Big Trouble - Dave Barry Reviews

The work of Dave Barry was recommended to me by a fellow review writer after I wrote a review about Native Tongue a book by Carl Hiaasen. Indeed Hiaasen gets a mention in the forward of this book and certainly the pair share both a similar background and a funny writing style with the emphasis on using subject matter which focuses on corruption ...  Read the complete review

As I sat down to read this, I have to say, I did not expect much. I know you are not meant to judge a book by it's cover, but this is exactly what I did. However, as soon as I delved into it I was hooked. This thrilling, hilarious book should be awarded for its comedy value. Dave Barry has exelled himself and I would recommend this to anyone ...  Read the complete review

Crime and comedy are two things that you don’t see lumped together that often. A mix of the two often results in one taking precedence over the other. Unfortunately for Dave Barry’s Big Trouble they seem to cancel each other out. Its too funny to be really thrilling and to make you care about the characters or the plot but ...  Read the complete review

Dave Barry's probably best known to those of you that have heard of him as a regular columnist for the Miami Herald Tribune, who often gets reprinted in the International Herald Tribune. His columns have been collected together in numerous best-selling books, however, this is his first work of fiction, and it's a superbly entertaining ...  Read the complete review