Island of the Sequined Love Nun

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Island of the Sequined Love Nun
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First edition
AuthorChristopher Moore
Cover artistMichael McGurl
LanguageEnglish
Genre Romance, Comedy
Publisher Avon
Publication date
1997
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages325
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]

Contents

Plot

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

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]

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References

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  2. Island of the Sequined Love Nun. Kirkus Reviews. 2010-05-19.
  3. "Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore". Publishers Weekly. 1997-07-31. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  4. Moore, Christopher. "Author Essay" (PDF). HarperCollins Publishers. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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