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Summary: Moore enthusiasts will enjoy this early novel.
Review: If you are already a fan and need a Moore "fix," this novel will keep you thoroughly occupied with its wacky charm, its light-hearted approach to cosmic issues, and its skewed, but respectful, treatment of Native American life and traditions. Coming after Practical Demonkeeping, his debut novel, it has many of the elements for which Moore has become so (justly) popular with his later novels, though its plot and characters are not as fully developed, and the book is not as outrageous or crazily funny as those. Sam Hunter, the main character, is a 35-year-old California insurance salesman, a Crow Indian whose real name is Sam Hunts Alone. Having attacked a policeman as a teen, Sam became a fugitive from the Crow Agency, and now, twenty years later, leads a totally predictable, boring life--that is, until Old Man Coyote (the trickster), Sam's spiritual helper, arrives, bringing "chaos--the new order in his life." A beautiful woman, her biker-druggie-ex-lover, and an assortment of wackos, stir up the action, as Sam tries to figure out who he really is and, with Coyote's "help," learn what he is capable of. Lots of wild action and some potentially hilarious scenes are reined in, a bit, by Moore's focus on Sam's Indian traditions and why they are, or should be, important to him, a subject serious enough to curtail the uninhibited flights of craziness that we now expect from Moore. This is fun, but it's a somewhat more thoughtful novel, overall, than the outrageous, campy stories for which Moore is now famous.
Rating: 
Summary: A little sloppy, but still great fun
Review: Moore and Neil Gaiman have helped inspire a new category on my bookshelves: modern spiritual angst fiction. Moore in particular is not afraid to tackle everything from Buddhism to memes. COYOTE BLUE features the Native American trickster god Coyote as a starring character, and plenty of Coyote stories are sprinkled throughout, told in Moore's humorous, satirical style, of course. The trickster leads a Crow Indian who is on the lam from the law on a chase after the most interesting woman he's ever met and her baby son, who were kidnapped by the father and his motorcycle gang -- which leads him right back to his reservation where the cops are still looking for him. (They get to meet Anubis, Coyote's brother, and go to the Underworld along the way -- how's that for comparative religions?) I thought this was one of Moore's finer offerings, right up there with LAMB, even if it does get a little sloppy toward the end.
Rating: 
Summary: Entertaining
Review: Moore's characters are memorable. What do you get when you mix a
beautiful woman, her biker ex-lover, and a few assorted oddballs?
Rating:
Summary: Moore's best
Review: My children love the Coyote stories. If you live in the American Southwest, or just enjoy mythology, you're probably familiar with the Trickster myths. Even if you're not, this is a wonderful spin on Coyote, strictly for adults. The premise is wonderful and Moore's excution is right-on with an updated view of Coyote's antics. Moore's alternate views of what we tend to take for granted are also priceless: I still chuckle when I think of Seuss's Sam I Am.
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Summary: Moore hillarious fun and antics....
Review: Where else can you find a zany jokester indian GOD, a corrupt condo manager, a multi-religious blond woman, and a bunch of hard riding bikers. Christopher Moore does it again in this laugh out loud funny story of Sam Hunter, runaway Crow Indian turned slick talking Santa Barbara insurance salesman. Sam Hunter has spent 17 years away from his heritage, building a so called life amoung the white man has made Sam Hunter a hollow man with a mercedes, cool condo, and a closet full of armani suits. Then a beautiful but odd blond woman strikes his fancy and a Zany Indian God turns his life upside down. All of a sudden his very planned and predictable life becomes a complete nightmare and he is afraid 17 years of hiding his crime will be revealed. Same struggles with his identity, love, doubt, and ultimately his religious beliefs. This is a wild, crazy journey full of wacky and racy events that will make you break out in laughter so read it where you can laugh out loud and not get kick out.
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