Dave Barry - Big Trouble

Pros: Funny characters and dialogue.
Cons: Lightweight

Dave Barry is one of those writers whose work I enjoy, even though he does start getting predictable after a while. I've read most of his books and I make it a habit of logging on to the Miami Herald Website each Sunday morning to read his column....

Pros: Funny, easy read
Cons: That's as far as it goes

I did not fall out of my chair while reading Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dave Barry’s first novel, “Big Trouble.”

I mention this only because, according to the jacket blurbs, this rather odd mishap mishappened to Stephen King. But...

Pros: easy to read, quick read, Barry's sarcastic observations
Cons: similar jokes might get old

This as-matter-of-fact tale told by the cynically observant Dave Barry involves a splurge of random characters from Miami, or visiting Miami.

Barry's first novel begins with the account and background of Puggy, a stocky but strong bum who...

Pros: Relentless laughs; Barry's wicked satirical style translates very well to fiction.
Cons: Won't strain your brain.

During the Election Heard (and subsequently Laughed About) 'Round The World last winter, Dave Barry made a rare television appearance on Larry King Live as part of a humorist panel's view on the election. And for a few precious minutes, Larry King Live...

Pros: Pretty funny, amusing cast of characters.
Cons: Bit short of a read, all the events transpire in 2 days.

I've been a big fan of Dave Barry's since I borrowed one of his book from a friend while in High School. It was the first time I'd ever read anything that just made me burst out laughing. So I went on to read all the rest of his stuff I could find...

Pros: Funny, compelling, a quick read, overall great.
Cons: He hasn't yet written another.

Well, for those of you who may have doubted Dave Barry's ability to write a good novel, you're in for a big surprise, because "Big Trouble" is great.

I know, because I just read it last night. In 2 hours. I simply couldn't put it...

Pros: Laugh like you've never laughed before, interesting plot and characters.
Cons: It's Dave Barry in a bit more.....hardcore fassion.

Dave Barry is one of the most famous writers of all time, and possibly the funniest person in the history of the world. He appears in over 800 newspapers every Sunday to spout out exaggerated and often hilarious views on issues he considers important,...

Pros: Extremely humorous and clever, Easy read, Great colorful characters,Great use of setting
Cons: Wish it were longer, A bit predictable

An earlier epinion focused on the fact that this first novel by Dave Barry was more or less a collection of some of his essays combined into a single narrative. I had never read any of Barry's previous essays nor seen him speak or perform, prior to...

Pros: First 75 pages sizzle with terrific one-liners and dialogue
Cons: Overblown, overlong Hollywood-style chase ending

I feel about Dave Barry the way I do about Madonna. You could never take either of them seriously, but both of them in the mid '80s were the best at what they did. And both of them, in the interminable decade-and-a-half since, have stretched themselves...

Pros: fast read, funny, quirky in a marx brotherish kind of way
Cons: about as deep as a trip to mcdonalds; a boring read if you don't already like Dave's style of humor

One thing I promise not to do in this review: to discuss any plot.

I think Dave Barry probably had this same conversation with his editors when they sat down to discuss this book. I met Mr. Barry in south florida while he was speaking at our...

Pros: Great characters, great humor writing. Faboo!
Cons: slightly fuzzy plot, although it comes together, hardcover.

Ok, admittedly, I've grown up with Dave Barry. I've been reading him for years. But I was worried when I heard about this because I remembered his chapter in that manatee book. IIRC, it was a round robin story between various authors that got published....

Pros: Adroit plot, humor, readability.
Cons: Chronically stupid characters. A little too cute for its own good.

This is the first novel from Miami-based humor columnist Dave Barry, and also, perversely, the first of Barry's 20 or so books that I've happened to have read. It gained my interest by having been filmed as a major motion picture whose September 2001...

Pros: WOW! This book perfectly mixes a simple edge-of-your-seat thrill ride with Barry's trademark laugh-out-loud satire!
Cons: I wish a few characters got a lot more time.

I ordered Big Trouble from Amazon.com because I had recently become addicted to Dave Barry--plus, the upcoming movie piqued my interest. Today, at around 1:00 PM, I got it from UPS. An hour ago, at around 10:45 PM, I had gone through all 317...

Pros: a little too suspenseful...i wet my pants
Cons: a little too suspenseful...i wet my pants

Dave Barry has once again risen to the murky surface, circumcising a dying foreskin, revitalizing the precious gem that is syndicated humor columnist bliss. What more could one man accomplish? Publishing best-selling non-fiction and winning a Pulitzer...

Pros: Funny, Suspenseful, some of Dave Barry's best work
Cons: Gets a little confusing as the action speeds up, many characters to follow

Dave Barry has long been known as an excellent humor columnist and humor writer. However, a few years ago, Barry tried his hand at writing fiction when he wrote the first chapter of the collaboration "Naked Came the Manatee" (a novel which was...