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Size Length: 304 pages Height: 7.8 in. Width: 5.3 in. Thickness: 0.8 in. Weight: 8.8 oz. Publisher's Note The town psychiatrist has decided to switch everybody in Pine Cove, California, from their normal antidepressants to placebos, so naturally—well, to be accurate, artificially—business is booming at the local blues bar. Trouble is, those lonely slide-guitar notes have also attracted a colossal sea beast named Steve with, shall we say, a thing for explosive oil tanker trucks. Suddenly, morose Pine Cove turns libidinous and is hit by a mysterious crime wave, and a beleaguered constable has to fight off his own gonzo appetites to find out what's wrong and what, if anything, to do about it. Industry reviews "Patches of good writing break through the looniness..." Miller "[THE LUST LIZARD OF MELANCHOLY COVE has] an intricate plot, carefully structured so that the mundane and the fantastic, the series and the comic each depend upon the others....[T]he comedy somehow serves to emphasize the seriousness of the book while making palatable its more formulaic content. At the same time the seriousness stops it from being merely silly. It is a fine line that Christopher Moore has chosen to walk, but he has managed it with consummate ease."Read full review
But holds my interest better than most authors (ADHD). Lamb is one of my favorite books of always, and this doesn't come close, but it's a decent novel.
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My husband loves this series. This arrived quickly and was in great shape.
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Moore is just fun to read.
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Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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