Insane City
Ratings5
Average rating3.6
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Ratings5
Average rating3.6
Seth Weinstein always knew Tina was way, way, way out of his league. Which is why he’s still astonished that he’s on a plane heading for their wedding in Florida. The Groom Posse has already pulled an airport prank on him—and he’s survived! It should be easy going from now on. But Seth has absolutely no idea what he’s about to get into. A simple drink or two with the boys sparks a series of events that will pit Seth and his friends against everything and everyone imaginable, from his very powerful, very disapproving soon-to-be father-in-law to the federal government to a love-struck orangutan. Seth’s hope for smooth sailing is turning into a trip on the Titanic. And the water is getting deeper by the minute…
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Ridiculous. Utterly Ridiculous. Which is what it was going for, so good on Barry.
I didn't think it was as satisfying a novel as his first two solo works, bu the further I got into it, and the more out of control the plot got, the more I warmed to it and the more I laughed.
The ending's fairly predictable, but pretty satisfying – and funny.
Lots of laughs to be had
This is another comic crime caper by Dave Barry. It's about a nice guy who's otherwise not much of a catch, traveling down to Florida to marry a hot blonde who's also the daughter of a multi-millionaire. In a span of mere hours things go fantastically wrong and the wedding is in two days. Will he make it? In a bazillion very short chapters the many things than can go wrong do and they pile up fast – it was a bit of a struggle to care since so many of the (two-dimensional) characters aren't all that likable. And the ones who are more likeable aren't all that smart. But it reads so fast, I went all the way through this extremely unlikely tale that also includes an occasionaly violent, love-sick orangutan named Trevor. So that happened.
(FYI: My wife gave me this. It was a preview copy that she found in someone's trash.)
