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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060735425
ISBN: 0060735422
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: June 01, 2004
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Sales Rank: 12880
Studio: Harper Paperbacks
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In Christopher Moore's ingenious debut novel, we meet one of the most memorably mismatched pairs in the annals of literature. The good-looking one is one-hundred-year-old ex-seminarian and 'roads' scholar Travis O'Hearn. The green one is Catch, a demon with a nasty habit of eating most of the people he meets. Behind the fake Tudor façade of Pine Cove, California, Catch sees a four-star buffet. Travis, on the other hand, thinks he sees a way of ridding himself of his toothy traveling companion. The winos, neo-pagans, and deadbeat Lotharios of Pine Cove, meanwhile, have other ideas. And none of them is quite prepared when all hell breaks loose.
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Rating:  - Moore's first book
Travis O'Hearn arrives in Pine Cove and he's not alone. With him is a demon, Catch, that answers to him for the past 90 years. Travis has been criss-crossing the country, tracking down a way to rid himself of the demon. Meanwhile, Gian Hen Gian, King of the Djinn, also shows up and enlists the aid of Augustus Brine to eliminate said demon. Throw in a mix of off-kilter characters and you get Christopher Moore's first book, "Practical Demonkeeping".
Maybe I'm tainted by his later works ... Read More
Rating:  - Mmmm, people.
Set in Pine Cove, CA, Mr. Moore describes well and not a length (thank you) a sleepy little ex-whaling town. Each one of the characters is completely unique and the best ones are a little batty. And I mean that in the best way possible. It is the quirkiness and uniqueness of this cast of characters that really not only keeps the story interesting but turns it into a fast read.
With a shorter novel like this it's hard to give specifics without spoiling too much. The characters range from a people ... Read More
Rating: - practical demonkeeping
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Rating: - Another Gem by Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore may be know for the humor in his writing, but he is also a very good storyteller. This is evident in "Practical Demonkeeping", which was actually one of his earlier works. Sprinkled with great one-liners and absurd situational humor, it is tough not to enjoy this one.
Travis O'Hearn was trying to be a good seminarian when he accidently came to be the master of a demon from the underworld. The demon, known as Catch, has an insatiable appetite for eating humans. But Catch ... Read More
Rating:  - Jumps around a lot; a fun read
If you remember Pulp Fiction or Playing by Heart for jumping between any of several plot lines and wondering how they relate, this story isn't quite that intense, but you get the idea. There are a lot of characters and you feel invested in all of them by the story's end... even the bad guy. This book wasn't as funny as Lamb, which is really great, but I enjoyed it nevertheless.
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060735425
ISBN: 0060735422
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: June 01, 2004
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Sales Rank: 12880
Studio: Harper Paperbacks