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The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove

by Christopher Moore

Published: 2004-06-01
Paperback : 320 pages

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The town psychiatrist has decided to switch everybody in Pine Cove, California, from their normal antidepressants to placebos, so naturally—well, to be accurate, artificially—business is booming at the local blues bar. Trouble is, those lonely slide-guitar notes have also attracted a colossal sea beast named Steve with, shall we say, a thing for explosive oil tanker trucks. Suddenly, morose Pine Cove turns libidinous and is hit by a mysterious crime wave, and a beleaguered constable has to fight off his own gonzo appetites to find out what's wrong and what, if anything, to do about it.

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"A small town is in for some excitement when the psychiatrist switches all her patients--which is nearly half the townsfolk--to placebos, an ancient "sea beast" arrives, and the local constable stops s"by Reese L. (see profile) 04/25/08

This book was vaguely interesting; I felt it had a promising premise, but was too full of juvenile humor to really make the mark. I did not find that there was much to discuss at all, although if you are... (read more)

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