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I hope Mr. Friedman's other books are better, Mai 4 2003
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Contrived. Tedious. Irritating. Trying too hard. These are just a few of the ways I would describe "Steppin' on a Rainbow". I can tell that Friedman has talent as a writer. It is a real shame, however, that he insists upon insulting the intelligence of the reader with a constant barrage of quips and one-liners that aren't really even shockingly funny as much as they are merely sour comments made in poor taste (Example: he makes a reference to nurses being gone from the beach with the help of Richard Speck... or something along those lines. I got the joke, such as it was. It just really wasn't very funny or very clever). But this is the only book of Friedman's that I've read so far. I will read others, but I'm not going to be buying them with my own money. I'll borrow the next one or check it out from the library. So far, I may as well have flushed the cost of this oinker down the toilet. The man is skilled as a writer. I just don't know if he's got the talent to back up the skill. This story was dull and contrived. A festival of obnoxious, unlikable characters and plot conveniences. By the end of the book I was hoping that all of the major characters would get killed in a bus crash or something. Not a good sign when the author places himself in the story as the protagonist. Mr. Friedman-- I wish you all the best in the world and a long and happy life... but this story stinks.
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He started out so good..., Avril 13 2003
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I graduated from Kinky Friedman (the Lasso from El Paso) and the Texas Jewboys to his mysteries, and was more than pleased. Like his music, his first novels were great, and improved with age. Somewhere along the line, about six books into the series, he got lazy. The dialog is no longer witty, just trite. Steppin' on a Rainbow is awful. Kinky has just stopped trying.
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Not a good introduction to Kinky, Déc 19 2002
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Having read everything that Donald Westlake has written, I am always looking for other authors of comic mysteries. A friend suggested Kinky Friedman so I bought "Steppin On A Rainbow." I'll try another of his books because he is so popular that they have got to be better but it will be the last if it's like this one. The main character has some great lines and is certainly likeable enough and so are his cohorts but his love interest, Stephanie DuPont, has got to be the most obnoxious character in all of literature. I was hoping that she might get bumped off before the end so she doesn't reappear in any other books. I also had a problem with Kinky getting the solution to the case in a dream rather than by clever detective work. Not a great mystery but good enough to try another.
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Not His Best, Sep 19 2002
Not only did I think Rainbow wasn't Friedman's best; I wondered if it's really Friedman's. What happened to Ratso? Why is Stephanie without any personality traits except annoyance? Why are there fewer of those precious Kinky gems (literary road apples?) I enjoy so much? While the plot is as good if not better than most of Kinky's books, I read his books for the characters and the charm of his warped wit. Either Kinky needs a sabbatical or a better quality ghost writer. Nevertheless, it won't stop me from seeking his books; he's one of a kind, and even a mediocre Kinky Friedman book is better than many, many other writers'.
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Hawaiian Kinksterisms, Aoû 20 2002
While I sometimes feel like the Kinky mysteries have worn thin, I still have to read every one. In (author) Friedman's quest to keep things fresh he yet again moves the locale from (character) Friedman's NYC home. This time it's Hawaii and it lends the story a supernatural flair that didn't particularly sit well with me.Nonetheless, it's still the same 'ole Kinster. This time lovable journalist/teddy bear McGovern is MIA on the islands and the whole crew (minus the glaringly absent Ratso) has to come to the rescue. That rescue seems to consist mainly of drinking, sunbathing, drinking, and a new bit that involves Kinky's friend Hoover and his passion for limericks. The plotline is so thin that I get the impression Friedman uses them simply as a vehicle for his often hilarious vulgar lessons and stories. Any reader not familiar with earlier entries won't get too far. However, for the faithful it's still a treat to read about our beloved Jewish cowboy.
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Who are these people????, Avril 13 2002
I've read all of The kinky Mysteries, save for "While the Cat's away" (which is a mystery in itself) and have loved them all and enjoyed seeing Kinky's style progress though the years. "Rainbow" reads as if it were written by someone trying to write like Kinky. Not only is he out of his element, New York, but worst of all, He's recycled a character and changed him completely. He's traveled before and wrote about it well, but to take a bee-keeping loner from Texas with a nervous twitch ("Armadillos and Old Lace") and turn him into a friendly news photographer who used to be a Nashville buddy. . .It's like reading a story set in the fifties that mentions FM Radio, Laptops or the space shuttle... Hopefully, the next book will actually be written BY the Kinkster.
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First Strike, Mars 21 2002
It's the first time I've been vaguely diappointed by one of Kinky's books. I won't repeat some of the quibbles other have pointed out (but boy, does Stephanie stink). My paperback edition was the UK one which was rather expensive for the few pages (208, to be precise) it contained. Add lots of white pages in this edition and 45 chapters and not too much text is left. Also, I thought at first that this book had been published in, well, 45 parts in some paper before, as much information is rehashed again and again. Kinky's dialogue always is a lot of fun, though and the change of location did the book good, too. I enjoyed the last third most, and even the plugs for his friend's works have a rather charming quality.
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Da Kinkstah Rides (Flies) Again!, Déc 19 2001
Okay - I am a fan. Else why would I put up with this? You either love him or leave him. Nobody waffles when it comes to Kinky. While this may not be the tightest plot line - hey, you don't get Shakespeare from this guy. Closer to Madd Magazine, eh? Bawdy - yes. Clever - in parts. witty - I'd say mostly. But I really read it to get my hit of really rude analogies and metaphors - none of which I will quote here for fear that young persons may be reading this. Kinky's friend McGovern dissapears into the Pacific Ocean - highjinx ensue. After you read it, give it to somebody with a dry sense of humor.
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could do better, Sep 28 2001
I have the same reservations as most of the reviews below. It probably didn't help that I'd just finished re-reading Armadillos and Old Lace, but I found the Kinkster's latest a bit ponderous, poorly plotted and when the action eventually began it seemed to be dispatched far too quickly.
And you're right, Stephanie DuPont is a major, major irritation. She may be gorgeous but I think we'd all be a lot better off without her.
It's still a funny book, though, replete with the usual pearls of wisdom. Let's hope the slight loss of form, is just a blip on the radar.
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Classic Kinky with a Hitch, Sep 25 2001
This book will feel familiar to Kinky Friedman fans, with the usual cast of characters included. The themes of loyalty and loneliness are well drawn. This book is a classically enjoyable Kinky-style mystery; however, I must downgrade my rating of this tale to a 3-star rating. The character of Stephanie DuPont is so irritating and unlikeable that it is distracting from the whole. Unfortunately, she plays a large role in this mystery, so you cannot skim past her appearances. I hope Kinky's next mystery will be investigating her death.
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