11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Carl Hiaasen Meets Ellen DeGeneres and David Sedaris, August 29, 2006
This review is from: Idaho Code (Paperback)
This book is hilarious. From the opening scene where the heroine attempts to renew acquaintaince at a funeral with the daughter of the deceased while her mother is engaged in a loud cell phone conversation to the surprising denouement of the murder, you will be caught up in the antics of Bil's family and the town of Cowslip, populated by the Radical Faeries, the Lesbian Avengers, and Captain Schwartz's lesbian commune, gun club and baseball field. If this list seems too strange to be true, I dare you to read Idaho Code and marvel at the wealth of characters contained within its covers. I am a sucker for character-driven stories, especially when the characters are so rich they leap off the page and pummel you in the face.
This is one of those books you will either devour in one sitting, or you will read it in carefully measured 20 page increments to make it last as long as you can. I regret that this book will not get the larger public it deserves since it will probably be pigeon-holed as a lesbian mystery. But buy this book, read it, and recommend it to a friend. Joan Opyr deserves widespread support for enchanting us with a town of crazy characters placed in laugh-aloud situations.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It will make you laugh..., October 28, 2006
This review is from: Idaho Code (Paperback)
Having looked through many of the lesbian books offered and reading a few of them, I find myself tired of the same old mystery, heartbreak and seriousness. Where are the amusing but well written stories? Idaho Code is just the ticket for that.
While there is a mystery that takes a back seat to Bil's life. Oh yeah, she's the main character. See, she's a young buck who returned to live at home and go to college. Her bigger reason is to hopefully get a shot at dating the young woman she's been in love with since she was a teenager, Sylvia. But Bil never sucked up the courage to come out to ask her out. Um... no, her family doesn't know she's gay.
Along with that is her brother Sam who's in jail, and not for the first time. Known for dealing drugs and hanging out with his good for nothing girlfriend it never surprises the family when he is in jail. This time, however, for murder.
Mix this all up with her strong willed mother, three strong willed older sisters, a silent but loving dad, a saucy gay best friend who of course has better fashion sense than her, his lesbian mother who runs the local lesbian wilderness commune, an ex-girlfriend who doesn't want to let go... whew! Wait, there's more! But I'll let you find that out when you read it.
Brilliant story, I'm looking forward to getting the sequel.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Golden Crown Literary Society Award Winner!, August 9, 2007
This review is from: Idaho Code (Paperback)
Rollicking good read! Highly entertaining characters.
More than a mystery - more than a romance. Unique story telling with a huge cast of odd-ball characters. I was so delighted by the characters populating the story that I didn't care how the mystery was resolved.
Unlike any story you will read this year. At over 300 pages this was a substantial read.
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