Coconut Cowboy audiobook

If you don’t know Serge A. Storms, this is all you need to know:He is a walking encyclopedia about anything Florida, he has a genius IQ and he is always on the move. If he wasn’t such a great guy, he could have been an evil genius, instead of only killing those who offends him or his sensibilities. In fact, he is almost like the MacGyver of murder, using what is available in insanely inventive and effective ways to eliminate those who deserve it.And in this book Serge has a new mission in life:He wants to find out where the American Dream went!So, channeling the inspiration of the classic movie EASY RIDER, he sets off with his trusted friend and sidekick – Coleman. Sure, he will have trouble with the defective kick-stands, but when Serge is involved, a plan can always be made.On the other side of the coin, we have the story of the small town called Wobbly, and the corrupt leaders who runs everything (phew, so glad this is fiction, because it would be really scary to think that people will elect liars, fraudsters and psychopaths to positions of power, right?).Not to mention the money laundering of the drug dealers...ahem, maybe I should leave it at that before I give something away.Anyway, not only is every Serge Storms book entertaining as hell, but there are all those random trivia – and you will be surprised just how much of it is true. Google it, my friend!Like:Did you know that in the nineteenth century, for a short period, there was a separate country within the United States? Google Fulwar Skipwith.Or what about the Conch Republic?Do you know who the patron saint of fainting conditions and rodent control is?Or where the home of Peavy guitar amplifiers is?Or what a lithotriptor is?Or the legislature to pass a law against using food stamps in strip clubs?Have you heard of Mudcrutch? Or the philosopher Philitas of Cos and his death? Or Lucifer the hippo?The difference between Psychrophilia and Forniphilia…I can go on and on about this.And, if you want OCD explained in a way anybody can understand, go to page 177 (Kindle).This book was hilarious, like every single one in this series. It even had a little Donald E. Westlake’s Dortmunder feel to it. Loved every second of it, didn’t want it to end!

“Here’s an all-points bulletin…everyone’s a pervert. It’s just a question of how in fashion your uncontrollable quirks are.”“Coconut Cowboy” is one of the better attempts recently in Tim Dorsey’s Serge A. Storms series. I was more engaged with this one, and found the blend of comedy, story, and writing to be much more even than in some recent efforts. This installment finds our favorite history buff serial killer trying to take a tour of back country Florida in the spirit of “Easy Rider”. Author Tim Dorsey creates some really awesome moments in this text, including the invention of the small speed trap town- Wobbley, Florida. Its denizens and small time crook leaders and their intention to “keep it that way” are one of my favorite aspects of the book. I also especially enjoyed a parody of a legislative hearing in chapter 29. It is pure bliss, and spot on!One of the things I like about these books are that sometimes in the midst of the zaniness a character will say something that is utterly profound. In this text, Serge says at one point, “You can only judge through the context of the times.” If the idiots running around today who think we have reached the epitome of human civilization and empathy would recognize the truth in that statement there would be a lot less fools running around acting like everything in the past is contemptible and human folly. Oh well, as this series has also said, the stupid and rude are “part of the human condition too.” At one point in “Coconut Cowboy” Serge says, “But after freaking people out, I grow on them.” That just might be the perfect way to sum up this series. This effort was a good addition to the series. Stronger than a few of its predecessors.

I am amazed and impressed that Tim Dorsey has written 19 books about his Florida-obsessed serial killer Serge Storms. I am even more amazed and impressed at how good this one is. My favorite remains "Orange Crush," because it's the best satire of Florida politics ever printed. But this one comes in second.The set-up for "Coconut Cowboy" involves two plots that eventually intersect. The first sees Serge and his perpetually stoned sidekick Coleman buying a chopper and trying to complete the journey to Florida that was the objective of the bikers in "Easy Rider" before their unfortunate demise. This entails visiting such sites as the tree that Tom Petty allegedly planted on the UF campus (which Serge literally hugs). The second involves a naive New York couple who move into a small town in Florida that turns out to be an even bigger speed trap than Waldo or Hawthorne, the state's two most notorious places for nailing motorists on a technicality. Soon it becomes clear that the town, beneath is placid surface, is a hotbed of corruption and graft, and only the fortuitous arrival of Serge can rescue the couple from a rather deadly situation.Along the way, of course, Serge deals out his particular brand of whacked-out justice to several miscreants who clearly deserve some sort of comeuppance. My favorite is what he does to the proprietor of a website that features scantily clad women crushing small animals. The punishment Serge dreams up involves the (very real) star animal of Homosassa Springs Preserve State Park.What elevates this book above the others is the arrival of a character named Matt, a student who has decided to do his thesis on how Florida is a harbinger of the future of America. His discussion of this thesis is both hilarious and completely accurate, and what happens to his thesis at the end is also hilarious and quite believable.

What the hell was I thinking? I never like to start a book inside a series, and somehow I managed to grab the latest of a nineteen-volume series. Damn you Tim Dorsey, now I have to backtrack and start at the beginning, made even harder since the local library doesn't have the first few and I'm not wild about electronic. I must say that I was predisposed to enjoying this book, having been raised mostly in Florida and been a fan of the Dexter series. Serge is a Florida trivia buff and an avenging crusader, of sorts, though some may be turned off on the vigilante aspect. I especially love all the cultural references from my generation. So many times I thought, "Oh yeah. I remember that." I laughed out loud, then called my siblings and some of my friends to clue them in as well. I think I may be hooked like a ten-pounder from a sinkhole lake, and I'm happy to be landed. I hope the earlier stories are as enjoyable.

There is nothing normal about Tim Dorsey, and that's what makes his novels so much fun! "Coconut Cowboy" lives up to the high bar of quirkiness expected when Dorsey puts pend to paper. This time Serge Storms, a man with his own view of history, society and justice, wants to travel the road of "Easy Rider." He's searching for a taste of the fading American Dream, an ideal he hopes to find alive and well in small Florida panhandle towns. "But the America he finds in the rural burgs dotting the neck of the peninsula is a little bit different . . . and a whole lot weirder than anything Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper encountered," according to accurately state PR info. With Serge on the prowl, what follows - and sometimes leads - is hilarity, mayhem, murder and nuggets of wackiness. Drugs? Yes. Corruption? Oh, yeah. Great read? Of course!

A good stand-alone story, reminiscent of the first few Serge Storms novels. Two separate tales that careen together in the end.

Serge Storms is an acquired taste but one that has been one of mine for many years now. It has become an annual January tradition for me to meet up with Tim Dorsey at a bookstore signing and pick up his latest autographed release. Tim is not only a nice guy but probably one if the hardest working folks in publishing as shown by his travel schedule. (check it out on his website) While Serge is a serial killer, he only kills those who would harm Florida or Floridians, usually in creative fashion that somehow reflects what the affected party is guilty of committing. (Yea, now and then he takes down some ass who really hasn't harmed anyone but whose personality is such that most of us would duplicate the crime if we could get away with it.) These doings usually occur while Serge is drifting around the state, dispensing historical lore and other trivia about the sunshine state while accompanied by his drug/booze addled companion Coleman and a cast of others. Usually he is making his way in a hopped up Camaro but this trip takes place on a Harley chopper with a sidecar in deference to the 1969 movie "Easy Rider" as Serge and Coleman explore small town Florida to see if they can find if the nostalgia fueled America everyone knew and loved still exists. Like the other 18 or so in the series, a bit of mayhem, a bit of fun, some interesting characters and some dastardly deeds. Check it out.

I don’t know how I managed to overlook Tim Dorsey for so long. Wow! This book could have been written by Carl Hiaasen, a young Thomas McGuane, or maybe Jack Kerouac ... if they’d all been invaded by the spirit of Hunter S. Thompson and a healthy portion of the drugs of which Thompson habitually and copiously partook.Coconut Cowboy is brilliant, hilarious, satirical, raucous, outlandish, cerebral, chock-full of trivia, history, and the unexpected, and — most important and incredible — coherent. For all of its lunatic audacity, the story cashes out in perfect, albeit outrageous, sense.Like cleansing a palate, sometimes you have to read a book like this just to clear your head of common, ordinary nonsense. Hats off to Tim Dorsey. Coconut Cowboy is a treat.

Another crazy adventure with one of my favorite serial killers with scruples. This time Serge is on an Easy Rider kick to visit Floridian small towns to find the real America. On a second track, one of those small towns is getting itself into some very big trouble. I found the collision between Serge and the small town a bit abrupt, but the lead up was filled with Dorsey's hallmark of Florida history and humor, some laugh-out-loud.

I am having a great time listening to these! Elmore Leonard meets Carl Hiaasen.

Another fun Dorsey ride! It would have been great if there were more references to Easy Rider since the book jacket said it was inspired by the movie. A small complaint though. The book had lots of laughs and was filled with all sorts of criminal mischief.

Reading Serge Storms is not for everyone... ...but if you give him a chance... ...he might surprise you!

The 19th entry in Tim Dorsey's walking, talking "Florida Man Headline," Florida Obsessed, serial killer, Serge Storms...Quirky, madcap hijinks abound, along with a little history/cultural/political lesson thrown in...In this one, we deal with the tendency of some local governments of small, Florida communities to use zoning to create financial opportunities for the city fathers...Fun Read!!!