One Big Damn Puzzler

by John Harding

On an island paradise somewhere in the South Pacific, Managua—the only native who can read or write—is busily translating Hamlet into pidgin English when a plane interrupts his noble work. Strapping on his false leg, he makes his way to the landing strip to greet the unexpected arrival: William Hardt, a young American lawyer driven by his misguided ambition to win reparations for the... (read more)

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Member Reviews

  • pierre B
    • Rated 4 stars

    Wonderful book - funny and thhought provoking. I liked its balanced approach. It's not really about Americans, or not just Americans, anyhow. It's more about the human condition where we tend to do almost as much harm when we try to help as when we refuse to help. "Is be or is be not, is be one big damn puzzler"

    pierre B wrote this review Friday, September 26 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • michel sanan
    • Rated 0 stars

    One of the few books to make me laugh out loud from start to finish. Loved this book, will read it again soon am sure

    michel sanan wrote this review Wednesday, June 18 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Joshua Jenkins
    • Rated 4 stars

    Very enjoyable until the last few pages where the anti-American nonsense starts. The undertone (and in many times the overtone) is there throughout the book, it goes quite a bit over the edge towards the end.

    Joshua Jenkins wrote this review Sunday, November 18 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • SDC
    • Rated 5 stars

    Totally engaging, laugh-out-loud funny, and so very human.

    SDC wrote this review Saturday, November 3 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Jessie R
    • Rated 4 stars

    Highly recommend this book for a great laugh!!

    Jessie R wrote this review Friday, November 2 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • osprey1230
    • Rated 5 stars

    discovered this one by accident, what a lucky find!

    osprey1230 wrote this review Wednesday, September 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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