Coyote Blue

By: Christopher Moore

Narrated by: James Jenner

Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

With New York Times best-sellers like Bloodsucking Fiends to his credit, Christopher Moore has developed a devoted cult following.

Coyote Blue introduces Samuel Hunter, a young man who's running from his past while being tormented by an ancient Crow God with a talent for mischief.

©1994 Christopher Moore (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Tautly written with a zest for the absurd and the unpredictable." ( New York Times Book Review)

An Early Effort by a Soon to be Great Author

This novel lets you see how Mr Moore's style developed in his early novels. The characteristics which have become his signatures traits can be seen as he develops, they are just not as polished as they would later be. That said, this is still a very good comic novel if one can stop comparing it with Fluke, Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck, Lamb, Etc... With a body of work like that, an otherwise acceptable early effort doesn't fare as well as it should.
The reason I gave this version three stars is the narrator. He lacked the voice acting skills required to do this tale justice. Susan Bennett from the Blood Sucking Fiends series was able to bring an entire cast of characters to life as was Fisher Stevens in Lamb and A Dirty Job. I was often doubled over with laughter as I heard those tales acted out, often with the same skill level one might encounter in an old radio drama. To fully appreciate a Christopher Moore audio book voice acting skills are paramount and unfortunately Mr. Jenner doesn't have the range. He is quite competent but much of the humor is lost by his limited vocal abilities.
This is the audio book to buy when you must absolutely have one more Christopher Moore Novel and have emptied the library or all his other efforts (been there). The concept is good and as usual he did a bit of research before writing on the subject. Keep in mind however, he was a relatively young author.

Great Book!!

Would you listen to Coyote Blue again? Why?

I have listened to this book several times. It is twisted and extraordinarily funny.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed out load on several parts of this book.

Any additional comments?

If you like books by Kurt V. or Tom Robbins do not miss this

Spirit world jaunt

Coyote medicine will do you some good. The side effects can be kind of severe.

I really liked the anti-moral stories. "One day, in the buffalo times, Coyote did _______. It was foolish, but he thought if he just tried again, maybe he could use some good cheating medicine.....". The whole idea being that the listener could obviously see the wrong and foolish things coyote did and not repeat them.

I'll have to use them with my own kids... Maybe about the dangers of leaving their shoes in the middle of the floor.

Like most Christopher Moore books, the idea of the story is so offbeat, it takes a while for the hook to set. But once it does, you can't put it down.

could be better

This story about a Native American who becomes a success in the white world, posing as a white man until his spirit advisor -- Coyote -- arrives is an okay listen but doesn't seem to fit in any particular genre. It is at times funny, sad, and just plain strange. Moore has done better.

Slow start, strong finish

This story was slow to start. In the beginning, I was very disconnected from the events and stories. They seemed almost random. By the end, I had to know what was going to happen and see how it all came together.

And important work for Moore

I’ve been following Christopher Moore since the early days, great writer, funny guy, but coyote blue is a bit different. It is some of his best writing but not laugh out loud funny as the others.

3 1/2 stars if I could

I have to agree with the other reviews and say this is not Moore's best book. Still it was pretty good. Character development could have been better, but overall I liked it and looked forward to getting back to listening. The narration was very good as well.

Liked It!

This was a very interesting story and we liked it. I never know where Christopher Moore is going with his stories, but we always enjoy the ride!

The Master Trickster, who tricks himself...

One of my all time favorite books. Coyote comes along to screw up everything in order to put it in balance again- teaching us to laugh at ourselves - even when it hurts. Maybe the whole world is Coyote Blue right now.

Christopher Moore

Alway delightful characters and a surprise twist in every book. i cant get enough. if you like sarcastic humor and wild stories withcharacters you care about, read Christopher Moore