Big Trouble
by Dave Barry
Taste attributes: comedythrillercrimeactionfastunsavourylightlinearglossyemotionally undemandingrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connectionstroubled leads
Boxlist takeFast-moving and polished: a comic novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
3.3 / 5
3 ratings
About This Book
A slapstick thriller set in Florida, featuring oddball characters. They include a homeless man who lives in a tree, a student with a squirt gun playing a game called Killer, a couple of real killers, and a terrorist with a nuclear bomb in a suitcase.
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- Author
- Dave Barry
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 307
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- Source
- Open Library
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