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~ (Author) "The dark side of my mind took control on one of those slippery-hot Miami nights about a year ago, the start of my unraveling, my..." (more)
Key Phrases: lift bags, night dive, weight belt, Captain Blondie, Jesus Christ
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Ramona Romano is a young and beautiful Miami nurse whom you might, were you charitable, call "terminally insatiable." You might otherwise call her cheap, horny, cheesy, sleazy, dopey, and two other dwarves too explicit to mention. Well-built scuba-diving men, on the other hand, call her an answer to their prayers, and often. Her husband Gary has been shown the door. In his place is Ignatz, Ramona's freshly caught, five-foot iguana, and Enzo, a freshly shucked nightmare on the half shell.
I went into the bathroom and took my clothes off and crouched in the corner between the toilet and the tub. I curled over with my arms clasped around my knees, my face against my thighs, the toilet bowl wedged into my side, trying to chill myself, to change into a rational woman. Gary would come back with a word. If only I could accept normal married life, make it my goal to have a good marriage, help each other. I stayed there a long time, willing my muscles to atrophy. I tried to give up all my wild notions, but it didn't work. I had seawater on the brain. Divers to explore. Enzo. Flowing freedom. Without a lobotomy, I couldn't change.
Hey, Ramona: If Gary's Door Number 1, Enzo's Door Number 2, and the lobotomy's behind the curtain, take the curtain. But no--it's Enzo, and an inexorable slide into a special level of Miami hell tumescent with sexual deviates, sadistic drug runners, steroid-popping body builders--Ramona chief among them--and, finally, murderers.

It's porn noir. It's a woman's unwise (if not unwholesome) quest for marginally attainable lust and unattainable freedom through a man who's of our species by definition only. It's Miami-hot pulp friction. Vicki Hendricks's Iguana Love is all of that, and it's only her second novel (after 1995's Miami Purity). And beyond all of that, and most importantly, it's very well-written. --Michael Hudson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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In Hendricks's second novel, Ramona has a big thirst for thrills, cheap and otherwise. She also wants freedom from her marriage. She satisfies both of these longings by learning to dive and by picking up her fellow divers at seedy bars in southern Florida. However, Ramona gets in way over her head; very quickly the thrills turn dangerous and then deadly, especially when Enzo, one of Ramona's diving instructors, as trashy and shameless as she but a lot more sinister, enters the picture. Maybe Ramona should have stayed home to look after her pet iguana instead of piling up credit card bills for diving lessons and equipment. Certainly, she should never have let Enzo persuade her to be his drug-courier accomplice on a run to Bimini. Some feminists will cheer the ending of this book, but it's not much of a victory for the one left standing. Hendricks (Miami Purity), an English professor and an amateur diver herself, writes in clear, crisp prose that is also quite sexually explicit. Her descriptions of the serenity and vastness of the ocean surface or of the aquatic species living underneath will mesmerize readers.ALisa S. Nussbaum, Euclid P.L., OH
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Serpent's Tail; Limited edition edition (October 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1852426284
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852426286
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,893,108 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful piece of cruel poetry., November 18, 1999
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As always Hendrick's books are much more than the the men, or the tropics, or the sex. Hendrick's Iguana Love is a sorrowful, brilliant piece of American Literature that talks about the lonliness of one woman and her enstrangement from humanity. At the core of Iguana Love is a very desparate creature , rotating from one sensation, to another, searching for that one thing that will make her "feel" something. She finds it in exactly who she is looking for.. a remote and cruel lover: A man she can not love, a man who dishes out pain and finally, a man who will let her remain in her place of numb isolation. Romona compares her iguana to this lover: cold, remote, dangerous. But, the iguana is not Enzo, it is Romona. And like the iguana, Romona is not male or female. And, it is the vacant soul of both Romona and the lizard that makes them the mirror image. And, yet, in the end, when Romona lays herself, crucifixion style across the dead body of the lizard, the depth of her grief, seems boundless . This is terrifying, lovely painful poetry, NOT smut. Like the ocean Romona swims in, there is a dark unfathomable truth about all of Hendrick's work. Her women are lonesome, deformed souls, living in a place devoid of warmth, trust or love. It is an unlearned reader who sees Hendrick's work as just erotic or sexual. Miami Purity and Iguana Love are studies of the desolation of women in the remote and cold reality of the contemporary world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Scuba and Noir... Wow, June 20, 2001
By Carl Granados (Stuart, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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Fun, fun, mystery noir style of story with the bang of a loaded speargun. The bonus is that it is a story that also makes you think and that you will carry with you even after the story has surfaced.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sexy and Seductive, April 11, 2001
By Chad Spivak (North Miami Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews
I was first tipped off to Vicki Hendricks' writing in Naked Came the Manatee, a good collaborative effort. This book is also quite good.

In Iguana Love, we are introduced to Ramona Romano, a very unique woman who easily speaks and acts her mind. Separated from her husband, she tries to invigorate her life with scuba diving and bodybuilding. In her quest of sleeping with many men, she falls for a seedy character named Enzo, who happens to be her diving instructor. He leads her down a negative path until we reach a very suprising ending that will knock you out of your socks.

This book is very erotic, especially as we take a ride with Ramona on her wild romp and conquerings. The writing is graphic, raw, and very straightforward. Hendricks holds nothing back with her protagonist. Throw in the Miami background, and you've got a fairly hot novel.

Although some of the characters were somewhat one-dimensional, they all seemed to be nicely developed, and the plot was well drawn out. This was a quick read, and one that was quite enjoyable, if not merely for the shocking ending, not to mention the wonderful twists and turns. Inguana Love is a nice, yet far from wholesome, adventure.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing......
Great title - bad book. Poorly developed characters and a plot that does not take you anywhere.
Published on January 26, 2002 by Denise Eaden

5.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable Book
I found Iguana Love to be an enjoyable book. Ms. Hendricks is building a solid reputation as a writer with a unique voice. Read more
Published on November 16, 2001 by Dave

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete trash.
I am embarassed to admit I took this book out of the library. Although I didn't finish it, I can honestly advise you - skip this book! Read more
Published on November 9, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Hendricks tells it like it REALLY is...
Iguana Love is a great title for this sizzling, sexy, and primitive ride through yet another dazzling Hendrick's adventure. Read more
Published on September 4, 2000 by Carole A. Borges

4.0 out of 5 stars a wild romp through female desire
After always reading books from the perspective of male desire, it's nice to find an author who unabashedly shows us the perspective of female desire. Read more
Published on September 3, 2000 by M. H. Bayliss

5.0 out of 5 stars She Devil With Style
Ms. Hendricks is one of the few writers who can bring this male reader to any book with the word "Love" in the title, but I'm drawn once again to the textured sociopathy... Read more
Published on March 4, 2000 by C. Gilson

5.0 out of 5 stars Ow!
The "flinch factor" in this book is unusually high. There are moments in the story many men have been through at one time or another, and I don't think any of us really... Read more
Published on December 15, 1999 by William Barton

4.0 out of 5 stars Hendricks's Work Matures In Her Second Novel
Hendricks's protagonist, Ramona Romano, is much better developed than Miami Purity's Sherise Parlay. Read more
Published on November 8, 1999 by Genie Shayne

4.0 out of 5 stars Hendricks is building a good rep and style
I read the first book, Miami Purity, and thought it was excellent--great story told with great language. Read more
Published on November 8, 1999 by A. N. Smith

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