Hammerhead Ranch Motel by Tim Dorsey
>> Sunday, April 5, 2009
Series: #2 in the Serge Storms series
Genre: Fiction
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 354
Challenges: TBR 2009 Challenge #9, , What’s In a Name 2 Challenge #5 (Building)
I’m going to say the same thing about this one as I did about Tim Dorsey’s first book (Florida Roadkill)
Think of Pulp Fiction taking Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride through Florida. If you didn’t laugh at Pulp Fiction, don’t even bother picking up this book.
Once again there is a cast of what feels like hundreds. Each one of them is loonier than the previous one. Drugs, violence, sex, con men, a incompetent weatherman, a dancing chihuahua, crooks, a passive-aggressive private investigator and they’re all running loose in Florida. Oh, and there’s a killer hurricane on the way.
At the heart of all this is once again Serge Storms. Insane and off his meds, he knows more about Florida History than everyone else put together has forgotten. He’s still trying to catch up with that five million dollars he was chasing in the previous book,
Definitely not a series for everyone, but if you like dark (really dark) humor and over the top craziness mixed with a bit of brutal violence along the way, give Tim Dorsey’s books a shot. I’m definitely going to continue reading his books.
No stars – I couldn’t even finish it
1 star – I didn’t like it but I managed to finish it.
2 stars – It was OK. Not good, but seriously just OK.
3 stars - I liked it. I didn’t think it was great, but I thought it was good entertainment.
4 stars – I really liked it. I really think you might like it too.
5 stars – It was amazing. I’d recommend this to just about anyone.
4 comments:
I tried listening to a Tim Dorsey book and could not get into it. This guy might be a handheld, pay attention kind of author.
Thanks for the cranium's up!
Vickie: these are awfully disjointed to read in print (and I often find myself flipping back a few pages to refresh myself). I think I would have a hard time listening to them
Suzi: I'm glad it wasn't just me.....
Nope - try one in the 3-D book version ;-)
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