Island of the Sequined Love Nun

I thought this story would be more like The Lust Lizard, but its premise and plot are less screwy... Almost historical. A comedy about a perfectly fine cargo cult that is taken over by evil or worn out missionaries. And there's a bat.

I've been a big Christopher Moore fan for a long time; but I'd have to say that while this book was good, it's also probably my least favorite from him

Just another great book by CM. If you have never read any of his books, try one. You will be hooked. I love that I never want to put it down. I read them while riding my stationary bike and I will go for 2 hours at a times to keep reading!! His gift is in his ability in his creation of numerous unique characters per book..

“Island of the Sequined Love Nun” is great for reading with your toes in the sand, the ocean pounding on the shore, and the sun beating down on you. It will add to the atmosphere. It is an earlier work of Christopher Moore and is humorous, but not laugh out loud vulgar like some of his more recent books. I prefer this. The text is also very fast paced. In fact it reads like an action adventure novel at times.The protagonist of “Island of the Sequined Love Nun” is a colossal screw-up pilot, Tucker Case. Tucker is a well-developed character and his moments of self-reflection have some real depth to them. Tucker is a screw-up with a moral sense. There is right and wrong in his life, even if he does not always live up to its standards. There are some caricatures in the text also, but it creates a nice working mix to the cast of characters. One of my personal favorites is the old cannibal Sarapul. This character demonstrates how good Moore is at slipping slang into a character’s speech that is not at all realistic, but boy is it funny.Religion and what constitutes faith is a key component in the book, and Moore seems to be mocking both (a little) and celebrating them (a lot). Pulling off that hat trick makes for great satire. And it gives this work some of its better moments.I believe this is one of Moore’s stronger efforts. There are few to no slow moments. The ending is not great, but it works. “Island of the Sequined Love Nun” is clever, and there are not many books out there that examine cargo cults, faith, and sex in quite the manner this text does. Enjoy it.

I want to trumpet that "Christopher Moore has done it again!" but that would be somewhat out of place since this book was released a while ago so the technical explanation of the quality of this book would be more like "Christopher Moore does it for the first or second time!".I have to say, after reading this book, that I am finally unashamed to say that I am a Christopher Moore fan. I suppose I should be, since this is the fifth or sixth book of his that I have absolutely devoured in the way that is hard to do after having the fun sucked out of a lot of reading because of graduate studies in English. It was this past and my own literary snobbish that didn't want to be a Christopher Moore fan. His books are marketed so that his audience is the same kind of clever woman that reads Tom Robbins books (another author I have an fraught relationship with). I mean, this book has a bright pink cover, one that screams "The man reading this has obvious feminine qualities. When he watches the Harry Potter movies he wants to be Granger, not Potter," and things of the sort. But I have no shame. Moore makes me want more.I'll gloss on the plot: Tucker Case is a pilot with a past, and a future. After burning out as the personal air chauffeur of a Mary Kay stand-in, he is engaged as a jet pilot for a missionary couple on a Pacific island with a suspiciously large amount of money. Mysteries are solved, laughs are had, and freedom is sought. We also get to have a look at cargo cults and shark hunts. I won't be able to do it justice: you should probably just read the book.

"Love nun" has a totally off the wall plot that amuses and at the same time tell a great story. Moore has a writing style where he is able to be very descriptive, set the tone, and build characters, but spin a funny yarn while doing it.There is a certain illogical logic that permeates the majority of the story. The deeper down the rabbit hole you go, the crazier the book seems to get. But when you look at everything as a whole, everything flows together well. You just have to suspend your sense of disbelief. Rarely will a chapter go by without you saying something like "did that just happen?" or "did he just say that?"There isn't much that can be said about the plot of the book without giving anything away as you know just about nothing from the get go, and are slowly spoon fed bits and pieces. Not to say the story is slow, but as you need information, it is given to you.The characters are a wholly different story. Tucker, the main character has a great sense of oversexed, slightly skewed morality contrasted with a slightly selfish streak. Even the more minor characters, are fleshed out reasonably well.I wholeheartedly recommend this novel if you are looking for a good story that will leave you with a smirk on your face during the entire read.

I have read about practical dragons, lust lizards and blue coyotes - I'm almost halfway through this book and haven't come across a love nun.... This one's not as endearing as the other 3 so far - but I like it - if you, like me, are reading through his back catalogue to catch up then definitely readable - if not, I think it's a stand alone book so skip it until you need some backup reading.

my instant reaction that this was a pretty trashy novel, but then I found it was quite readable, in a very simplistic way, and even entertaining. however, it is extremely cliched and I kept thinking of film scripts as I was reading. I'm not sure I would read any more of his books

If you want the height of the ridiculous wrapped around the deadly serious activity of stealing body parts, with a supporting cast that includes a witch doctor and a talking fruit bat that wears shades during the day, then read this. If you just want to read a really outrageous and funny novel read this, then read the rest of Moore's ouvre.

I love, love, love all of this guy's books. Read them, you won't be disappointed! Love nun is particularly good. Look out for Roberto the sunglasses wearing talking fruitbat. Surreal, bizzare and wonderful!

I loved this book, purchased again as had to give my paperback away to a friend to readChristopher Moore is a very original storyteller