- Taschenbuch: 448 Seiten
- Verlag: William Morrow Paperbacks; Auflage: Reprint (28. November 2006)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0060815256
- ISBN-13: 978-0060815257
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,4 x 16,1 x 2,8 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 494.332 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Robin Cook teams up with the Three Stooges in this madcap cross-country romp by the author of The Organ Grinders (1998) and Pest Control (1997). Rose Tailor, in her late sixties and suffering from a bad ticker, is next in line for a heart transplant. Unfortunately for her, the president of the U.S. suffers a massive coronary, and his devious chief of staff, Martin Brooks, bumps Rose and puts the president at the top of the transplant list. This doesn't sit well with her son, Spence--the proverbial lawyer with a heart of gold--who steals the donor heart and kidnaps novice surgeon Dr. Debbie Robbins. What then follows is a hilarious road trip from L.A. to Salt Lake City as an ever-increasing cast of eccentric characters--from black-ops government agents to a school bus full of Mormon basketball players--gets involved in Spence's crusade. Fitzhugh skewers politicians, the media, the medical establishment, and the military in this riotous page-turner that will make readers laugh out loud. Highly recommended. Michael Gannon
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“Genuinely funny...skewers celebrities, politicians, soccer moms, HMOs, TV newshounds and the military -- but no necessarily in that order.” (New Orleans Times-Picayune )
“Fitzhugh knows how a good dose of black humor is good medicine. No subject is taboo.” (Florida Sun-Sentinel )
“A sick, funny book … for a sick, funny world.” (Kinky Friedman, author of Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned )
“Fitzhugh knows how a good dose of black humor is good medicine. No subject is taboo.” (Florida Sun-Sentinel )
“A sick, funny book … for a sick, funny world.” (Kinky Friedman, author of Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned )
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Funniest book I've read!
11. Juli 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Spence and Boyd's mom needs a heart transplant. So does the President of the U.S. Both have a rare blood type. Mom is next in line, a perfect donor is in place, but the Pres. has top priority. Not to Spence! He absconds with the heart, his mom, a resident doctor, a policeman, his brother and his brother's cherished vintage Mustang. Now the chase is on!
There are so many laugh-aloud moments in this book. The agents following them on their journey...Rodgers and Hart. Boyd,
the straight-laced brother, whose wife does a most unusual thing
with a government agent. The skate-boarding Rasta-boy and his
drop-dead funny Rasta speak!
I honestly was glad that my neighbor in the next condo had moved out. Fear that he would hear me laughing hysterically and wonder what was wrong with me!
I was one of the first reviewers of Bill Fitzhugh's "Pest Control." He e-mailed me to thank me for my 5 star review. Since then I have gone up and down on his books...loved "Cross
Dressing", not so much "Fender Benders", started "Organ Grinders" but didn't finish.
This one is GREAT! TOO FUNNY! Enjoy!
There are so many laugh-aloud moments in this book. The agents following them on their journey...Rodgers and Hart. Boyd,
the straight-laced brother, whose wife does a most unusual thing
with a government agent. The skate-boarding Rasta-boy and his
drop-dead funny Rasta speak!
I honestly was glad that my neighbor in the next condo had moved out. Fear that he would hear me laughing hysterically and wonder what was wrong with me!
I was one of the first reviewers of Bill Fitzhugh's "Pest Control." He e-mailed me to thank me for my 5 star review. Since then I have gone up and down on his books...loved "Cross
Dressing", not so much "Fender Benders", started "Organ Grinders" but didn't finish.
This one is GREAT! TOO FUNNY! Enjoy!
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Can Someone Make this a Movie?
13. März 2009
Format:Taschenbuch
I loved this book. I read it cover to cover in 2 days. Hilarious and witty. I would love to see this book as a movie.
1 von 1 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
wild satire
11. April 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Rose Tailor needs a heart transplant, but her AB blood type makes her need the rarest of organs. Over time Rose works her way to the top of the AB list and is the person to receive the next heart. However, while on the campaign trail for reelection doing the "required" Clinton fitness jog, President Webster collapses. Rushed to the hospital, he needs an AB heart transplant.
When stunt car driver Mardell Coleman dies in a crash leaving his AB ticker in place, all the president's men jump the conga line to take the heart while Rose's two adult sons, attorney Spence and banker Boyd, think otherwise. The competition seems unfair as Webster only has the FBI while Tailor has only her two sons who have slew nothing. The mad, mad, mad world chase begins with one heart for whoever proves to be the worthier warrior.
HEART SEIZURE is a wild satire that skews many of the sacred icons of American society especially the notion of fair play when the upper elite or the bottom line competes against the multitude of middle masses. The novel turns the "Stupid White Man's" calendar into a full Keystone Cop's parody of the hallowed symbols of equality. Though relationships outside the Tailor family and the governmental vertical organization are never developed, the cast in its zany way makes the story work. Fans who want to see the other side of the rest of the story will relish Bill Fitzhugh's latest skin ripper, but clearly more cheers will come from the supporters of Bernie Sanders than those who are always right.
Harriet Klausner
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