Okay, so I've been reading a lot of Christopher Moore lately!
It's the upside to travelling for work, actually, having all that time to read on the plane or in airports. I took advantage of it to read another delightful tale by Moore, titled <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=fantasistnet&path=tg… Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove</a>. Obviously, the story is about a large lizard, but it's not quite what you might think. It's actually a love story.
The story follows the antics of Moore's favorite fictional town as the local psychiatrist decides to make up for past apathy by putting all her patients on sugar-pills instead of their regular medication. Throw in a giant sea-lizard, a hidden drug lab, a Mississippi Blues man, and a former B-movie star and you get classic Moore. This time around we get to see some old friends from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=fantasistnet&path=tg… Demonkeeping</a>, too, like Howard Phillips, occult owner of the local diner and "The Hammer/Nailgun", super-geek police computer specialist and source of lots of interesting information. Oddly enough, the main "love story" is between the fallen movie star and the sea-creature. Though, there are actually several love stories going on all at once. There's a little bit of everything in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=fantasistnet&path=tg… Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove</a> and so many sub-plots it'll make your head spin. But, in a good way.
And again, there's that underlying current of a spiritual search. A search for meaning and love in a sad, drab world. Surprisingly, despite opening with an apparent suicide and lots of mental anguish, including a somewhat dark look at psychotherapy, it's really an upbeat and fun book. As always, Moore manages to tie everything together and end on a rather happy note. Again, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=fantasistnet&path=tg… Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove</a> is a great book, like everything by Christopher Moore, and I cannot reccomend it enough.
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