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	• The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove Christopher Moore Harper Paperbacks, 2004 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 111 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Moore was recommended to me by a friend a long, long time ago. She recommended this based on our mutual like of Tom Robbins. While not as deep and philosophical as Robbins, I find him every bit as entertaining. Funny, and often times out of left field, his writings easily allow you to forget the world around you and immerse yourself in some good, off-the-wall humor. This book is simply funny. No diatribes about the president, or the pope, or politics of any sort. Just left-field humor.

The story is out of nowhere. The Lust Lizard is obviously a major part of the story; by looking at the cover of the book you know you're not getting a believable narrative by any stretch of the imagination. An enormous green lizard with a human foot sticking out of its mouth graces the cover. I think that's a good first step towards reading this book. If you enjoy laughing and the thought of a giant green lizard with a foot sticking out of its mouth doesn't turn you off, then this could very well be to your liking.

I blew through it in no time. It was so good I went out and got 2 more from this author and look forward to them both. In general, I try to read deeper stuff than this. But as a nice break, this is as good as it gets when you need to get away from heavy reading. I'm glad this book managed to make its way to the top of my reading pile. It was clearly worth the read.

Highly recommended.

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Lawmen, libido and . . . lizards??

Theophilus Crowe is a Constable. That's not quite a real lawman. He's not certain what it means, nor are the residents of Pine Cove. In this hidden town on a remote shore facing the Pacific Ocean, Pine Cove's Constable has little to do beyond maintaining the peaceful setting and worrying about his cannabis crop. His musings are rudely interrupted by a suicide. The death brings forth minions of the County Sheriff while evokes a spectre of faulty practice to the town's resident psychiatrist. Another spectre resides in the memories of Molly Michon, former skin-flick Warrior Princess of the Outland who bears a scar that demolished her career. Still getting jollies when she flourishes her sword, she's a formidable friend.

Molly finds a friend - "Steve" [no relation]. Steve's problem requires lengthy explanation - reaching, in fact, deep into prehistoric time. Steve is a shape-shifting, pheromone-emitting oceanic resident who's hungry. And horny. Piqued by a waft of radioactive leakage, Steve wends his way to Pine Cove in search of meals and mating. His ability to disguise himself keeps his mass invisible, but his musk attracts susceptible humans in droves. Molly becomes his mentor and protector, but there are other circumstances interfering with her ability to mother-hen a monster that devours people in a gulp. What exactly, is County Sheriff Burton up to? And what do a psychiatrist and a biologist have to talk about?

Moore's ability to create characters and circumstances is worthy of much applause. It's difficult to identify a "real" person among this assemblage. Yet, none of them is contrived nor severely exaggerated. Even Skinner, a rambunctious Labrador, proves a valid depiction. Psychiatrist Valerie Riordan struggles to keep professionalism, personality and pharmacists in some kind of balance. The intrusion of the monster lizard [?? - we're not certain of its actual shape] nearly tips the balance. Moore, by limiting each vignette to a manageable length, keeps the character development and episodes alive and closely present as you page through the book. It's not something you want to read in bits and pieces - the continuity demands rather close attention. A fine book for a holiday or long air flight, Moore's work rewards the reader for their time and attention.
[stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]

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Sex with a giant reptile, you can't lose with that.

While this is the first book by Christopher Moore that I have read, it prompted me to go out and buy every other book he has written and make my way through them.

Delightfully funny and a very easy read, it is really an enjoyable work of escape fiction. Moore's sense of humor is so similar to my own, that I catch myself laughing out loud at many of the witticisms and having people stare at me wondering what's wrong. Perhaps I see too much of myself in Molly (though I've never starred in B-movies), but the sections concerning her were hilarious. I think I need to go buy a Warrior Babe costume now.

I truly enjoy the fact that he varies his humor - some very blatant and right out there, some buried and you have to 'catch' it to enjoy it.

It seems as if it isn't as much of a commentary on society as some of his other works, but still a fabulous read.

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