You can see everything! Fast forward to Snorkel Bob begins modestly. The aspiring entrepreneur buys up four boxes of snorkel gear from a dive shop going out of business. It follows the contrite evolution of a landed blueblood from cross-burning racist, to alcoholism and beyond to middle age, where he discovers love and rediscovers his home.
And the humor—so often sharp, unexpected, hilarious at times, even—is so disarming. To realize only in the final pages that we have read this story from the perspective of an eighty-two-year-old man looking back on his journey makes his earlier shortcomings and searching even more poignant, more comprehensible, more understandable as a product of the human condition.
The material is definitely adult, but with a sense of innocence carrying through to unusual conclusions. The plot is good, the settings excellent, and the characterization and dialogue superb. We rated this a high 4 hearts. Both work at a resort hotel, as does Lyria, betrothed to Antonio yet drawn to silent Baldo. In the tangle is a murder on the beach and extrication, Mexican style.
Exotic location, beautiful people, sex, and murder: another winning combination from The Permanent Press! Altogether Toucan Whisper, Toucan Sing is an easy, pleasing read for the mind and senses.
Greenburg Associates Scouting Report. A saucy tale of a distinctive pair of brothers at a seaside resort with wild and lively escapades. The transitions in point of view are deft and impressive, and the characterizations are successful; Wintner Homunculus endows his hotel workers with telling perceptions.
With Toucan Whisper, Toucan Sing , Wintner succeeds in creating a roguish, self-absorbed protagonist who becomes increasingly likeable in the company of his peers and the context of his times. Toucan Whisper, Toucan Sing blends plenty of escapism with a dash of social consciousness.
The characters presented here blossom mightily. In the tradition of Algren and Bukowski, on the mean streets with mordant humor, here is the other side of Paradise, far from postcard pretty, showing the heat, dust, racism and magic of Hawaii. Robert Wintner paints his imagery with a fine, fresh brush.
His style and intelligence transcend genre, and The Modern Outlaws is not so much an excellent biker novel as an excellent novel that happens to be populated with bikers. I did. Very highly recommended. Polite society allows escape from cultural priorities in America—corruption and obscenity. They assume freedom but find themselves corrupted in different ways. Along the way is a great deal of dark humor, love and social observation of the ex-pats and the Mexicans whose town they live in.
Wintner captures the life with a perfect ear and eye. Lonely souls seek communion in secret places. Crab bait may not sound like the stuff of love, but romance is where you find it. Whether sorting a bowl of chicken guts, visiting Death Row, bouncing off the turnbuckles or gazing out a window on the 9th floor for thirty years, these apparently loveless venues show that every heart longs for love.
Snorkel Bob is one hell of a funny and eccentric guy, and to top it all off he seems undoubtedly genuine and kind. You can rent equipment from one store in Maui and drop it off at another store in Oahu. We want to stay neutral on the matter, but feel free to read the reviews and judge for yourself. We reckon people love Snorkel Bob more for his passion, eccentricity, and reef-conservation, but who knows! We will say one thing, though — the guy offers everything you could possibly need for a Hawaiian family holiday.
Equipment, entertainment, cheap prices…. Snorkel Bob and reef conservation. All laughter aside, Snorkel Bob is using his passion for snorkelling and coral reefs to campaign globally against the aquarium trade.
What is the Snorkel Bob Foundation? For any snorkeller, this should come as horrific news. Reefs are being stripped just to create pretty little aquariums for people to look at — when they could just be going out to the reef to see all the stuff in its natural environment!
Why is Snorkel Bob anti-aquariums? Popular or not, specific fish species are in decline and endangered purely because the aquarium trade is catching more than are out there. In turn, the price of these fish becomes inflated, and who benefits? The aquarium traders. Snorkel Bob has also written several books, both fiction and non-fiction, which are filled with his trademark humour and wit. Will you laugh? Is this as informative as a Lonely Planet? Snorkel Bob quotes. This guy has zingers coming out of his ears.
Have a nice day. I mean really.
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