Fluke

[snugglekitty]

So, I have been a fan of Christopher Moore since his first book, Practical Demonkeeping, which I read and loved shortly after moving to Boston. I found it in the sci fi section of the main Cambridge branch of the library, which at that time was not being renovated. Somehow, I missed Fluke for a few years. I put it on hold at the library a month ago, after getting back from Dark Odyssey. We had brought Fluke on CD from Porter Square Books, which lets you rent books on CD by the week, but wound up listening to Dating and Sex: The Worst Case Survival Handbook instead. Anyway, after I had found out the book existed, I wanted to listen to it.

Some things I liked about this book:
- Moore didn't reuse characters from previous books in this one.
- Wacky premise, man! But I won't give it away.
- Moore's wit sparkles when it is turned on the scientific community. I particularly love the interactions between the honest-to-gosh researchers and the ones that are in it for the money.
- The story of how the two lesbian scientists got together is hilarious, although admittedly somewhat gross.

I'd recommend it to fans of Moore. I think that those who have not previously experienced him would probably be better served by reading one of his earlier books first - Practical Demonkeeping, Bloodsucking Fiends, or Coyote Blue.

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[dilletante.livejournal.com]

i actually successfully introduced dancingwolfgrrl to moore through this book. :)