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The Albuquerque Turkey (2011)

by John Vorhaus(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0307717801 (ISBN13: 9780307717801)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Crown

series

Radar Hoverlander

review 1: John Vorhaus brings his personable, yet criminal, main character--Radar Hoverlander--back for some schemes-gone-wrong in his new release, The Albuquerque Turkey. Readers met con-man radar and his equally lovable and crooked new girlfriend, Allie, in the series debut, The California Roll. Now the pair is back for their toughest challenge yet: a respectable life as crime-free, upstanding citizens. Easier said than done for these two.Add in a grifter patriarch, an old nemesis, and a couple of eccentric artsy friends on the make for fame and glory, and pretty soon it's impossible to tell who's double crossing whom.Radar's a charming, affable narrator and I really enjoyed his quirky supporting cast, both the good guys and the bad. (Probably because much of the time I couldn't b... moree sure of the difference.) Twists in the story are frequent and amusing. This is a great choice for those looking for fast thrills and a break from predictable PG humor.I almost never laugh out loud while reading, but The Albuquerque Turkey got me more than once. Thumbs up.
review 2: I won this book from the goodreads giveaway. I'm not sure if I'm just out of the loop or if this was an overly hard to understand book. I've never been a gambler or a grifter, so half the time I had no idea what the characters were talking about. Even when they tried to spell it out, I still was very confused. For me, I felt like it was almost a chore to get through the first half of this book. Once we got past the drama between the main character and his girlfriend trying to decide how they wanted to live their lives and got into the actual storyline, I felt like it wasn't as hard to concentrate and I could just start enjoying the story. I definitely didn't see the ending playing out the way it did at all which is the reason I even gave this book three stars. If it weren't for the surprise and suspense that played out in the last third of the book, I probably would have just given up and put it back on the shelf. I liked the book on a whole, but it's not something I'd typically read. I think if you understood the lingo going on in the book, it'd certainly be more appealing. Good, but not great. less

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