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Big Trouble (Hardcover)

by Dave Barry (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 255 pages
  • Publisher: G P Putnam's Sons; 1st edition, 1st printing edition (31 Dec 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0399145672
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399145674
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.7 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,094,990 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The humorist offers a fiction debut that describes the lives of the troubled denizens of Coconut Grove, including a career-threatened adman, an alcoholic embezzler dodging a couple of hit men, and their dysfunctional families.
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5.0 out of 5 stars As Good as Carl Hiaason at his Best, 23 Oct 1999
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Last week I was in a bookstore in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, only to discover that I had missed a talk by one of my favourite authors, Carl Hiaason, by a couple of days. The sales clerk was also a fan and suggested that I read Big Trouble by Dave Barry, an old friend of Hiaason. Despite sleep deprivation, I finished it on the plane home and feel compelled to write how wonderful it was. The sales clerk dared me not to laugh out loud within the first ten pages. Call me sad, but I was genuinely laughing at the credits!

Inevitably this book is goiing to be compared to his old mate, the until now, King of the Hiaason genre. I don't know who was writing first - it appears that they boith started life as newspaper journalists - but either way, this is as good as, if not better, than Hiaason at his best. And anyone who's read Double Whammy or Tourist Season knows how good that is.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and farcical!, 6 Nov 2001
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This review is from: Big Trouble (Mass Market Paperback)
I have never read any of Dave Barry's books before and I understand that this was his first attempt at fiction.

I, like the previous reviewer, bought this book with Amazon reviews in mind, but I wasn't disappointed! I enjoyed how each character unfolded and, with each turn of the page, began to fit the jigsaw that was unfolding before my eyes. This book was not meant to be taken seriously and I certainly refrained from doing so. It is quite obviously meant to be so absurd as to be unreal, but with some very funny characters to boot.
I'm glad I read it and I'll certainly try other books by Mr Barry. I just hope his non-fiction is as good!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Totally Forgetable, 4 Mar 2001
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I eagerly awaited the delivery of this book having read the Amazon reviews. When it arrived I was even more convinced "I laughed so hard I fell out of a chair" it said on the back cover attributed to Stephen King. I wonder if this is the same Stephen King who is credited under the Acknowledments for his advice to the author. I finished this book three days ago and all I can say is that it was totally forgetable and lightweight. No nore Mr Barry for me I'm afraid
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3.0 out of 5 stars Where's the irrepressible Barry humour?
I admit that "Big Trouble" is really only Barry's inaugural stab at fiction, and so there should be some leniency involved when commenting on it, but the Barry comedic... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable romp aimed rather obviously at a film contract
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb read!
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