+ Top Hiaasen tale of the underdogs outsmarting their masters!
+ MEN REALLY ARE EASILY DAZZLED!
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Snuff
Chuck Palahniuk
Doubleday, 2008
"The Damaged Love the Damaged..."
An over-the-hill porn star wants to go out with a (gang) bang, so arranges for a world record effort with 600 stout and hearty fellows, brave and true. A few of this cast of hundreds are there for more than their allotted 60 seconds of, ah, contact with the legend. She has deep ulterior motives, ...
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The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2004
Randomness supreme
+ You did WHAT with the weedwhacker?
+ Christopher Moore
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.
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Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Crown Journeys)
Chuck Palahniuk
Crown, 2003
Interesting, offbeat
+ Great Glimpse into a Great City
+ Drag Queens and Aborted Fetuses in Portland, OR
+ An interesting look at Portland
+ Oregonian loving this book
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Tourist Season
Carl Hiaasen
Grand Central Publishing, 2005
Get everything he writes!
+ In the beginning.
+ A little darker than usual, but still good for some laughs
+ One of Hiassen's best
+ A Modern Pop Crime Masterpiece
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Lucky You
Carl Hiaasen
Vision, 1998
Hilarious!
+ Wacky, Entertaining
+ Another amuaing romp
+ Another good one by Mr. Hiaasen
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Basket Case
Carl Hiaasen
Mysterious Press, 2005
Darkly funny and wildly entertaining
+ A lot of fun
+ My first Carl, of many
+ Laugh, laugh more, and laugh again!
+ Surviving the Winter Blues
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No Way to Treat a First Lady
Christopher Buckley
Random House, 2002
Funny, funny novel
+ Nobody slams them better
+ Buckley eviscerates a certain presidential power couple
+ Entertaining read, witty satire
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