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Title: Big Trouble by Dave Barry ISBN: 0399145672 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88
Rating: 4
Summary: Hey, isn't some "lightweight" humor ok?
Comment: People who expect ALL novels to be lugubrious, heavy, symbol-laden tomes that your favorite (or least favorite) high school English teacher would make you read and then discuss in class endlessly apparently don't like Dave Barry's work. To this I say, "LIGHTEN UP, FOLKS!" There's a place in most of our lives for a book that is a romp, a lark, a farce, a string of silly gags. That's what Dave Barry provides here.
No, Barry is not (yet) an "accomplished novelist," and perhaps, given his style, he never will be. But this book is FUNNY, people, and aren't some good laughs worth our time--once in a while--maybe?
In reality, Barry does put forth a "view of human nature" that is not a flattering one. If readers think too long and seriously about the characters in the book and what they reflect about the human condition, *Big Trouble" actually could be seen as a dark and brooding work, indeed.
But don't bother to think too hard about such larger themes. Just read the book and laugh.
Rating: 4
Summary: Four stars is just right.
Comment: It is interesting to read through the reviews, from the ones that say they want to give this book 6 stars or more, to those who say 1 star is too much. Yet, the overall average is 4 stars, which in my opinion is the correct rating, so perhaps that proves that the rating system works pretty well, at least when there are a large number of reviews. This is by no means the best book ever written, nor is it laugh-out-loud funny throughout. One reviewer called it "Carl Hiaasen Lite" and I think that is a fair assessment. It is a quick, fun read and quite funny. It does have a plot, and a suspenseful ending. Even though the actual ending was not that surprising, Barry did have me wondering how he was going to get rid of the bad guys and save the good guys. I think that Dave Barry has a future in fiction, but I would agree with those who feel his nonfiction is better. I feel confident that he will continue to write sucessfully in both areas.
Rating: 5
Summary: Take a wild and zany trip with Dave Barry
Comment: Lets start by saying that this book definitely doesn't qualify as "literature". If you are looking for something more refined, look elsewhere. But if you want a quick, fun, wild read you should pick this book up. The book reads a lot like one of Barry's columns, which isn't really a bad thing. The plot, while requiring suspension of disbelief, is interesting. And although the characters lack any real depth, they are also interesting, and funny. Expect rampaging goats, bumbling assassins; giant, dog tormenting toads, "killer" squirt guns, and much more. The only part that didn't work as well was the final scene at the airport which seemed kind of hurried. Overall, a very funny book that is a good way to spend an evening. Don't read it in public, however, or people may look at you funny when you fall over laughing.
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Title: Tricky Business by Dave Barry ISBN: 0399149244 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 30 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys by Dave Barry ISBN: 0345440633 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway: A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions by Dave Barry ISBN: 037550219X Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need by Dave Barry ISBN: 0345431138 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dave Barry's Greatest Hits by Dave Barry ISBN: 0345419995 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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