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Coyote Blue

by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author)

3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 · rating details · 12,909 ratings · 634 reviews

From Christopher Moore, author of "Fluke," comes a quirky, irreverent novel of love, myth, metaphysics, outlaw biking, angst, and outrageous redemption. As a boy growing up in Montana, he was Samson Hunts Alone -- until a deadly misunderstanding with the law forced him to flee the Crow reservation at age fifteen. Today he is Samuel Hunter, a successful Santa Barbara insura...more

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Published June 1st 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published January 1st 1993)

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Jan 02, 2009 Antof9 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2005-read, bwa-ha-ha

This book was SO entertaining! The best word I could think of to describe it was "irreverent".

There were many funny parts to this book -- but the quirky little things got me the most -- Sam trying to rhyme "Gabriella", Yiffer's son being named "J. Nigel Yiffworth, Esquire", and the clothing choice Sam makes to go visit the Indian artifacts collector.

I also enjoyed the "indian legend" stories woven throughout the book. They were pretty funny. The story about the Great Spirit giving names out to...more

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Jan 07, 2010 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, audiobooks, fantasy-and-sci-fi

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Oct 28, 2011 Tracey rated it 3 of 5 stars

A fan of Christopher Moore, I picked this book up from a local used book store earlier this month & read thru it over the weekend.

Sam Hunter is a slick, shallow insurance salesman whose Native American past is successfully buried... until the Trickster thinks otherwise. Sam's life is quickly turned upside down by Coyote as he is forced to confront his heritage and reach out to another human being. The story is interspersed with Coyote folktales told with a modern twist that always seem to t...more

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Dec 13, 2008 Jennifer Cooper rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is full of the normal kooky brand of Christopher Moore cleverness-- there's nothing too deep, but plenty of things to giggle about. The book follows Sam Hunter, a Crow indian who ran away to Los Angeles as a teenager to escape his past. He has become a successful insurance salesman, but his life is empty of any purpose greater than closing sales and making money. All this changes when Coyote (the trickster god and spirit guide of his Crow past) brings Calliope (a pretty hippie) into hi...more

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Mar 25, 2013 Walt rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: other

Presenting a unique aspect of Native American culture, Moore has created a humorous drama. There are some entertaining scenes and Old Man Coyote is a fascinating character. However, there are some issues with the plot that deserve lower rankings. Foremost is the love between the hero and a girl. With minimal conversation and a night of hot passion, the reader is supposed to believe the hero throws away his job to go on a hair-brained quest across the United States to rescue the girl's baby from...more

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Jan 14, 2013 Melanie Lamaga rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a comedic novel that plays with the intersection between mythology or religion, depending on your point of view, and consensual reality; between the identities we are born with and those we assume.

Sam Hunter is an ace salesman who seems to have everything under control, until he lays eyes on a woman he can’t live without, and a mysterious Indian who promises to help him win her.

Sam’s life explodes immediately into chaos, as he is bedeviled by the Indian who seems bent on destroying every...more This is a comedic novel that plays with the intersection between mythology or religion, depending on your point of view, and consensual reality; between the identities we are born with and those we assume.

Sam Hunter is an ace salesman who seems to have everything under control, until he lays eyes on a woman he can’t live without, and a mysterious Indian who promises to help him win her.

Sam’s life explodes immediately into chaos, as he is bedeviled by the Indian who seems bent on destroying everything Sam has worked to build, and bringing back the past he’s worked to forget.

Though this novel is what I would call light entertainment, the fun is balanced with scenes of genuine human interest as we see flashbacks to Sam’s childhood on the Crow reservation, his interactions with his drunk, crazy-wise uncle Pokey, and learn of the events that lead him to abandon one life for another.

Much of the fun is found in the character of Coyote, a down-and-out Trickster God looking for some recognition. Though Coyote has great magical powers, after spending so many years down in the spirit world, he is ill-equipped to deal with the modern world.

I was charmed by the logic in Coyote’s mangled understanding of such inventions as the cash machine (which he thinks he is tricking into giving him money) and gambling (he sees craps as a shaman with a sticking who chants while people shout and throw bones – and really, isn’t that an accurate description?) Of course Coyote bumbles his attempt to out-magic the shaman with the stick; as a trickster, the most frequent victim of his ploys and pranks is himself, along with anyone who dares to rely on him.

Unfortunately, I found some of the secondary characters to be quite flat. Calliope, Sam’s love interest, is a stock hippie chick; and the nemesis is a stock mean, stupid biker dude.

The ending of the book, too, felt a bit flat, with a journey to the underworld, an underdeveloped subplot involving a limo driver and Anubis, and a brazenly deus ex machina ending. Although these weaknesses did not spoil the experience of the book for me, it may have been the difference between a good novel and a great one.

It is obvious that Moore researched the worlds he’s conveying: they are believable, engaging and funny. In this book, as in all good mythic fiction, the solution to the equation of what is real vs. unreal turns out to be quite different than the consensual reality of the modern, secular world.

The way Coyote tricks us is by amplifying the ways we trick ourselves: the self-illusions and pretensions, greed and lust, the cheats, small and large, that we attempt to use to get ahead, or just get by. The greater your own illusions, the more fun Coyote can have. But if there’s anything Coyote loves as much as a good trick, it’s a good story. I think with this novel, Moore did him proud.(less)

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Nov 10, 2012 Judi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-1999

This book is so much fun, I couldn't help but read it again! I'm updating my original comments because I now realize that the original blurb, although accurate, was so brief that it would seem like I hadn't even read the book! I was trying to not give anything away, but now I think I should give you a little more (I know, silly pun...).

Sam Hunter is a successful yuppie living in Santa Barbara. He sells life insurance policies and his talent is to reflect back the personality of each person he pi...more

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Oct 05, 2012 Mike Nettleton rated it 4 of 5 stars

Christopher Moore is one of a handful of novelists who can make me spew unswallowed cola through my nose or giggle helplessly in a public place. He starts at over-the-top and floors the accelerator from there.

I’ve read his books in no particular order, starting with Blood-Sucking Fiends, recommended by a friend who found it a welcome relief from all of the earnest soul-searching and neck-biting of the trendy vampire books. From there I devoured You Suck, A Dirty Job, Fluke, and my personal favo...more Christopher Moore is one of a handful of novelists who can make me spew unswallowed cola through my nose or giggle helplessly in a public place. He starts at over-the-top and floors the accelerator from there.

I’ve read his books in no particular order, starting with Blood-Sucking Fiends, recommended by a friend who found it a welcome relief from all of the earnest soul-searching and neck-biting of the trendy vampire books. From there I devoured You Suck, A Dirty Job, Fluke, and my personal favorite Lamb. (I have to admit I was tempted to buy a crate load of these to hand out to the white-shirted missionaries who troll our neighborhood looking for souls to save). After a hiatus of a couple of years, I picked up Sacre Bleu, read it, and almost coughed up a hairball.

So, it was with some trepidation that I bought a second-hand copy of Coyote Blue, one of Moore’s earliest works. After all, after half-a-dozen medulla-tickling page-turners, I was due to be disappointed, wasn’t I? Maybe I’d see him struggling to find that voice, so well honed in the later books. Maybe his
3-D characters would only inhabit two or even one dimension as he tinkered with the elements that made his later works such a pleasure.

I would have to say, Coyote Blue starts a bit slowly, compared to the race-horses-out-of-the-gate sprints of You Suck, and Lamb. The characters, at first feel a bit, well, ordinary. But, precisely on page 53 (At least of my ragged paperback edition), when we learn how “Coyote makes the world.” Moore jacks the adrenaline level and we’re off to the races.

From there to the surprising, yet inevitable finish, the story goes full-tilt, lampooning (in no particular order) Native American mysticism, insurance sales, gated communities, biker gangs, surfer culture, anthropomorphism, Christianity and casino gambling. Once again, I found myself laughing aloud and reading passages to my wife, who despite having already read Coyote Blue, laughed at his lines again, before punching me and telling me to leave her alone.

Those who are grim-faced and serious about their spirituality, of whatever stripe, will probably be offended by this book, just as many rigid fundamentalist Christians were offended by Lamb. But, from my point of view, not being able to laugh at the constructs we’ve created to combat our fear of the unknown is fraught with peril. Therein lies madness.

I can rank this as my favorite Christopher Moore book, Lamb and Blood-Sucking Fiends are still at the top, but it’s definitely a recommend for those who need stress relief and a therapeutic giggle or two.
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Jul 30, 2012 Donna LaValley rated it 2 of 5 stars

Coyote Blue centers on Samson Hunts Alone, a teenage Crow Indian who thinks he’s killed a disgusting person and leaves the Montana reservation in a hurry to avoid the law. We meet him in Santa Barbara where he is Samuel Hunter, a consummate insurance salesman, successful, wealthy, and completely separated from his family and community. He thinks he’s left all that behind. He’s 34.

Suddenly he sees Calliope Kincaid, the lovely but crazy “girl of his dreams” and everything changes. Almost simultane...more Coyote Blue centers on Samson Hunts Alone, a teenage Crow Indian who thinks he’s killed a disgusting person and leaves the Montana reservation in a hurry to avoid the law. We meet him in Santa Barbara where he is Samuel Hunter, a consummate insurance salesman, successful, wealthy, and completely separated from his family and community. He thinks he’s left all that behind. He’s 34.

Suddenly he sees Calliope Kincaid, the lovely but crazy “girl of his dreams” and everything changes. Almost simultaneously he is confronted by his spirit animal or guide who is much more than that: he is Coyote, the trickster, an ancient God, who appears as an old Indian sitting on the sidewalk.

In every book of Moore’s that I’ve reviewed so far, there will be a sexy beautiful vulnerable girl who is crazy but occasionally speaks Truth to the central character, who is always male and single and searching for something or missing something. She will have a clever name. These 2 will have excellent sex, in this case, very soon. There will also be a supernatural character who is ancient and causes havoc that challenges the male character. There will also be self-centered peripheral characters who are just silly- or they will be violent, murderous characters whose painful fates the reader enjoys. In Coyote Blue, we also have decent but colorful people with whom Sam reunites in Montana.

On the way to Montana, the characters engage in funny predicaments in Las Vegas. There are lots of laughs in this book, which is why people read Christopher Moore.

However, here there are very serious life events mixed in with the farce and to me it was upsetting for an infant to be handled as described, for a death to occur as it did, to attempt to describe grief in a crazy comic story, and then to try to write a resurrection into the story as well, although that event was necessary and predictable.

This is better than the Pine Cove episodes but it is uneven in many ways. As before, I recommend Moore’s Lamb, Fluke, and A Dirty Job. I also recommend Carl Hiaasen, an author who may have inspired Moore, and who can write circles around him.
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Apr 07, 2011 Emma rated it 5 of 5 stars

Under any normal circumstances, I would never have picked this book up. I associated the name Christopher Moore with “Bite Me,” a book I’d seen the cover for and assumed it was an exploitative parody of the vampire novels that have been so popular lately (in short, I judged a book by its cover). The reason I did buy this book was that we were assigned to read it for class. I wasn’t thrilled about that either. But as I began to read it, within the preface, I was already falling in love with Chris...more

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Feb 27, 2011 Kurtbg rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What do you get when you run from your past? A slinky-like retraction that hits you in the...
well, let's say it catches up with you. This book was a different read for me after reading a number of his other books - perhaps its a chronology thing. The story was tight and confined and wasn't as ribald as Lust Lizard or Fool. There is a cross over of a character or two in his (later?) books. These always have that easter egg quality to them as if a lost souvenir or totem from the past is discovered...more

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May 28, 2009 Thee_ron_clark rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I continue on my Christopher Moore book marathon with Coyote Blue. It contains Moore's classic humor along with a story that I wanted to see through to the end. This one follows a native American who has escaped from his heritage in order to avoid being prosecuted for a crime he committed as a teenager. The lead character, Sam is forced back into his heritage when Old Man Coyote shows up to disrupt his life with his trickster god abilities and odd outlook on everything.

Again, Moore continues to...more

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Apr 13, 2012 Sinn rated it 5 of 5 stars

If Coyote is your spirit guide, cash in your chips because you're screwed!

I have been meaning to read Christopher Moore for years! However, a few weekends ago when my brother was in town, he brought up this book. The way he talked bout it, described it, etc., made me curious enough to find it at our local library. And, boy, I am glad I did!

The book starts out with Samuel Hunter, a well-to-do insurances rep. While going to a meeting with a very wealthy client, he stumbles upon Calliope Kincaid. A...more If Coyote is your spirit guide, cash in your chips because you're screwed!

I have been meaning to read Christopher Moore for years! However, a few weekends ago when my brother was in town, he brought up this book. The way he talked bout it, described it, etc., made me curious enough to find it at our local library. And, boy, I am glad I did!

The book starts out with Samuel Hunter, a well-to-do insurances rep. While going to a meeting with a very wealthy client, he stumbles upon Calliope Kincaid. And, after that fateful meeting, his life is forever changed. Honestly, it is hard to describe the book without giving too much detail away!

Through the course of the book, the reader learns that Samuel Hunter started out as Samson Hunts Alone who was born/raised on the Crow reservation in Montana. After a run-in with the one of the local asshole res security men, Samson is forced to run away at only 15 years-old. Even though he doesn't have any prospects, he is brought under the wing of Aaron Aaron, an up-and-coming big shot in insurance. And, the amazing thing is, Samson—now Samuel—is still only 15!

The book is a mix between the past and the present. Moore did a good job mixing them. It helps the reader to see how Sam's past is shaping his future. You learn that on a vision quest, Sam's spirit guide is Old Man Coyote. And, even though he doesn't put much stock in it, Coyote has taken it upon himself to help Sam. That is where the story takes off in weird, crazy, and laugh-out-loud situations.

I loved the way Moore wrote Coyote! Being a trickster god, I was wondering how he would portray him. Even though Coyote is extremely smart, he kind of acts like a child. What I found interesting was how Coyote disrupted Sam's life. Many of the adventures causes the reader to shake their head and wonder why this is happening; however, at the end of the book, it becomes obvious that Coyote really taught Sam how to live and love life. He was stuck in a dead-end life, had no real future, and was not an active participant in his life. Meeting Calliope, who is an extremely strange girl, and dealing with Coyote gave him the ability to finally discover who he was.

Another thing, I loved the myths of Coyote that were interspersed throughout the book. It was a good way to give the reader a road map. Also, they were funny as hell! I think I read all of them to my husband! We ended up holding out sides while laughing.

There isn't too much that can be said about this book without giving everything away. It was a good read, was a good mix of comedy and drama, the paced was good, and I couldn't put it down! If you haven't read Moore, I highly recommend this book! (less)

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Oct 16, 2009 Wayne Wilson rated it 5 of 5 stars

The best book I have read this year! If I could give the book more than 5 stars I would. This is like reading a book of mythology set in modern times with a great love story thrown into the mix to create just the right motivation and imagery. Maybe it is the one sixteenth Native American in my genes but learning about Coyote one of the great Gods of the Crow Nation was a delight and a spiritual awakening.

Our main character Sampson Hunts Alone is an insurance sales man in Santa Barbara going by t...more The best book I have read this year! If I could give the book more than 5 stars I would. This is like reading a book of mythology set in modern times with a great love story thrown into the mix to create just the right motivation and imagery. Maybe it is the one sixteenth Native American in my genes but learning about Coyote one of the great Gods of the Crow Nation was a delight and a spiritual awakening.

Our main character Sampson Hunts Alone is an insurance sales man in Santa Barbara going by the name Sam Hunter. While leaving his office he sees the most beautiful woman who stirs something he has never felt before. On the sidewalk outside his office is also an Indian in Black Deer Skin trimmed with read feathers who tells Sam to go get her and throws a knife in the girl's orange Datsun Z's tire and then the Indian disappears. He offers her a ride and Sam Hunter's life is never to be the same.

The Indian turns out to be the God Coyote also known as the "Trickster" begins to take Sam's life apart a brick at a time. Sam fights the change the whole way as any great hero in any great undertaking takes on his charge fighting and screaming that he doesn't want to be the hero.

The book is full of parables featuring Coyote. Some of these parables left me laughing out loud and each of them were also full of depth and though funny there were gems in each one.

Towards the end of the book something happens that makes me think the book is going to be a huge disappointment which happens most of the time with books I have read, where the author doesn't stay true to the story but just sort of wraps stuff up in some unbelievable way, but just when I began to suspect some laziness by Mr. Moore he gives me a spiritual experience and leaves me in his debt for showing me a new world to help change mine just a little bit.

One of my all time favorites! What a rare treat to find a book like this in the middle years of my life. I listened to this book on audio and the narrator was not the voice I would have chosen, yet I got past the narrator which proves this story is one that could not be kept from me. I am definitely reading this book again.(less)

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Jan 14, 2013 Marilyn Fontane rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Marilyn by: Claude Gaebelein

Shelves: contemporary

I needed a paperback novel to read on an airplane and this one was handy. I had not read Christopher Moore before, but a colleague told me Sacre Blue was good, and I love the Coyote Blue restaurant in the area I was travelling to--Lake Charles, LA, so what the hell? The story's protagonist is Samuel Hunter, an insurance salesman, who hides his past as a Crow Indian, Samson Hunts Alone, because he has been running from the law for the past 20 years. However, he is a Crow, and one of his gods, Coy...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Earl Grey Tea rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: humor, general-fiction

Ever since I learned about Christopher Moore almost a decade ago, I've enjoyed all the books that he has written.

Coyote Blue isn't my favorite by Moore, but on the second reading of it I seem to enjoy it more than the previous time. As per usually for Moore, there was a nice collection of character with peculiar backgrounds coming together for a goofy adventure.

The usage of Native American folklore as an underlining theme for the book was quite interesting. I feel that my religious studies class...more

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Jun 02, 2009 Eileen rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm still fairly new to Christopher Moore's work but so far, his books have never failed to entertain me. Coyote Blue is no exception with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments - my husband was seriously worried that I was going to fall off the bed eventually from the cackling. I don't know enough about Indian gods to fully understand the underlying mythology referenced in the book but it didn't stop me from enjoying the story. Moore spins some really zany scenarios and you just have to go along for...more

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Nov 17, 2012 Lyn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore was his second novel, published in 1994. Moore tells the tale of Sam Hunter, ne Samson Hunts Alone, a Crow Indian who runs away from the reservation and begins a new life in Santa Barbara as a successful insurance salesman. His life takes an unexpected turn when his spirit helper, the Crow trickster god Coyote pays him a visit.

This is written with Moore’s inexhaustible command of entertaining and amusing similes and metaphors, I laughed out loud several times. Wh...more

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Apr 25, 2011 Patty Marvel rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is is Moore's second novel and while it's not his best work,* I still give it a strong recommendation, especially in audiobook form. The hero is Sam Hunter, a Crow Indian born Samson Hunts Alone who had to flee "the rez" in his teens because of an accident (can't say more here without spoiling) and makes his way through life by first passing as Mexican and then as a white man who sells insurance. For as-yet-to-be-apparent reasons, someone starts messing with Sam's life and the people around...more

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Jul 14, 2010 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books, fables, fiction, humor

This book was absolutely frickin' hilarious. I think I officially love Christopher Moore. I was listening to this book on my iPod while my preschoolers were napping today and I had to shush myself because I started laughing so hard. Coyote the Trickster has been one of my favorite characters ever since I started reading old fables when I was in college. I have never read any of the tales that Mr. Moore used for this book, who knows, maybe he made them up, but I loved how he intermingled the tale...more

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Oct 21, 2009 Jaime rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009, audio, humor

I have to admit that despite my love for A Dirty Job, I’m not a big fan of Moore’s earlier works. Not only are some characters reused (which I don’t really have a problem with — nothing wrong with recurring characters!), he uses some of the same stereotypes in every book, it seems. There’s always a mostly-high surfer dude. There’s always a cantankerous (and probably homely) old lady. And of course, the earnest (if sometimes misguided) main character. I think what really rubbed me wrong in this b...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Amy Smith rated it 3 of 5 stars

People envy Sam Hunter -- after all, he's living the life: a Mercedes, a beautiful condo, a job that he does well. He's a poster child for the life of a single guy in California. But nobody knows him. He was not always this chameleon insurance salesman. He was born Samson Hunts Alone, and up until he was 15, he lived on the Rez with his extended Crow family. But he hasn't seen or spoken to anyone from the Rez for decades until his Spirit Guide shows up.

Of course, since this is Christopher Moore...more

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Feb 21, 2010 Hailey rated it 4 of 5 stars

When Sam Hunts Alone kills a cop on his Crow reservation he is forced to flee his state and along the run he meets a man who turns him into a great salesman. His life is just about perfect,but when an old, drunk,and completely ditzy god and a stunning biker chick comes into his life Sam is taken on a crazy journey through Vegas and back to his reservation to save the girl from her ex and try to find a way to get rid of this crazy old trickster. Coyote Blue is a hilarious book about a salesman wh...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Bridget rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Stole this from the husband's side of the bed. Because just like eating food off of his plate it is all calorie free.

A romping farce with a quick nod as it runs OVER a Native tribe (Crow) grabbing Gods in order to not have to work out a world with the use of magic. Those who are bad get served what they deserve. Those who are innocent are gifted and only the vague sanctioned evil corporation tools and casinos pay for the issues because it is an acceptable loss to serve those symbols.

I'm typical...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Steve Miller rated it 4 of 5 stars

My first Christopher Moore book. I chose it for two reasons. The first was that I've been looking to read books published in 1994, which was a time of turbulent and permanent change in my life. The second reason was that, like 1994, I wanted something with a cosmic, mystical feel to it. I read lots of good books back in the mid to late 90's. This book took me back to that time. It was the time of Tim Robbins and John Irving. I read my first Richard Russo novel, the hilarious "Straight Man." Ther...more

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Aug 01, 2011 Brittany rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

Another fun read from Christopher Moore, Coyote Blue doesn't hold the same magic as some of his other novels but delights and entertains nonetheless. Some parts are disjointed and don't really follow (unless you're used to Moore) which might not make this a great introduction to the author's work for the newly initiated.

Despite the oddities, Moore develops a good moral message of embracing your roots, no matter what they may be and how you might have erred in your past. Though completely fantas...more

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Jun 18, 2008 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Christopher Moore is one of those authors who can be entertaining but will not stand the test of time. This is not simply due to his lack of a good and faithful editor. At any rate, this book has some of the better dialog i've seen in his novels. The characters are witty---the book is funny and not just cheesy like some of his other novels. I was pleasantly surprised.

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May 01, 2012 Alpha rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Coyote Blue is the second novel I ever read written by Christopher Moore and it seems I'll be reading his complete line of novels eventually if I keep up with the others. I ended up giving in to this author passing his row of novels at Barnes & Noble. The first thing I thought of just observing the cover was how relative it could be to another author who is established in my personal favorite authors, Tim Dorsey. Just look at the titles of their books (EX for Christopher Moore: "Practical De...more Coyote Blue is the second novel I ever read written by Christopher Moore and it seems I'll be reading his complete line of novels eventually if I keep up with the others. I ended up giving in to this author passing his row of novels at Barnes & Noble. The first thing I thought of just observing the cover was how relative it could be to another author who is established in my personal favorite authors, Tim Dorsey. Just look at the titles of their books (EX for Christopher Moore: "Practical Demonkeeping", "The Island of the Sequined Love Nun", "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove" to EX for Tim Dorsey: "Florida Roadkill", "Electric Barracuda", "Nuclear Jellyfish", etc.). The titles alone should be enough to get my attention.

Anyways, this novel was a very entertaining read with a lot of Indian culture themes incorporated. The people were well-written though not really built up that well but they were good enough to get by. The settings and situations were top-notch, and all in all, the book was very comedic and entertaining to read. Where this novel fails is the direction of the plot or it is kind of hard to truly see a plot with this novel. There are a lot of good points and stories written within but they seem to not really progress the plot whatsoever. Instead, this novel seems to come off as a collection of stories back to back that so happen to move the plot. Not necessarily a bad thing but may not exactly be running the gamut of entertainment when reading specifics are constantly switched from one criterion to another.

However, I am glad I read this book because a lot of other readers who are more seasoned fans of Christopher Moore have told me he gets a lot better with his future novels as in his novels published past this one. The randomness won't be so common and the story actually drives itself with later publications. Still, a great read for comedic value, but the plot - though a very strong concept beyond anything simplistic - seems to be very lacking in its delivery.(less)

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Mar 18, 2013 Nathan Dehoff rated it 4 of 5 stars

In his second book, Moore delves into Native American mythology to present a tale of the trickster god Coyote. The story involves a man named Samuel Hunter who grew up on a Crow reservation, but left after pushing a policeman off a dam. He became a successful insurance agent, but has to reevaluate his life when Coyote shows up and starts making a mess of things. The book has a lot of genuinely funny lines and exchanges, and retells some Coyote stories in a modern humorous fashion. Coyote himself...more

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Jun 27, 2009 Zach rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-books, audio-books, audio-books-09, humor

Funny, not Christopher Moore's best and some may find the ending disappointing, but it does have Moore's classic observations:

--regarding the main character's yuppie condo complex
"I thought children were not allowed?" "Those are Mrs. Smiths grandchildren, they are just visiting for the day and she filled out all the necessary forms."

--Regarding Sam's meeting with Nubis, the Egyptian Jackal God of the Dead, "How was he suppose to handle a neurotic canine god of the underworld."

--"Sam thought h...more

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Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American writer of absurdist fiction. He grew up in Mansfield, OH, and attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA.

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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

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“Love: the sickest of Irony’s sick jokes. The place where logic and order go to die.” — 242 people liked it

“That's the scary thing about hope," she said. "If you let it go too long it turns into faith.” — 47 people liked it

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