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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best of the Bunch!,
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This review is from: God of Darkness (Paperback)
I have read all of Christopher Moore's novels and have even met the man on several occasions while in Bangkok. It is important to note that this is not a Vincent Calvino novel. The central characters are an American expat that has a high level management job (telecommunications) in Bangkok, his US educated Thai girlfriend, the girlfriend's high society family (who are not quite gangsters) and former college professor that is looking for a wife in Bangkok.
What I really like about this book is how the fictional elements mirrored real life events. I read the novel shortly after release when the Asian currency crisis was wrecking havoc on the Thai economy (The Thai Baht went from 25 to the Dollar to 55 to the Dollar and there were mass layoffs, which caused some of the legions of corporate "office ladies" to look for work in high end hostess clubs). There is an interesting plot along with several sub plots. [...] |
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God of Darkness by Christopher G. Moore (Paperback - July 1, 2004)
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