false 33455 15 Pilot Tucker Case has a weakness--well, Tuck really has two--and the combination of drinking and sex in the cockpit of the pink Mary Jean Cosmetics Learjet puts him on the front page of papers all over the planet. But he finds another job with a mysterious employer--someone with a brand-new Lear 45-- who's willing to pay Tuck generously and ask no questions about his record. The jet and job are on Alualu, a speck in the Pacific Ocean, and Tucker has nowhere else to go. But first he has to get to Alualu, and once there, he faces a hurricane, Shark People, atypical missionaries, and boredom ... and the responsibilities assigned to him by Capt. Vincent Bennidetti, U.S. Air Force, deceased bomber pilot and present-day deity of the Shark People. 3135654 1997 Island of the Sequined Love Nun total:3820|5:738|4:1504|3:1259|2:273|1:46| 3820 14075 5119 318 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 20:51:04 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 13:39:36 -0700 2007
Tucker Case is a pilot for Mary Jean cosmetics out of Texas with a little bit of a drinking/girl problem. When the attent...more...]]> 3 1 false true Thu Dec 04 14:14:58 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 14:17:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Wed Dec 10 06:41:39 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 06:45:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 26 10:52:49 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 03 10:38:44 -0700 2008
i guess i've stuck to the "supernatural" moore (except for "lamb" which is in a genre of its own), so this is the first "normal" novel of his that i've read.

(and yes, i use the term "...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 15:12:01 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 15:36:00 -0700 2009 Island of the Sequined Love Nun is absolutely hilarious. Christopher Moore has a style akin to Tom Robbins, of whom I am a big fan. Sardonic and clever. Excellently ridiculous story line, completely engaging. If done right, could be made into an excellent movie. I highly recommend this read.more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jun 15 08:20:29 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 08:22:20 -0700 2009
ISLAND OF THE SEQUINED LOVE NU...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:29:37 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:47:40 -0700 2009 Island of the Sequined Love Nun is no exception. The story of Tucker Case, a totally hopeless geek trapped in the body of a gorgeous jock, Island of the Se...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Jan 20 23:40:36 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 20:25:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 15:10:49 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 15:18:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 17:25:39 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 12:02:59 -0700 2009
We find the story of Tucker Case "Geek in a cool guy's body" Tucker is, well he's just that a geek. If it wasn't for his good looks he's just 1 Star Wars e...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 16:55:45 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 17:46:02 -0700 2009
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Tuck had been up since before dawn, awaken rudely and kept awake by what seemed like eight milli...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 12:49:06 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 12:53:45 -0800 2008
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Carl Hiaasen is quoted on the book jacket: "Christopher Moore is a very sick man, in the very best sense of the word." Yeah, what he s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 09:49:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 09:54:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 15:16:09 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 22:16:30 -0700 2009 A Dirty Job ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 09:56:12 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 09:58:14 -0700 2009
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If you like your fiction gonzo, then you've got to get a copy of Island of the Sequined Love Nun. Carl Hiaasen says the book is "so delightfully warped and funny that no sane person could have written it." Tucker Case is a ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 16:10:15 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 13:01:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Aug 29 06:32:33 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 06:33:26 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 17:06:25 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 16:36:57 -0700 2009
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