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Bezig met laden... Electric Barracudadoor Tim Dorsey
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Great book if you’re looking for a progressive plot with crazy twists ( ) This was a great chase novel. The action never let up and the characters were quirky and well drawn. The whole chase is set in Florida and comprises an internet blog of a fugitive travelogue. Traveling through backwaters and small towns the fugitives race all over Florida evading local law enforcement, a red head in a turquoise T-Bird, a mystery man in a yellow Cadillac, a corrupt attorney in a black Beemer and a Crown Vic driving gumshoe with a vocabulary straight out of a Humphrey Bogart movie. This is not a great literary masterpiece. It is quintessentially American embracing the idea of the road trip. There is violence but it is darkly humorous and clever as opposed to savage and bloody. The two main characters Serge and Coleman are a classically comedic pair. Pick this one up if you need a lift in mood and want to be entertained. It's a 1 to 2 day read for the quick reader. This is Tim Dorsey's 13th book starring the ever practical yet psycho Florida fugitive, Serge Storms. This time Serge takes on us on a fun and frolicking "fugitive tour" of Florida. He keeps a blog and of course he has his faithful, yet stoned sidekick Coleman by his side every step of the way. Serge is, as usual, being hunted by Federal agents, a bounty hunter, a whole caravan of characters, and his ex-wife in a Turquoise colored T-bird. We take a trip throughout the sunshine state to see the back streets and "under belly" of Florida including The Everglades, Orlando, Venice, Myakka River, Tampa, and so on. Besides the "fugitive tour", Serge has a mission this time to help his Grandfather's old gang on the Loop Road to recover funds stolen by a shady lawyer. Will Serge complete his mission? Will the trackers catch up to him this time? Will Agent Mahoney, his nemesis, track him down? Go get this fun, laugh out loud, comedy and found out for yourself. I can't help but wonder who would play Serge and Coleman in a movie? Or Agent Mahoney? I think it would a great movie! Tim Dorsey is an ex-writer for the Tampa Tribune. Electric Barracuda was published in 2011 by William Morrow. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. I admit this was my first introduction to Tim Dorsey’s series of Serge Storms novels, so I likely took less from Electric Barracuda than a reader familiar the twelve prior novels in the series. Dorsey’s love for his home state s evident throughout, and I enjoyed the pride he clearly took in all the idiosyncrasies and weirdness of Florida. The story fails, however, due to the stringed non-sequiturs forming the plot, the forced jokes, and the hammy police characters. I wanted to enjoy this romp through Florida as much as Dorsey, but couldn’t connect to the characters or find much worthwhile in the plot. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Serge Storms (13)
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HTML: "Dorsey differs from writers such as Carl Hiassen, James Hall, and Elmore Leonard...These guys fire bullets. Dorsey makes sure his gun is filled with hollow-point." Readers who can't get enough of lovable serial killer Serge A. Storms can rejoice. He's back in Electric Barracudaâ??the latest outrageous romp through the Sunshine State by Tim Dorsey, master of the zany crime thriller. This time Serge is a fugitive running from the police, and murder and mayhem have never been more over-the-top hilarious. Tim Dorsey's Electric Barracuda is not to be missed. The Miami Herald put it best: "Nobody, but nobody, writes like this guy." Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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