Paperback, 304 pages
English language
Published May 24, 2004 by Harper Paperbacks.
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.
This is a decently funny light romp. It's comedic (and more intelligent about it than you'd expect) but it's also basically forgettable afterward. I enjoyed the time I spent reading it and it was well worth the half-price I paid for it at a bookstore's sidewalk sale.
This is quite the zany read. If this hadn't been foisted on me by a friend, lustful lizards would never have been on my radar, believe me. And yet, I was very entertained. There are a few parts that are very funny. So, if you're in the mood for a light read that is humorous in a surprisingly smart way, I recommend it.
This is quite the zany read. If this hadn't been foisted on me by a friend, lustful lizards would never have been on my radar, believe me. And yet, I was very entertained. There are a few parts that are very funny. So, if you're in the mood for a light read that is humorous in a surprisingly smart way, I recommend it.
I just didn't need to know about the weed whacker.
I was reminded of The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove when I heard RFKjr was planning to ween America off antidepressants.
It is about a town taken off its meds after a patient's suicide spooks the town psychiatrist.
This is a zany comedy; it is not the best representation of mental illness. But the power of Moore's novels is in their compelling characters; Their weaknesses and vulnerabilities, as well as their grotesqueness.
We got a washed up schizophrenic B-Movie actress, a decent stoner constable, a horny old blues singer with a past, a socially awkward biologist and his dog, an ancient lonely giant lizard with psychic powers, as well as many othersโฆ
I think this is one of Moore's best novels. I was really invested in the characters journey to find happiness.
This book was strange on so many levels. A large lizard driving everyone mad with lust in a town already halfway to crazy makes for an entertaining read.
Moore is very funny. This story was similar to Practical Demonkeeping, so not his most original story, but entertaining all the same.
I like how the guy gets the girl, how Moore explores unconventional relationships without so much as a hiccup, how people turn their life around, in these books.
