Fluke

Name: Fluke
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 2.25 (4 reviews)
Author: Christopher Moore
ISBN: 9780060818432

Author: Christopher Moore

Narrator: Bill Irwin

Unabridged: 9 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/05/2005

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Science Fiction, Jewish Fiction

Synopsis

Marine biologist Nate Quinn is in love with the majestic ocean-dwelling behemoths who have been singing their haunting song for twenty million years. But why do the humpback whales sing? That's the question that has Nate and his crew filming, charting, and recording every whale that crosses their path. Until one day when a whale lifts its tail to display a message spelled out in foot-high letters: Bite Me....No one has ever seen such a thing; not Nate's longtime partner, not world-renowned photographer Clay Demodocus, not their saucy young research assistant, Amy, not even spliff-puffing white-boy Rastaman, Kona. And when the film returns from the lab missing the crucial tail shot--and their research facility is trashed--Nate realizes that something very fishy is going on.It only gets weirder when a call comes in from Nate's big-bucks benefactor, saying that a whale has phoned her, asking for a hot pastrami and Swiss on rye. Suddenly the answer to the question that has driven Nate throughout his adult life is within reach. And it's not what anyone would think.

About Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore is a literary mischief-maker, delighting readers with his signature blend of satire, absurdity, and heart. With a career spanning over three decades, he's the mind behind cult classics like Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, Practical Demonkeeping, and A Dirty Job. Moore's novels often straddle the line between the sacred and the profane, delivering laugh-out-loud moments alongside surprisingly profound insights. Hailing from Toledo, Ohio, and having dabbled in everything from rock band roadie to insurance broker, he brings a unique everyman charm to his fantastical tales. When he's not writing, Moore splits his time between exploring quirky small towns and tormenting his social media followers with puns.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Amanda on 2009-03-13 14:11:02

Very entertaining with engaging characters. Well written with good character development.

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on April 18, 2021

If there weren´t the humor and clever writing style, I would have given this a 3 because of the loveless ending and the whole thing feeling kind of constructed and unmotivated, as if Moore just wanted to write another novel with innuendos and social criticism without much caring about the quality. I......more

Goodreads review by Florence (Lefty) on June 27, 2014

Bite me?! I’m disappointed. Crazy for whales, a Moore fan and the main character’s from where I live, seemed like a no brainer. Well, not this time - I like funny crude, this is more the kind you catch 12 year olds snickering over. A third in I gave up, not due to any maiden aunt sensibilities - it......more

Goodreads review by Marvin on June 04, 2014

After completing Fluke, I started to envision this fantasy scenario on how the novel came to be... Book Publisher: Thank you for coming in today, Mr. Moore. I wanted to discuss the manuscript you sent us. Christopher Moore: Yes, of course. The Song Cycles and Migratory Habits of Whales. Did you like i......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielle (Reading Rampage) on June 09, 2020

In late May, a young, curious humpback whale swam down the St-Lawrence River all the way to the Montreal Old Port. She was by herself, exploring and frolicking, jumping around in that majestic and graceful way those amazing animals do. Humpback aren't fresh water whales, she shouldn't have been so f......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on December 12, 2008

Soooo, it took me about 43 years to read this book. And upon thinking for a while and discissing it with Christina for a while I've come to the conclusion that my opinion is based on a two-fold rubric. (Can rubrics have folds?) Anyway... Point 1. Character Development. The character development in thi......more