This wild roller coaster ride of a book is like a spoof of my favorite type of horror story – the kind where the menacing monster comes to terrorize the isolated small town. In this case, the small town is on the California coast, and the monster is a gigantic, prehistoric sea monster/dragon, with a long memory and an unquenchable lust for just about everything, from gasoline trucks to a former B-movie actress.

When the “lust lizard” comes to town, he makes the whole town go horny, bringing together some very unlikely couples. As in all good small-town horror stories, we get to know a variety of kooky characters (and one kooky dog), who all must work together in the end to defeat – or do I mean save? – the monster. Only this time, the horror story isn’t horrible, but uproariously funny.

Easy to read, like all of Moore’s books. It was funny at times, but not quite as funny as the other two books I’ve read by him (Bloodsucking Fiends and Lamb.)

Reads a little like a B-movie spoof. Recommended if you like other Christopher Moore books or monster thrillers.

I want to say this book was weird but all of christopher moore’s books are weird. Easier to get into than Fluke, but less satisfying in the end