Tricky Business Audiobook

" funny! and reads like a movie. "

" I think it was awesome. Like his others, everything escalates. And hilarity ensues. The whole book is one evening aboard the gambling cruise ship Extravaganza of the Seas. There's something else going on involving a certain organized crime association. You'll be sad even when the bad guys get theirs! "

" funny. i love dave barry! "

" This is great to listen to on audio on a road trip. The characters were well developed, and great disclaimer at the beginning to warn readers about the language, but the bad language is of course used by bad people! One scene was so funny it made my sides hurt. I don't know the name of the person who recorded it on audio, but he did such an amazing job with the voices, creating a very distinct character. The female voices were very believable, too. Again, this was a great road trip book. "

" I enjoyed this read. I did laugh out loud many times. I was especially fond of the old folks making a "jail break" from their nursing home to spend a night gambling on a casino boat in the middle of a hurricane. My second favorite part of this book is the news handling of the tropical storm as they send team after team to cover the first fatality of the storm only to get killed themselves. I guess if you haven't got much news to cover you might as well make your own. It was absolutely hilarious that the death toll of nine for the storm consisted entirely of crew members from News 9. Priceless. The book overall was much more violent than I had expected; but even this violence somehow manages to be funny as every single character is completely inept. And of course the hero turns out to be a mini skirt wearing coast guard agent. Did anyone else think that was hilarious? "

" I thought this would have been as funny as Big Trouble. It wasn't. "

" It's Dave Barry; of course it was funny. I laughed out loud a couple of times. The story was really interesting and definitely held my attention, but I was a little disappointed with some of the content. Too much sex and profanity for me to want to give it any more than 3 stars. Or ever read again. "

" Dave Barry does better as a journalist "

" some funny lines but didn't like the overall story "

" Goofy, fun, light read. Love Dave Barry's wit! "

" I have never read Dave Barry before. My mom gave me this book. It was a fun, mindless, read to escape into. Check it out! I will be looking for more books by this guy. Thanks MOM!!! "

" I like it! Maybe because I live in FL. "

" didn't finish it... way too raunchy... he wasn't kidding in his disclaimer at the beginning but I felt he took it wayyyy too far. He's a very funny writer, I'll give him that! "

" Not sure why I thought Dave Barry would be able to write a novel... but he can't. "

" Hilarious, convoluted story involving elderly escapees from a senior living center, an undercover Coast Guard agent, a mediocre cover band, a captain trying to make a life for himself and his wife and son, and a handful of career criminals... Definitely fun and funny! "

" It started out intriguing and funny, but I couldn't finish it due to the IMMENSE amounts of foul language, crass comments and raunchy scenes. I like Dave Barry, but this novel was just not worth finishing. "

" Funny and raunchy "

" Eh. It was OK. The ending was rather anti-climatic. "

" Dave Barry is funny as always, but a better commentator on real life, than an author of fictional life. "

" This one was funny in a similar vein of "Big Trouble", but I don't think it worked as well as that book. It's definitely still worth the read, especially if you like Dave Barry. "

" Good beach book, crime farce set on a South Florida gambling cruise boat. Don't expect an intricate plot or deep character development but Dave has a good ear for dialog and every page is funny. "

" Such a fun read. I love Dave Barry's humor. "

" Reading this book felt like reading the script of a B movie (an R rated B movie, I might add). There were definitely some funny parts, reminiscent of his newspaper columns, but overall, totally not worth the time. "

" Somewhat funny, but too crude/obscene with less redeeming levity than Big Trouble or Lunatics. "

" I am listening...so far in true Dave Barry fashion it is funny! "

" Passable story with a few laughs. Got kind of tedious toward the end. "

" My father read this book, he gave it to my Mother to read before passing it on to my husband, who then gave it to me to read. We all liked it. "

" weirdly funny "

" One of the funniest books I have ever read "

" Very funny. I was laughing out loud. "

" Easy breezing beach reading, made me laugh out loud a few times...good fluff. "

" It was a lot like Big Trouble except that it was called Tricky Business. "

" Dave Barry's humorous suspense tale about a diverse group who come together on a gambling cruise during a tropical storm. Wacky characters and silly plot twist make this good entertainment. "

" It's Dave Barry; of course it was funny. I laughed out loud a couple of times. The story was really interesting and definitely held my attention, but I was a little disappointed with some of the content. Too much sex and profanity for me to want to give it any more than 3 stars. Or ever read again. "

" The first few chapters of this were hilarious. Phil and Arnie in the Beaux Arts retirement home were a hoot. Quick Read. The final chapters were not as funny as the beginning as the author struggled to complete the plotline, however were still humorous. "

" It was okay- I think Carl Hiassen is fantastic with this type of theme but still an entertaining read. "

" Hilarious, convoluted story involving elderly escapees from a senior living center, an undercover Coast Guard agent, a mediocre cover band, a captain trying to make a life for himself and his wife and son, and a handful of career criminals... Definitely fun and funny! "

" very entertaining and a very quick read. definitely worth reading, and though i only saw the movie big trouble was better. "

" Well. A crime thriller that's also funny. Dave Barry managed to intrique me, gross me out and make me laugh out loud all in the same chapter. Quite an achievement. Easy escapism. "

" for someone that is supposed to be humorous, the overuse of the f bomb shows a lack of vocabulary. and it was not even funny "

" This book is a great read - and reread.The characters are likeable, and Barry's writing style manages to pull together characters from all walks of life into a set of increasingly funny circumstances. "

" Dave Barry does better as a journalist "

" (More like 2-1/2 stars) It had some hilarious moments but most of it was a very far-fetched and downright silly. Not a bad book but not that great either. "