Island of the Sequined Love Nun
Author | Christopher Moore |
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Cover artist | Michael McGurl |
Language | English |
Genre | Romance, Comedy |
Publisher | Avon |
Publication date | 1997 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 325 |
ISBN | 0-06-073544-9 |
OCLC | 56195254 |
Preceded by | Bloodsucking Fiends |
Followed by | The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove |
Island of the Sequined Love Nun is a novel by American absurdist writer Christopher Moore,[1] published in 1997.[2][3] It is based partly on the author's personal experiences in Micronesia.[4]
Plot
[edit]Tucker (Tuck) Case is a pilot for a cosmetics company, who crashes the company plane while having sex. This event causes Tuck to be blacklisted from flying in the United States, so he accepts a lucrative offer from a doctor-missionary on a remote Micronesian island to transport cargo to and from the island and Japan.
Tuck moves to the island with a Filipino trans woman navigator and a talking fruit bat. There Tuck eventually uncovers a horrible secret harbored by the doctor and his wife, who capitalized on the fact that the island natives are under the influence of a cargo cult that developed as a result of establishment by Allies of an air runway there during World War II.
Shakespearean allusions
[edit]In chapter 8, "The Humiliation of the Pilot as a Passenger", Moore alludes to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Tuck is the heir to the Denmark Silverware Corporation, much like Hamlet being the prince. Later Tuck's mother marries his uncle after her husband has a not-so-accidental riding accident resulting in his death.
Tuck is then summoned by an old girlfriend named Zoophilia (similar to Ophelia). While approaching the house in a rage he runs over Zoophilia's father. Zoophilia meets her demise by taking a handful of Prozac and a mouthful of water then drowns in her hot tub, grief-stricken. Before Tuck leaves he is threatened by Zoophilia's brother.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Island of the Sequined Love Nun". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Island of the Sequined Love Nun. Kirkus Reviews. 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore". Publishers Weekly. 1997-07-31. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Moore, Christopher. "Author Essay" (PDF). HarperCollins Publishers. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Reardon, Patrick T. (2018-09-28). "Book review: "Island of the Sequined Love Nun" by Christopher Moore". Patrick T. Reardon. Retrieved 2024-12-04.