Anonymous Rex

Anonymous Rex
by Eric Garcia

Anonymous Rex
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Author: Eric Garcia
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-03-01
ISBN: 0425178218
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Berkley Trade
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  • ISBN13: 9780425178218
  • Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Anonymous Rex

Book Review: Outrageous and funny
Summary: 5 Stars

I just wanted to make a few comments on this book.

I read a lot of humorous books in this vein from Hiaasen, Chris Moore, Bill Fitzhugh, Tim Dorsey, and so on, but it would be hard to imagine a wilder premise than the one in Garcia's book. Dinosaurs didn't die at the end of the Cretaceous, as we thought, instead, they evolved into down-sized versions of their former selves and are now running around disgused in human drag, unbeknownst to us humans. The private eye main character himself is a dino, a raptor, if I recall, but anyway, a number of species have survived and are living among us.

There are other quirky aspects to the story as well. In every detective story there is usually some gorgeous bombshell the hard-bitten detective falls for. But in Garcia's book he falls for a human female, and some hot sheet music (between the sheets, that is) ensues. Inter-species affairs are strictly forbidden, since it could blow their cover, but he can't help himself.

There are more wild hijinks in this book I could tell you about, but as I just wanted to make a few comments, I'll let you discover them for yourself. Garcia has pulled off a little coup here by writing a very funny novel based on a wildly outrageous premise, and which he manages to pull off in style.

Summary of Anonymous Rex

A People Beach Book of the Week

?Very funny.? ?Dave Barry

?Startling and clever?hilarious and chilling.? ?T.C. Boyle

?All the elements of a cult classic.? ?Entertainment Weekly

?Great.? ?Orlando Sentinel

?Fast, funny, and smoothly written.? ?Seattle Times

?A detective thriller featuring a velociraptor PI and a secret society of dinosaurs disguised as humans??Awesomely funny?.Vincent Rubio has a washed-up Los Angeles detective agency, lousy credit, and a dead partner?on top of an addiction to basil and a hard time keeping his tail tucked away in his latex human suit. A routine arson investigation promises to get him back on his (clawed) feet, until the case sends him to New York, the scene of his partner?s suspicious death by runaway taxi. Witty, fast-paced detective work makes for a good mystery, but the story?s sly, seamlessly conceived dinosaur underworld contains all the elements of a cult classic. Grade: A.? ?Entertainment Weekly

?Debut novelist Eric Garcia pulls off this parallel dino world to a T (rex). [His] descriptions are delicious?inventive and imaginative. He cleverly avoids what could have been a one-joke book with charm, sly humor and a terrific narrative pace.? ?USA Today

?What would the world be like if the dinosaurs hadn?t gone extinct? As this very funny book shows, for one thing, L.A. would be even weirder than it is now.? ?Dave Barry

?First-time novelist Eric Garcia pulls it off, keeping the laughs frequent and the plot intriguing. After a few chapters, it seems downright logical to believe we?re surrounded by a cast out of Jurassic Park. Apart from showing off a splendidly warped imagination, Garcia provides a solid mystery.? ?People

?Garcia has come up with an imaginative twist to the detective fiction genre.? ?Daily Variety

?Audacious and imaginative. You might not believe any of this 30 seconds after you close the covers, but while it?s going on you?re going to be dazzled by Garcia?s energy and chutzpah.? ?Publishers Weekly

?Garcia plays it almost completely straight, respecting all noir traditions, and comes up with lovely touches.? ?Chicago Tribune

?A ?noir-asaurus? of a novel, bellowing for attention, the first and only of its breed in the dinosaur detective genre. Garcia has written something so strange, so bizarre, that he?s to be admired just for the attempt. And he not only pulls it off, he also actually makes you wonder why someone hasn?t thought of it before. Garcia?s tough guy deadpan is perfect for navigating his outrageous lost world, and the easy, familiar tone is probably what makes the premise so simple to swallow. Garcia talks the talk, and more importantly, he smirks in all the right places.? ?The Miami Herald

?Vincent Rubio, the protagonist of this first-person?er, first-dino narrative is so likeable, the story handled with such deftness, that it actually, incredibly works. Spider Robinson meets Sam Spade. The writing is sardonic and strong in the hard-boiled tradition, and laced with jokes about the history humans think they know: Oliver Cromwell was a Brontosaur, and ?Capone and Eliot Ness were just two Diplodoci with a grudge to settle.?? ?The Richmond Times Dispatch

?Anonymous Rex leaps out of its gumshoe formula fast enough to break the genre barrier. Imagine a hard-boiled detective novel crossed with magical realism. Think film noir with great special effects. Think fabulous read. Well p...

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