Lunatics
By Dave Barry & Alan Zweibel
- Release Date: 2012-01-10
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for a local kids’ soccer league. Jeffrey Peckerman is the proud and loving father of a star athlete in the girls’ ten-and-under soccer league, and he’s not exactly happy with the ref.
The two of them are about to collide in a swiftly escalating series of events that will send them running for their lives, pursued by the police, soldiers, subversives, bears, revolutionaries, pirates, and a black ops team that does not exist. Where all that takes them you can’t even begin to guess, but the literary journey there is a masterpiece of inspiration, chaos, and unadulterated, well, lunacy. And they might even learn a lesson or two along the way.
Reviews
Not Worth The Money, Time, or Effort
1By M. DieterichIt was awful! Utterly contrived. I made myself finish it...but, it was brutal!Too funny!
5By SupremeOmnipotentBoboAfter reading Big Trouble I had to get my hands on more novels by Dave Barry, and this one is just as great! If you are looking for a fun quick read add this to your library. You won't be disappointed !Fun and great read.
5By Randolph St. ClairA hearty and heart-felt thank you to the authors. Levity and brevity mixed to absurd perfection. Please team up again. Funny stuff.Absurd Impossibilities
2By Larry OzonePrepare to suspend disbelief early. You'll get a string of sometimes comic but nonetheless absurd impossibilities, seasoned with base language and scatology, and finishing with vulgar insults to public figures that the authors must really hate. I didn't care for the mean Jewish jokes, either.Lunatics
1By Ron1211I have always enjoyed Dave Barry's writing but this book was a disaster.Intended for 9-year old boys?
2By jims7777In a word, silly. There are some funny moments, but they’re weighed down by some so-so sophomoric humor. Was the intended audience 9-year old boys? Ultimately I was disappointed after having heard the authors discuss the book at length on the Commonwealth Club broadcast in January 2012 (available on iTunes podcasts).great to fizzle
2By lstrmThis book started out great, one of the ones that has you LOL to yourself. After about page 200, it is all downhill. Not only is it not funny, by the end it concerns politics. Not recommended.Lunatics
5By MilozmaThe book is a healthy belly laugh from start to finish. If you're going to read this on an airplane, be sure to warn your seat mate! It is poignant to a point, as well. Very,very witty and wacky!Lunatics
5By BudandburgersHilarious. I have never read a book twice, but I might have to re-read this. Crazy and entertaining.
