Punk's review
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
by Christopher Moore
Punk's review
Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore
Punk's review
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Fiction. Tucker Case is a pilot and a fuck-up, and because of the latter he can no longer do the former. Until he gets a job offer from a Methodist missionary; suddenly Tuck's on his way to Micronesia to fly a brand new Lear Jet. Of course it's too good to be true. And of course there are ghosts, cannibals, talking fruit bats, a transgendered hooker, and a Mary Kay analogue. Because this is Moore, and that's how he rolls.
Before I reread this, I said this was second-favorite Moore book. I'm no longer sure that's true. I still loved the island atmosphere. Moore's writing is as funny and screwed up as ever. The characters are engaging, and if the islanders are stereotypes, that just makes it even funnier when they go against type, and they do, often.
All that's good, but I didn't agree with the ending. There's something intrusive about it, kind of a "West Knows Best" attitude. The book was about the islanders and their island, and I feel like it should have ended there. ...more
Before I reread this, I said this was second-favorite Moore book. I'm no longer sure that's true. I still loved the island atmosphere. Moore's writing is as funny and screwed up as ever. The characters are engaging, and if the islanders are stereotypes, that just makes it even funnier when they go against type, and they do, often.
All that's good, but I didn't agree with the ending. There's something intrusive about it, kind of a "West Knows Best" attitude. The book was about the islanders and their island, and I feel like it should have ended there. ...more
