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A New York Times Bestselling Author -- Seth Weinstein knew Tina was way out of his league in pretty much any way you could imagine, which is why it continued to astonish him that he was on the plane for their destination wedding in Florida. He'd survived an airport prank by the Groom Posse, and it should be smooth sailing from now on. As it turns out, it's more like a trip on the Titanic. By the end, amid gunfire and mayhem, violent men will fall, heroes will rise, and lives will change.
Author Notes
Dave Barry was born in Armonk, New York on July 3, 1947. He received an English degree from Haverford College in 1969. His early attempts at small-town journalism for the Daily Local News in West Chester, Pennsylvania, were directed towards local matters, such as zoning and sewage. In 1975, he briefly attempted to teach business writing to business people. Since then, he has worked as a professional humorist.
For many years he wrote a newspaper column that appeared in more than 500 newspapers and for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He is the author of numerous fiction, nonfiction, and young adult books. His novels include Big Trouble, Tricky Business, Lunatics, and Insane City. His nonfiction works include Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys, Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States, I'll Mature When I'm Dead, You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About, and Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer Is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry. His young adult books include the Starcatchers series and the Never Land series.
Dave Barry's title, Best. State. Ever, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
In Barry's very funny new novel, the destination wedding of a slacker protagonist and his beautiful lawyer fiancee goes haywire. Though Seth Weinstein tries to live up to Tina Clark's expectations, he's immediately thwarted. He's lost his suitcase, wedding ring, and Groom Posse before arriving, drunk, at the Miami hotel where he's to be married. His newly found companion, the fourth runnerup in the Miss Hot Amateur Bod competition, enlists her friend, who keeps a python as a pet, to help find the ring. The stripper that Seth didn't ask for greets him in his suite demanding payment. Seth goes in search of an ATM and returns, the next morning, with a nearly drowned Haitian woman and her children. The stripper's tab keeps climbing, and her pimp is unlikely to make a deal. Barry adds to the mix Tina's disapproving, social-climbing, billionaire parents and Seth's clueless mom and dad, complete with medicinal marijuana and matching tracksuits. Seth must also contend with an amorous orangutan and his soon-to-be-wife's family's bodyguards, one of whom has a grudge. None of the mayhem gets the better of Barry, whose sly observations, well-delineated characters, and intricate plotting mesh perfectly, even as the story reaches a frenetic denouement aboard a pirate ship. Agent: Amy Berkower, Writers House. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Library Journal Review
Seth Weinstein and his Groom Posse arrive in Miami, FL, for his destination wedding to Tina Clark-the beautiful, wealthy sophisticate who is decidedly out of his league. Soon, Seth and his buddies are off on a series of misadventures that include a refugee Haitian mother and her two small children, a bouncer and his albino python, a supersize stripper and her even larger pimp, an orangutan named Trevor, and Cindy, who came in fourth in a hot body contest. Each mishap creates further complications that threaten to sabotage Seth's wedding. Laugh out loud dialog coupled with insane mis-adventures will leave the listener reeling with mirth. Some buffoons blossom into capable individuals, losers become heroes, and villains are defeated. Despite many catastrophes, a satisfactory conclusion is achieved. Barry does an excellent job of narrating his own material and portraying the various characterizations. VERDICT This is a thoroughly enjoyable audiobook. Highly recommended for Barry's fans and anyone who wants to be regaled by their own laughter. It's almost impossible not to listen straight through to the end once the audio starts. [The Putnam hc was a New York Times best seller.-Ed.]-Gloria Maxwell, Metropolitan Community Coll.-Penn Valley Lib., Kansas City, MO (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.