Christopher Moore
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.83 | 40627 Users | 1659 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Practical Demonkeeping |
| ISBN: | 0060735422 (ISBN13: 9780060735425) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.chrismoore.com/practical_demonkeeping.html |
| Series: | Pine Cove #1 |
| Setting: | California(United States) |
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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 facade 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.Particularize Of Books Practical Demonkeeping (Pine Cove #1)
| Title | : | Practical Demonkeeping (Pine Cove #1) |
| Author | : | Christopher Moore |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | May 25th 2004 by Perennial / William Morrow / HarperCollins (first published May 25th 1992) |
| Categories | : | Humor. Fiction. Fantasy. Comedy. Urban Fantasy. Horror. Paranormal |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 40627 Users | 1659 ReviewsCommentary Of Books Practical Demonkeeping (Pine Cove #1)
Practical Demonkeeping: A Comedy of Horrors by Christopher Moore takes place in Pine Cove, along Californias Big Sur coast. Here we meet Travis, a 100 year old ex-seminarian and scholar, though he appears to be 20 years old, and Catch, his demon companion with a nasty habit of eating most of the people he meets. Catch is a demon bound to earth by King Solomon and by invocation to Travis. Catch's nemesis, Gian Hen Gian (freed Head King Djinn), is out to send Catch back to the depths of Hell.As usual, it was a fun romp for all the people being eaten by a demon. Pine Cove is an interesting place with a lot more going on in the small town than would be expected from the surface appearances & that just added to the confusion. The cast of characters were interesting, as always.After reading this, I found that it is Moore's first book. Like many, the first of his that I read was A Dirty Job & for some reason I thought that was his first. I've read a couple of others & enjoyed
I'm rereading this on audio because I desperately needed a laugh but even this book isn't doing it. Might it be because I've already heard all of the punchlines and I need more snark? I don't know. It's mildly entertaining but has some dull moments and too many long moments of explanation and I find myself drifting away all too often.My impressions when I initially read it:This is a quirky book about a young priest-in-training who unwittingly commands a demon into existence that gives him
My first Moore book, his first also. I loved it! Later, Lamb took over as favorite, but this one is still fondly remembered. The jacket caught my imagination: "Okay, Stephen King, Douglas Adams, and H.P. Lovecraft go to a Frank Capra movie (It's a wonderful life). Thus inspired they write a book..." Well, I'm in, let's go! And a great trip to Pine Cove it is. Catch a demon of the 27th order, meaning in the hierarchy of hell he is far below archdemons like the master of avarice, but far above the
holy crap,this book. was. bad. so effing bad there must be a logical explanation for it. the logical explanation is: christopher moore, you used to be a very stinky writer. i'm not sure what happened between "practical demonkeeping" and "a dirty job", but i'm guessing it was nothing short of an earth quaking, baby shaking, holy sweet mother of pearl miracle. all the raw elements are there. the slightly deranged yet interesting menagerie of characters, the twisting, intercoursed plot lines, a
This was exactly what I came to expect from a book by Christopher Moore: fun, somewhat strange and mysterious, not too real but realistic.In typical Moore style this book takes you on a journey that is filled with unbelievable alternative realities and laughs.I don't really know what else to say, but just give his writing a go if you like funny and magic books. (Mind you magic books, not books about magic!)
I should stop paying attention to how a book is labelled on Goodreads or elsewhere. Is it entertaining? Yes, it is. There are parts that will make you laugh out loud. If you laughed when Monty Python white bunny appeared in Monty Python and the Holy Grail then there is something for you here. Unfortunately, scenes like that are pretty rare. Other things got more attention. It is worth reading the book if only for those moments.What I didn't like the most is the resolution. Not everyone got what
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