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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780316114028 ISBN: 0316114022 Label: Little, Brown and Company Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: May 13, 2008 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Release Date: May 13, 2008 Studio: Little, Brown and Company Editorial Review: Product Description: Best-selling writer Jimmy Buffett weaves an irresistible new tale---filled with colorful characters, wry humor, and the pursuit of a very clever pig. When Southern belle Ellie McBride moves her twins from Vertigo, Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Less is moreLess is more. The concept of a pig and his 12-year old buddy narrating a story is darling -- yes, I said darling (see 'precious') -- but even Jimmie Buffett can't stretch it into a novel. As it goes on and on and on, the story drags and the villain, Monsieur Boucher, becomes plain annoying. Jimmie Buffett admits up front that a friend brought him a delightful 25-page story about a pig living in a 4-star hotel. He should have left it alone. At 25 pages, it was undoubtedly ... Read More Rating:  - Fun read for adults and childrenThis book was a very fun read for both adults and children. The story is a little silly, but definitely entertaining. Very predictable. Rating:  - EmbarrassingJimmy should be embarrassed for putting this book out. Why do we have to rate this a one star? Why isn't zero available? Rating: - Swhy?I'm a big Buffett fan - own dozens of recordings and all of his other non-children's books, but this one was a big disappointment. It should have been marketed for pre-teen readers - it was a like a Disney story. It is very thick with hyperbole - extremely talented twins, perfectly adjusted to their parents' divorce and excelling in every thing they do (he doesn't just play soccer - he's the star of the team, she doesn't just like fashion - she's a designer and seamstress of ... Read More Rating: - Funny storyI have never read any of his books before but read the product description and review online before listening to the CD. It was very reliable to the description and it was a fun book. It is a book about a family that has a pet pig and lives on a top room in a hotel and has to keep their pig from management and a coworker in order to keep the mom's job and stay there and really gets into the pig's feelings. Kind of unique. |
