ghostchaser reviewed Lunatics by Dave Barry
Review of 'Lunatics' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
It is funnier than they said.
Hardcover, 320 pages
English language
Published Dec. 20, 2012 by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
An uproarious tale told in alternating voices follows the stories of a pet shop owner and a curmudgeon who find themselves on the run from police, terrorists, and a pizza chain mascot. One character, Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for kids' soccer. The other, Jeffrey Peckerman is the sole sane person in a world filled with goddamned jerks and morons, and he's having a really bad day. The two of them are about to collide in a swiftly escalating series of events that will send them running for their lives, pursued by the police, soldiers, terrorists, subversives, bears, and a man dressed as Chuck E. Cheese.
It is funnier than they said.