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| Hurricane Punch | 
| Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books
Category: EBooks
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $7.19
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 11375
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
ASIN: B000N0WTQ0
Publication Date: January 23, 2007
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Bad Monkey! March 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Serge and Coleman are off on another whirlwind tour of Florida. More of a hurricane tour this time though. Serge's obsession with hurricanes leads him to drive around Florida in hurricane season within the confines of the eyes of hurricanes. On the trip, Serge tries to rediscover a religious path to follow while squeezing in appointments with his therapist. Meanstwhile, Jeff McSwirley becomes everyone's favorite sympathic tragedy reporter for a 'fair, unbalanced newspaper' of Gladstone Industries. All this and an apparent copycat killer of Serge. Meanst-meanstwhile, recently released Agent Mahoney becomes stuck in 1940s police-noir and thinks this purported second killer is really just a split-personality of Serge A Storms.
In this series by Tim Dorsey, there is a definite step back from the usually murderous ways of the unstable Serge and chemically oblivious sidekick Coleman. I've enjoyed this whole series, some books more than others and I think this is a step up from The Big Bamboo and Torpedo Juice : A Novel. There's less inventive deaths here but Serge striles an ominous one with an amplifier. It's not a socially redeeming series but it's sure fun to read.
 Catch the wave February 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're a reader of any series of books -- Hiaasen's Florida craziness stories for example -- you know that they're all good but like ocean waves some are "in the trough" and some are at the "crest of the wave" and some are in between. For instance Hammerhead Ranch started out right on the crest. Orange Crush was good, but for me more in the trough. As for Hurricane Punch, it's right back on top, cresting a big white cap that will give you a very enjoyable ride.
Others have dissected the plot, no need for me to do that, I suggest though you get your longboard and get out there in the surf and catch the wave. (And by the way, all good surfers know that the best waves are in Hurricane Season!)
One question I have for Mr. Dorsey is, does he get his medication over, or under the counter?
Storm Warning February 6, 2008
Serge A. Storm returns with his zany antics and sense of humor flavored with Florida history, his love of truth, disdain for bothersome people and fascination with hurricanes. In this novel he chases a succession of hurricanes, ending with two climaxing at the same time. Accompanied by his unusual friend, Coleman, he rides the eyes of a succession of hurricanes all over the State.
Meanwhile a serial killer is besmirching his reputation, and he goes all out to find the imposter and end the competition.
The novel is amusing, inventive and is unexpected in both plot and denouement. We suggest highly that you read it. And then go on to the author's latest effort, Atomic Lobster, of which a review will be forthcoming shortly.
Another wild romp! January 23, 2008
Having read all of the other Tim Dorsey novels, I couldn't pass this one up. It's not that they're the best fiction written. But it's certainly some of the more entertaining fiction that I've read of late.
This novel picks up again with Serge and Coleman causing mayhem set to the background of hurricane season. As usual with these two characters, all sorts of mayhem ensues. I'm not sure what number novel this is by the author but I was really getting a sense of "been there, done that" with this novel. Yet at the end, I was still quite happy. There's enough witty reparte in this novel that you won't be disappointed to go along for the ride. Tim Dorsey still has it.
Relentless Hilarity December 29, 2007
My favorite of all Dorsey's novels. I don't know what mixture of st5range substances coalesced to stimulate the creation of Hurricane Punch, but I hope it happens again. The dialog throughout is manic and builds to a crescendo like a good comics' routine--BAM! you have to laugh. The sarcasm and cynicism were never more than a paragraph away and for my money this is one of the year's funniest reads. No loose ends and no complaints from me. I wish all my trips to the bookstore paid this kind of entertainment dividend.
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