245 pages
English language
Published April 17, 1999 by Overlook Press.
Ray Midge is befuddled when his wife takes off with his car, his money, and her ex-husband. When credit card statements start rolling in, he takes off to find them (in the ex-husband's clunker). His search takes him across the southern United States and into Mexico, where he meets a cast of eccentric characters. Through it all, Ray maintains a sense of humor without a sense of revenge--he justs wants what is rightfully his.
This book is quirky in a fantastic way. Perhaps the funniest book I have read. I don't want to give too much away ... at the end of the book I definitely saw a meaning to draw from the series of situations/observations the main character found himself in.
This is clearly one of those books that hits or misses for people. It seems the good ratings and reviews have a great time with it. I was not one of those readers.
Didn’t hate it. I mostly found myself annoyed with our narrator again and again. I won’t try to dissuade anyone from picking it up. But if you’re not into it in the first couple of chapters, I’d suggest just moving on at that point. I was very much getting squirrelly the last few chapters.
