Lunatics

What can I say about Dave Barry and his co-author Alan Zweibel's latest opus Lunatics (#177) except that it's rude, it's crude and it's very funny.

It all begins innocently enough with a ten-and-under girls' soccer championship game in Fort Lee, New Jersey, when Phillip Horkman calls Taylor Peckerman offsides on a play that would have resulted in the winning goal for her team.  To say that her father, Jeffrey, reacts badly is like saying if you visit the Antarctic, bring a sweater.  It sets off a snowball series of events that become ever more absurd and funny.

The narrative bounces between Phillip's take on what's happening and Jeffrey's profane version of events.  You wonder what in the world (literally!) is going to happen to these guys next, and is the world ever going to be prepared for them?  I'm not going to give anything away; you'll just have to read it for yourself to find out what's going on. 

If you're offended by strong language and sexual references, this book won't be your cup of tea.  But if you want to read something that pokes fun at current events worldwide seen through the eyes of two American "everymen" you'll likely laugh your way out loud through this book.  I know I did...