Insane City

Name: Insane City
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)
Author: Dave Barry
ISBN: 9781101605042

Author: Dave Barry

Narrator: Dave Barry

Unabridged: 7 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/29/2013

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Action & Adventure, Humorous

Synopsis

Seth Weinstein always knew Tina was way, way, way out of his league. Which is why he’s still astonished that he’s on a plane heading for their wedding in Florida. The Groom Posse has already pulled an airport prank on him—and he’s survived! It should be easy going from now on.

But Seth has absolutely no idea what he’s about to get into. A simple drink or two with the boys sparks a series of events that will pit Seth and his friends against everything and everyone imaginable, from his very powerful, very disapproving soon-to-be father-in-law to the federal government to a love-struck orangutan.

Seth’s hope for smooth sailing is turning into a trip on the Titanic. And the water is getting deeper by the minute…

About The Author

Dave Barry is proud to have been elected Class Clown by the Pleasantville High School class of 1965. From 1983 to 2004, he wrote a weekly humor column for the Miami Herald, which in 1988 won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. He is the author of some thirty books, including his bestselling Peter Pan prequels, written with Ridley Pearson; his Christmas story The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog; Class Clown; Dave Barry’s History of the Millennium (So Far); and I’ll Mature When I’m Dead. Barry lives in Coral Gables, Florida, with his family and a domestic staff of forty-seven.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mitch on May 08, 2017

Had me rolling-- it could only happen in Florida!......more

Goodreads review by Robert on September 24, 2013

Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen need to have a love child. I’ll let the medical professionals work out the logistics, and Congress appropriate the funds. But as a lover of satire and humor and all things bright, beautiful, and wonderful in the universe, this needs to happen. Now. INSANE CITY doesn’t eve......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on November 04, 2022

I'd heard of Dave since he'd written 30 books, received a Pulitzer for a commentary column in the Miami Herald and two of his novels were adapted to screen though this was the first time I'd read his work. And as I made my way through this over the top story, I couldn't help but think of the movie "......more

Goodreads review by Andy on September 06, 2022

Insane, indeed. And very funny.......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on March 18, 2013

So here's the weird thing--I love Dave Barry. Read all his non-fiction funny-books, in the 1980s, and can still quote verbatim from his book about having babies ("Babies and Other Hazards of Sex") But this take-off on The Hangover? Weak sauce. First--it's essentially a script. The dialogue between th......more

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Praise for INSANE CITY

“Picture The Hangover with a splash of Miami Vice, and you get Dave Barry's Insane City. . . This is a quick, fun (and laugh-out-loud funny) read, and the action never slows.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"[A] very funny new novel . . . [Barry's] sly observations, well-delineated characters, and intricate plotting mesh perfectly."—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Dave Barry

“Dave Barry remains one of the funniest writers alive.”—Carl Hiaasen

“While reading Dave Barry’s Big Trouble, I laughed so loud I fell out of a chair. Luckily, there’s a rug, so I didn’t hurt myself.” —Stephen King