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A dark comic masterpiece—the first solo adult novel in more than a decade from the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times–bestselling author. Seth Weinstein knew Tina was way out of his league in pretty much any way you could imagine, which is why it continued to astonish him that he was... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Seth Weinstein: A groom-to-be douche tweeter
- Tina Clark: The bride-to-be, an attractive, successful Washington DC lawyer who likes taking up causes when it suits her.
- Mike Clark: The father of the bride, a powerful and incredibly rich businessman who desperately wants to get into an exclusive secret organization; he owns two helicopters
- Laurette Aubin Weinstein: A Haitian refugee, trying to get to her sister who lives in Miami, with her son and baby
- Marty: Seth's best man; he studied law but he studied World of Warcraft more
- Big Mike: Seth's groomsman; in addition to being large, he is overly analytical and indecisive
- Kevin: Seth's groomsman; he is married but that doesn't stop him from trying to get with every other female in range
- Meghan Clark: The Maid of Honor; she is Tina's younger sister and has never done anything with her life other than a lot of pot
- Trevor: An orangutan at Primate Encounter: He hates males as much as he loves females, which in both cases is disturbingly a lot
- Stephane: Laurette's son
- Cyndi Friend Gonzalez: An attractive woman in a very small dress; she won fourth place in at Miss Hot Amateur Bod competition
- Duane: A large bald friend of Cyndi's; he makes money handling reptile troubles in Miami, as well as letting tourists take pictures with his pet boa constrictor
- Blossom: Duane's boa constrictor
- LaDawne: A stripper hired by Marty against Seth's wishes
- Wesley: LaDawne's intimidating boyfriend; he owns an absurdly pimped out Escalade with multiple flat-screens inside, including one playing a porno
- Rosie O'Donnell: Seth's mother; she tells her husband Sid when he has to pee and take his medicine
- Sid Weinstein: Seth's father; he is on "medication" baked into brownies that is illegal in most states, including Florida
- Wendell Corliss: An even richer and more powerful man than Mike Clark, he tolerates nothing
- Greta Corliss: Wendell's former au paire/ current third wife; she is Swedish and avoids carbs normally
- Marcia Clark: Tina's mother; bears a disturbing resemblance to Tilda Swinton as the White Witch in "The Chronicles of Narnia"
- Stanley Karpimsky: Owner of Stan's Pizza of Key Biscayne
- Blaze Gear: A wedding planner who runs everything by a schedule on her iPad; she is flanked by two assistants, Traci and Tracee. Blaze Gear is not her real name.
- Banzan Dazu: A former record executive turned spiritual leader
- Ron Brewer: One of Mike Clark's body guards
- Paul Castronovo: One of Mike Clark's body guards
- Carlos Penin: Add a description of this character.
- Joe Sarmiento: Captain of the Bay Wanderer.
- Paulo: Works door at a nightclub and harasses Cyndi's ex.
- Big Steve: A member of the groom posse.
- Glenn Close: The actress in Fatal Attraction who boils a rabbit and is discussed by Wendell Corliss and Marty.
- Michael Douglas: The actor in Fatal Attraction.
- Karen
- Eddie Friedman
- D.J. Booga Wooga: The singer of Butt Sweat.
- Herb Wentworth: Possibly deceased member of the Group of Six.
- Ed
- Traci: Wedding planner's assistant.
- Artie Kunkel: The night watchman at Primate Encounter.
- Kirsten
- Van Morrison: The singer that Wendel Corliss said pot smokers listened to in the 70's.
- Carl Juste: The groundskeeper at the Ritz Carlton.
- Tracee: The co-assistant along with Traci for the Wedding Planner.
- Derek Tritt: Governor of the state of Florida.
- Aunt Sarah
- Sienna
- Roberto Alvarez
- W. PITTOWSKI
- Agent Williams
- Miguel: Tina's hairstylist who was flown in on the day of the wedding.
- Yolanda Berkowitz: The tour guide on the Bay Wanderer.
- Dan Seckinger
- Christopher Delgado: Miami-Dade police officer who responded to call regarding sighting of the Orangutan involved in the robbery.
- Robert
- Eric
- Marg
- Bobby Stern: Captain of the Barco Loco.
- Dalai Lama: The Tibetan spiritual leader.
- Lisbeth Renaldo: The Action 5 newscaster.
- Konstantin: The NY makeup specialist flown in for the wedding but who must be kept separate from Miguel.
- Raul
- Mr. Woo
First Sentence edit
Two days before his wedding, Seth was in a cab with his best man, Marty, who was advising him on the responsibilities of the groom.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 through 78
Epilogue
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dave Barry (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: January 29, 2013
ISBN: 0399158685
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: January 29, 2013
ISBN: 0399158685
Page Count: 352
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Dave Barry: Author's homepage
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