- Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Riverhead Books; Reprint edition (May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1594480222
- ISBN-13: 978-1594480225
- Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,495,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Hardcover
Never heard of Sandlin before this, but I"m a sucker for books set in DC, so I picked this up. What I discovered is a light, fluffy farce—perfect is you're in the mood for something requiring little concentration, but possibly disappointing if you like your stories to have a little meat on their bones. The style and tone is not unlike someone like Carl Hiaasen, plenty of snappy chatter, pop culture references, and comedic murders. The story starts by introducing RC Nash, a 40ish journalist in decline, and Jimmy Sebastiano, a smalltime mafia bagman. The story is set in motion when Jimmy's catches his delectable girlfriend Honey in a comprising position with the President and the president accidentally dies in the struggle that follows.
Fleeing the scene with the dead president's body, Honey and Jimmy embroil Honey's old friend Farlow (a gay professional football player) in their problems. Soon, through a variety of contrivances (you just have to roll with them), RC shows up and joins them on the lam. Meanwhile, the White House—spearheaded by a nasty chief of staff and the astute and efficient first lady—is quietly trying to locate the missing president. However, the foursome (five if you count the prez), is also being pursued by Mafia don Gino Olivetti, who is after the $650,000 Jimmy was supposed to deliver to him. Lots of running around, shoot-outs, machinations, sexual tension, and light satire ensue. Populated with nothing but a series of cardboard characters (the nasty scheming editor, the airhead vice-president, the crazy homeless guy, and so on), each with a signature tic or phrase, the novel is well-suited to Hollywood or a lazy summer day by the pool.
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Honey, honey, honey
14 Feb 2005
Format:Hardcover
If there's such a thing as a typical Tim Sandlin novel, this probably ain't it. This is funnier in an over-the-top sort of way than his four-book trilogy, which is just plain funny in a Tim Sandlin sort of way. One way to look at this, if you're so inclined, is to consider Honey Don't as Tim's answer to my novel, Heart Seizure wherein I created an unfortunate FBI Agent by the name of Sandlin (in Tim's honor). In Honey Don't, Tim paid me back by creating a Senator Fitzhugh who is, well, lacking in several key personality traits. I think I lied to Tim soon after this came out, told him I read it and loved it. Truth is, I just got around to reading it but I was right about loving it. Honey is a sweetie, check her out.
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Not One Of His Best
10 Mar 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
To compare Tim Sandlin with Tom Robbins, as "one dust jacket critic" has, is a bit of a stretch. Nevertheless,I remain a fan, anxious to get my hands on his next offering.
Having said this, Honey Don't was a mild disappointment. As in all Sandlin novels, the prose was entertaining and often humorous, but the book didn't seem to reach the levels of keen social awareness and psychological insight that we've seen in this fine writer's previous efforts, most notably The GroVont Trilogy.
I don't mean to dog this book. If you're a Sandlin fan as I am, by all means read this book. Just don't expect too much.
Having said this, Honey Don't was a mild disappointment. As in all Sandlin novels, the prose was entertaining and often humorous, but the book didn't seem to reach the levels of keen social awareness and psychological insight that we've seen in this fine writer's previous efforts, most notably The GroVont Trilogy.
I don't mean to dog this book. If you're a Sandlin fan as I am, by all means read this book. Just don't expect too much.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
You'll never look at political figures the same way again
1 July 2003
Format:Hardcover
It's been years since I've read any of Tim Sandlin's books (and I've read every single one of them )...so I can't compare Honey Don't to his prior works. BUT I can say I really enjoyed Honey Don't. It took a little while for me to get into it but once I did, I found myself intrigued by the characters and what happened to them.
I don't want to give the plot away. Let's just say it is a dark comedy about the murder of a very famous man and the way the murderer and his girlfriend and various other characters deal with the situation.
What I liked most about Honey Don't is how Tim incorporated a lot of modern day pop culture into the story...ie: Starbucks and the internet. He didn't flat out make fun of them...but he kinda did in the subtle way he does make fun of every day life.
It's been a long wait for Honey Don't. I hope all fans of Tim Sandlin will read it. I had NO idea what it was about but I bought the hard cover copy anyway. I'm glad I did.
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