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Big Trouble
Big Trouble | Dave Barry
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The humorist offers a fiction debut that describes the lives of the troubled denizens of Coconut Grove, including a career-threatened adman, an alcoholic embezzler dodging a couple of hit men, and their dysfunctional families.
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Dave Barry can always be counted on for a wild and wacky book, and this one is no exception. This is his fiction debut and gets a bit more serious in spots than his other fiction reads but is overall quite funny if you like this kind of thing.

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yoavshai
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 124.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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BookMaven9
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BeansPage
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🙋🏻‍♀️Me! Anyone else?

akckitty Oh definitely!! 6y
Readergrrl Me too! And for finishing the book way before everyone else to (if it was a book I liked!). 6y
Readergrrl No “to”. Don‘t know why that there. I‘m not the best texter. 6y
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Readergrrl Ugh! *that‘s See what I mean!! 6y
BeansPage @Readergrrl 😂😂😂 6y
RavenLovelyReads Guilty! 🙋🏻‍♀️ 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage 🙋🏼‍♀️ 6y
Soubhiville Yes. Me too! 6y
Paula3 Right here 🖐 6y
ptkpepe98 Present. 6y
mrozzz All the time! 6y
QueenAnne ....and late for dinner, sorry didn‘t hear you calling for me 100 times mom 🙈 6y
scripturient Yep, all the time! 6y
KristinaRay That was so me! 6y
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Suzze
Big Trouble | Dave Barry
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One of my favorite C-R-A-Z-Y books! 😜😜😜#insaneinthebrain #90sinjuly

gossamerchild That book is so fun 😁🤣 7y
Cinfhen That cover is BRILLIANT 😜Don't forget to tag @Robothugs She's the official host for this month's musical photo challenge 🙌🏻💗 7y
Suzze @Cinfhen Thanks! I guess I didn't read the post closely! 7y
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CallMeIshmael I love this book 7y
Cinfhen So happy you're back, playing along👍🏻🎶 7y
Suzze @Cinfhen Thanks! I am determined to read a lot this month! My sister and husband will be here tomorrow to stay for 2 months and we always spend a lot of time reading! 7y
Laura317 Dave Barry is hilarious! 7y
Cinfhen Yay for sisters! Sounds like fun😻 7y
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Reggie
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Whenever I need a dose of hilarious Florida dysfunction, I usually turn to Carl Hiassen. Turns out Dave Barry is pretty well versed in "Florida" crazy. The amount of shenanigans and characters he aligns in this story amazes me. With all the action going on you might think characterization suffers,but he does this Ann Patchett thing where he gives a character one or two sentences that let you know precisely who they are. It was a good book.

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Suzze
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This is one of the funniest books I ever read. Don't know how well it holds up, 18 years later. Has anyone else read it? #funnybooks #riotgrams

Lynnsoprano Haven't read this, but I love Dave Barry! His piece on having a colonoscopy is without doubt the funniest thing I've ever read. 8y
gossamerchild I LOVE that book. So funny. The movie is also pretty great, and stays incredibly true to the book. 8y
Suzze @Lynnsoprano Oh, I'll have to go look for that! 8y
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Lynnsoprano @Suzze I think all you need to do is Google Dave Barry colonoscopy. It was originally one of his columns for the Miami Herald and then included in one of his collections. I know it's been shared on FB. 8y
Suzze @Lynnsoprano I just found it and read it. OMG. He nailed it. Hilarious. 8y
AnnieReads I listened to Big Trouble many years ago. The narration was fantastic! There were so many laugh out loud moments. 8y
Alfoster And the movie is hilarious too!😂😂😂 8y
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jesseastin
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I listened to this as an audio version, which was highly entertaining. This book was so fun, absolutely fun, with crazy characters that are constantly getting into ridiculous situations. The book is entirely characters and plot. And by plot, I mean things happening all at once. Don't look for introspection. Just prepare to be amused. And tell yourself to avoid Miami in the future.