false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467771m/100496.jpg 100496 7 <I>Lord Vishnu's Love Handles</I> is the story of a man who is teetering on the edge of financial ruin and insanity until a couple of secret agents teach him what it really means to lose his mind. Travis Anderson has a psychic gift. Or so he thinks. So far he's milked his premonitions only to acquire an upper-middle-class lifestyle--pretty wife, big house, and a shiny Range Rover--without having to make any real effort. But recent visions threaten his yuppie contentment. Haunted by omens of impending cancers, stillborn babies, and personal train wrecks, he is compelled to make a series of inaccurate and horrifying prophecies that humiliate him in front of his fellow country club members. The IRS gets Travis's number, too, demanding an audit of his sloppy bookkeeping. Drowning in mounting financial problems and apparent mental illness, Travis tries booze, pills, even golf to stay afloat, but nothing works. His wife and friends are forced to stage an intervention. Travis is in danger of losing his family, his career, and ultimately, his sanity. That is, until he meets a Hindu holy man in rehab who claims to be the final incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Suddenly, the tragically shallow Travis is saddled with the responsibility of bettering mankind and saving the world. 1554138 21 6 2005 Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel (Sort Of) total:245|5:43|4:80|3:80|2:33|1:9| 245 850 319 52 3 1 false false Fri Feb 15 06:32:19 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 06:37:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 22:53:53 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 22:19:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri May 15 18:29:02 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 18:33:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 18:37:57 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 18:55:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 19:00:59 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 10:39:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 14:23:03 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 13:18:08 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 20 14:48:41 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 14:50:21 -0700 2008 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets Shadow Run (sorry only humans) meets Unbreakable, but it has a soul all its own. It is set in Dallas....poor boring Dallas if only it's good, republican citizens knew what was going on under it's squeaky clean exterior. It is a fast and fun read. The...more...]]> 4 0 true false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Dec 10 08:18:58 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 12:35:57 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 15 09:20:49 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 09:22:28 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Feb 10 16:08:33 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 18:31:03 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 09:40:29 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 09:43:01 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 20:39:10 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 20:41:07 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Jul 12 15:00:35 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 15:01:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 22:30:42 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 22:31:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 31 20:34:56 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 20:37:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 05:02:55 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 05:04:52 -0700 2009 ]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 22 03:54:59 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 28 17:35:57 -0800 2009
* Went from funny romp into somewhat unrealistic (I know, I know) territory, plot-wise, esp. with the masterplan

* Could've used more denouement (wife's reaction kind of unexplained)

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i found this book on a bench in the 28th st downtown 6 train stop; read a few pages while waiting for the train and decided i liked it enough to take it with me. it's a book crossing boo...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=100496