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    Atomic Lobster
    Atomic Lobster
    Atomic Lobster
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    Atomic Lobster

    Written by Tim Dorsey

    Narrated by Oliver Wyman

    3.5/5

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    Why is everyone rushing to flee Tampa on a cruise ship to hell?

    Serge is back with a bullet, torn between homicide and souvenirs. So is Coleman, torn between getting hammered and getting more hammered. Then there's good ol' Jim Davenport, the E-Team, the Diaz Brothers, and Johnny Vegas, the Accidental Virgin, cranking up the fevered action as the pot boils over on a street called Lobster Lane.

    It's reunion time in the Sunshine State, and we're not just talking the family jamboree of that blood-soaked criminal clan, the McGraws, whose nastiest, meanest member is finally released from prison and heads south bent on revenge. On top of it all, the government is covering up a growing list of mysterious victims across Florida who may or may not be connected to a nefarious plot being hatched against national security.

    But wait! There's more on the horizon! Who is the oddly familiar femme fatale named Rachael? Is Serge wrong that guns, drugs, and strippers don't mix? What sets the Non-Confrontationalists off on a rampage? What finally brings Coleman and Lenny together? Will they succeed in building the biggest bong ever? And can Serge surf a rogue wave to victory?

    So batten the hatches, don the life jackets, and take cover as all these questions and more are answered in the latest adventure from the acclaimed author of Hurricane Punch.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJan 22, 2008
    ISBN9780061628788
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    Tim Dorsey

    Tim Dorsey was a reporter and editor for the Tampa Tribune from 1987 to 1999, and is the author of twenty-five other novels: Mermaid Confidential, Tropic of Stupid, Naked Came the Florida Man, No Sunscreen for the Dead, Pope of Palm Beach, Clownfish Blues, Coconut Cowboy, Shark Skin Suite, Tiger Shrimp Tango, The Riptide Ultra-Glide, When Elves Attack, Pineapple Grenade, Electric Barracuda, Gator A-Go-Go, Nuclear Jellyfish, Atomic Lobster, Hurricane Punch, The Big Bamboo, Torpedo Juice, Cadillac Beach, The Stingray Shuffle, Triggerfish Twist, Orange Crush, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, and Florida Roadkill. He lives in Florida.

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    • 4/5
      The hyperactive Floridacentric Serge and substance-addled Coleman return dead center in the vortex of a fast moving interwoven thread of story lines that converge on a cruise ship off the Florida coast. Along the way Dorsey skewers real estate agents, movers, the cruise industry, retirees, people with money, people without money, criminals, cops, terrorists, and strippers. Another book of stylish mass-murder, snappy writing and plain fun with story elements recognizable to anyone who's read a Florida newspaper recently.
    • 3/5
      The kind of book to cleanse your pallet in between more weighty reads, in the style of carl Hiassen and Dave Barry. Light amusement, if you don't mind all the killing and drugs.
    • 4/5
      This is my first Tim Dorsey novel, but I liked it enough to seek out more of his books. At first glance it reminded me of Carl Hiassen's novels, which I enjoy. There is a cast of wacky characters, good guys, bad guys and some in-between. Takes place in Florida.
      When I first started reading, it was a little confusing. As each group of characters was introduced, the timeline jumped around and it was hard to keep everything straight. But after a few chapters, it turned into a regular, linear story and I started to enjoy it. I really liked the character Serge. He was funny and had a thirst for knowledge. I especially liked his interactions with Jim. I would like to read more about the two of them. I look forward to reading more from this author and will definitely put him on my list of books to read.
      I received this book for free from the goodreads first-reads program.
    • 4/5
      I knew nothing about this book, series, or author when I began reading. Dorsey got me with the free Kindle edition offer and I'm glad I downloaded the book. This was just the kind of thing I enjoy reading, a wild romp full of wacky characters, all of them likable in their own ways. I'll be looking for more of Serge (and hopefully the G-Unit!) soon.
    • 2/5
      Normally, I'm a big fan of antic humor. I'm also a mystery fan, so if you promise me a schlubby, non-assertive guy forced to deal with serial killers who hate the rude, a free-basing, paranoid ex-NFL star, incompetant drug smugglers, burnt out government killers, rule-breaking grannies, and a Clowns vs. Mimes version of Fight Club, well, how could I not be amused? Except that I wasn't, really.

      It's my own fault. This is the first Dorsey I've read, and it's clearly a sequel, bringing in charcters from many other Dorsey books. I just never connected with the characters, which might not have been a problem had I read the other books.

      So Atomic Lobster gets a low rating, but I reserve the right to adjust if reading the earlier books does make a difference.
    • 4/5
      This book is basically a convergence of a bunch of individual storylines that all revolve around a particular area of Florida and a group of bad guys that the government is trying to catch. Immediately you are introduced to some of the most ridiculous characters around. And they are mixed in with what seem like perfectly normal people. The further into the story you go the more the story lines cross and every time they cross it is in a more ridiculous manner. I thought this book was hilarious, there were points where I giggled and some ridiculous scenes where the more I pictured them, the funnier they got! With all the hilarity and ridiculousness I do think there was some lack to the plot, which is too bad. When the book ended, it all wrapped up within like 5 pages and I felt like that could’ve happened anywhere in the book, so it didn’t quite leave me satisfied. But it did leave me laughing and for that reason I would read more books by him. This book is very similar to Carl Hiaasen’s Florida books, and if you like those you will like this one too!
    • 3/5
      Stange little story that doesn't end how you think once you can figure out what is going on about mid way through the book. Not bad for a free book but you have to keep up.

    • 1/5
      Abandon ship! That's exactly what I did after the first disc of this horrible audio book. I enjoy satire, I really do. I get it. I don't mind some sex and violence in my books, (or my listens) but this "hero" (and I almost choke as I write that word) Serge A. Storms, is a vicious, stupid, anti-social excuse for a character. This book is nothing but some post-adolescent fantasy about being nasty to people in every way you can think of, and frankly, my real world is nasty enough without inviting Serge and his more than mildly demented friends in. Think of it as The Three Stooges meet Freddy Kroeger. I'm reasonable picky about what food I eat, so I shouldn't expect my mind to digest garbage either.
    • 4/5
      Insane and wonderful adventure - not for the faint-hearted, for sure - but still a lot of fun.
    • 4/5
      Serge is at it again, wondering what's happened since Triggerfish Lane? Once again Serge is out to protect his best friend Jim and as with any Serge story it ends up in murder, violence, drugs, and crazy schemes. Tim Dorsey once again produces a funny tale about life in Florida, Serge style.
    • 4/5
      The book starts of with chapters of what seem like random, unrelated characters, each in their own story. As the book progresses the characters worlds start colliding at a breakneck speed until the very end when everyone seems to be in the same place at the sometime. The ending was just as funny, unlikely, and satisfying as the rest of the book. I will be picking up some of the earlier books in this series.
    • 3/5
      This book is laugh-out-loud funny! Follow the zany adventures (complete with drugs and sex) of Serge Storms, Coleman, along with other characters. Actually, that's the main problem I have with the book; there are way too many characters to keep straight! If you don't have a problem with sex, drugs, and a ton of characters than this book is for you!
    • 4/5
      What a wild ride! I've read most all of Carl Hiaasen's books but this was something else! Sex, drugs, and violence are commonplace in this funny, weird novel set in Florida. Serge Storms is the main character - he's weird, funny, inventive and a criminal. His partner, Coleman, is a drug addict who's always looking for the next fix. That's not all, we also meet the G-Unit - four women in their nineties who have made "cruising" a way of life - literally. They've discovered that it's cheaper (and more fun) to go on cruises than stay in their apartments. Jim and Martha Davenport were victims of a home invasion a number of years ago (Serge and Coleman were involved somehow). Tex McGraw perpetrated that crime and was recently released from prison with a "revenge list" - and the Davenport's are on that list. In the process of "protecting" the Davenport's, Serge and Coleman destroy a house, kill a couple of people, and go on a cruise - and the Davenport's are still alive at the end. Throw in some smuggling, the mob, and espionage and it's one action-packed read! It's not for the faint of heart, however - the graphic violence and sex aren't for everyone.
    • 3/5
      Atomic Lobster was one fast ride. It’s a story about Serge A. Storms, a criminal who always ends up helping the underdog, and his motley crew consisting of Coleman, a pothead alcoholic, and Rachael, a coke-sniffing stripper. In this story, Serge is hell-bent on protecting Jim Davenport, who saved Serge’s life ten years prior and is being hunted down by a serial killer. It’s also the story of four old ladies who have learned that it’s cheaper to go on cruises all year than to live in a retirement home. And it’s a story of the Mexican drug trade and terrorist attempts to poison Americans with anthrax. All of these subplots rapidly weave and twist their way through the story, until the end when they all come together in an Old West-meets -Florida fashion.This story is not one of my usual genres, but I have to admit that I enjoyed the book. Excuse my eighth grade vernacular, but there’s something totally cool about seeing familiar streets, shopping centers, bridges, bars and cultural events in a book. The characters drive up the road I take to work every morning. They stop at a shopping center where I used to work. It’s like seeing your neighbor on TV over and over again, and this helped make Atomic Lobster very amusing to me.Dorsey also chose “only in Florida” new stories and mixed them into the story. I am not sure if a non-local would “get” the humor behind a toll booth operator alerting police that a man’s body was stuck to the front of a car, or a house being sold dirt cheap because the owner, who was a county official, cut corners on code enforcement. But for a local, this is funny stuff. From the state the brought you hanging chads and the president’s brother, Florida does not get enough credit for being a little bit backwards. Read Dorsey and you’ll get a huge dose of the absurdity that can be the Sunshine State.If you like dark humor and high crime, and don’t mind the sex, drugs and rock-and-roll, then I would recommend Atomic Lobster to you. If it’s not your cup of tea and you don’t live in the Tampa Bay area, I think you can safely skip this book.
    • 4/5
      Dorsey is Carl Hiaasen on steriods - quirky, over-the -top, descriptions of wacky people who call Florida home. While the situations clearly stretch believability, if you spend any time in the state, you will see much that rings true. The gratuitous violence and sex are not for everyone....but if this sounds like your genre prepare to laugh out loud. Grab this book on a rainy, gray day somewhere in the US and transport yourself to Dorsey's vision of Florida for a fast fun read ......The sidebar storyline of the 4 elderly retirees alone is worth the read.....