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Lunatics

door Dave Barry, Alan Zweibel

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An uproarious tale told in alternating voices follows the stories of a pet shop owner and a curmudgeon who find themselves on the run from police, terrorists, and a pizza chain mascot. One character, Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for kids' soccer. The other, Jeffrey Peckerman is the sole sane person in a world filled with goddamned jerks and morons, and he's having a really bad day. 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, terrorists, subversives, bears, and a man dressed as Chuck E. Cheese.… (meer)

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A Prius-driving, volunteer ref for youth soccer, pet shop owner and all-round nice guy clashes with the d-bag idiot father of one of the soccer players over one of his calls. And then the next day they clash again over a fat joke aimed toward a kid and a stolen lemur. And it only gets weirder and wilder from there, until they find themselves wanted terrorists/world heroes.

A fun and funny romp, as only Barry can deliver. Recommended if you like his ridiculous sense of humor. (

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electrascaife | May 31, 2023 |

Two shlubby guys from Jersey get into increasingly preposterous situations. It’s funny, but gets to be a bit much. Trump appears in a strangely prescient scene (the book came out in 2012). (

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ennie | Nov 25, 2022 |

It took me the entire book to realize that Peckerman was a psychopath. And then a lot of deep thinking after I finished it. I didn't really like the way the book ended, but the rest of the book was so funny. Like laugh out loud funny. And I don't laugh out loud. Ever. That is why people probably found it strange for me to be snickering. In the middle of class. Keep it on the DL though, cause my mom would kill me if she found out. (

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astronomist | Oct 3, 2021 |

Another ridiculous book right after the other one. I have to admit it had me laughing out loud. The authors do a good job with the narration, very believable in an unbelievable situation. A tad crude. Not for everybody. (

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njcur | Aug 25, 2021 |

This is one of those books I read multiple times...accidentally. That is not a bad thing when the book is a fun escape from life's everyday challenges. (

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Zweibel, Alan	—	primaire auteur	alle edities	bevestigd

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2012-01-10

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Philip Horkman

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New York, New York, USA

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We dedicate this book to our wives,
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An uproarious tale told in alternating voices follows the stories of a pet shop owner and a curmudgeon who find themselves on the run from police, terrorists, and a pizza chain mascot. One character, Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for kids' soccer. The other, Jeffrey Peckerman is the sole sane person in a world filled with goddamned jerks and morons, and he's having a really bad day. 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, terrorists, subversives, bears, and a man dressed as Chuck E. Cheese.

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