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Sam Hunter, a yuppie salesman who has everything he needs except the beautiful Calliope's love, confronts Coyote, the Indian trickster god, and his own forgotten and buried life as Samson Hunts Alone, a native American outlaw

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304 pages
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Avon Books
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October 1, 1996
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5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
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0380725231
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978-0380725236
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This is an accelerating comedy with shadows setting off the wry, polished humor. Trickster deities thrive on contrariety, which is why one finds them bringing life into dead landscapes and disorder into order. A Santa Barbara insurance salesman's too-tidily-contained lifestyle, far from the Crow reservation he grew up on, is an irresistible target for Coyote, who wants to make sure his chosen people don't forget him. Coyote descends on Sam Hunter like one of Job's plagues, albeit a charmingly disingenuous one. "Why me? Why not someone who believes?" asks Sam, suffering from god-induced chaos. "This is more fun," says Coyote. He's right.

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A lonely Crow Indian turned yuppie insurance salesman seeks the power of an ancient Indian god to give him enough courage to approach the woman of his dreams.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon Books; 0 edition (October 1, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0380725231
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0380725236
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches

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- #41,339 in Mythology & Folk Tales (Books)
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Christopher Moore is the author of 15 previous novels: Practical Demonkeeping, Coyote Blue, Bloodsucking Fiends, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Lamb, Fluke, The Stupidest Angel, A Dirty Job, You Suck, Fool, Bite Me, Sacré Bleu, The Serpent of Venice, and Secondhand Souls. He lives in San Francisco.

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Michelle M

Funny and irreverent, Christopher Moore strikes again.

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2020

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This book is funny, irreverent and has lots of twists. I have read many Christopher Moore novels and this one is very good. It has a Native American protagonist and although the author is writing a humorous book he does it with a great deal of respect for the Native American culture. I did not realize that the First Nations had a trickster god similar to Anansi from the Caribbean /Africa and so this was an interesting element in the story that I did not expecting. The novel shows some of the challenges being experienced by Native Americans while still moving the story along in a funny way. This is a fun novel that will have you laughing out loud, or giggling at the very least, give it a try its worth your time.

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Anastasiya O.

This book is hilarious!

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2015

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I really enjoyed reading this; unlike Bloodsucking Fiends, this had me laughing out loud and awkwardly around people. I thought the story was great: who doesn't enjoy the antics of a trickster god? I thought the development was excellent--the author is well acquainted with Native American culture so it came off as realistic and natural. The characters had a good depth to them even though there wasn't much room in this tiny book for much description. I even enjoyed the message--it was written in with such subtlety that it didn't come across as preachy or demeaning. Give this book a go, it's not going to disappoint.

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Going Native

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2014

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This brief review is being written for Christopher-Moore-book virgins. Anyone else who has sampled the author's work knows Mr. Moore's tales have lots of hilarious wordplay, oodles of outrageous scenarios and no clue as to where the story is going. His stuff is like the Coen Brothers' comic minds after one-too-many electric-shock treatments. Without giving away any of the storyline, let's just say that it takes some serious balls to write a farce which involves Native American spiritual attitudes and, somehow, the author avoids coming across as a jerk. The book should never ever to be taken too seriously. All the characters fall into their respective stereotypes with a healthy dose of the absurd added to their personalities. There's the morally-confused protagonist, Sam Hunter; his ditsy gorgeous blonde lust-interest; the alcoholic Crow mentor Pokey; Coyote the spirit guide/trickster; a group of criminal bikers; a doofus surfer bum; and so on.

I've enjoyed some of Mr. Moore's other works more than "Coyote Blue." "The Stupidest Angel" was my first trip into the author's world and the novelty as well as all-out weirdness of the Christmas story still stands out as my personal favorite. I really have no clue if you can even cull a moral or, hell, even a point from "Coyote Blue." It's just a funny, silly adventure that proves Mr. Moore should be kept away from sharp utensils.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2005

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I have now read four books by Christopher Moore (with more on my list), and so far this is the most well-rounded. It is at turns hilarious, thought-provoking, sad, and romantic. While not as laugh-out-loud funny as LUST LIZARD OF MELANCHOLY COVE, it is a more satisfying read.

It tells the story of native American Sam Hunts Alone, who, as a teenager of the Crow tribe commits a crime (accidentally) that causes him to flee the nation and the only world he has ever known. Years later, he is reinvented as Sam Hunter, a hugely successful insurance salesman who feels a great emptiness in his life. He has pushed his native American roots totally into the background and is really just going through the motions of living...not feeling an identity of his own. Suddenly, into his life comes the trickster, Coyote, who proceeds to totally unravel Sam's life in the most shameless (and hilarious) manner possible. But in the same day, Sam meets Calliope, a sort of hippie woman (although about 15 years too late to really be a hippie) with a young baby. He falls head-over-heels with her.

One crazy adventure after another leads Sam, Calliope and Coyote (with an ever changing cast of characters tagging along) across country, ultimately back to the home of the Crow tribe.

Moore takes an interesting view of Native American culture. He has obviously done his homework, and gets many interesting details of their religion, their culture and their mythology right...with an obvious respect showing. But at the same time, he steeps these beliefs in irony and humor. In Moore's world, everything is sacred, but it's all good to make fun of too. And he makes lots of fun. Whether he's poking at Indian life or folk-tales, Southern California life, Las Vegas, love or death, Moore is always sharp, on-target but never mean-spirited. It is this lack of meanness that allows us to feel a connection to these characters...to actually care what happens to them.

While Moore's book is very funny, it doesn't let its readers off the hook emotionally. Not everything is sweetness and light. Not everything turns out as we might like. It's also pretty good at exploring the consequences of one man trying to push an entire culture he's been steeped in away. The book says a lot about the plight of the Native American in our modern society. It's not heavy-handed, but the observations are clear and pointed nonetheless.

I enjoyed myself immensely reading this book. I laughed out-loud several times, chuckled many others and smiled through most of it. If you don't mind the idea of a slightly off-kilter (OK, more than slightly) you should enjoy this book. It would be a good introduction to Christopher Moore. I highly recommend it!

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Coyote Blue

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2010

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Excellent book, as with all Christopher Moore's books you have to accept the "weirdness".
I have all the books he's written (lamb being a true masterpiece) and I'm up to Dirty Job - you should really read them in the sequence they were written as you see guest appearances from characters from the previous books in most of them.
The man is a comic genius and as above, once you suspended your normal belief mechanism and go with it, you find it's a brilliant story and one of the funniest things I've read.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2017

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I was laughing until tears ran down my face by the end, yet some serious issues are addressed in this novel. A finely crafted piece of writing in a style similar to Tom Robbins.

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Coyote Blue

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2021

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Another great fun filled adventure from Christopher Moore. Lots of mad cap quirkiness throughout.
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I love Christopher Moore!....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2020

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I've read a lot of his books and I can't say I've been disappointed by any! Every single one is quirky and different but also all seem to interlock!! I was so happy when Minty Fresh appeared, what a brilliant character! Thanks C.M.

Andy

I'm a Pratchett fan and...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2012

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This chap is nothing like pratchett but the sense of ridiculous hits the spot and the books are well written - buy one woul dbe my advice and read it for yourself - I intend to read them all...

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