" Love and Other Pranks may be the single wildest novel I've ever read. It rings the cosmic gong on so many levels, turns so many stereotypes inside out, one scarcely knows what to do but hold on and enjoy the ride. And enjoy it I did." — TOM ROBBINS Acclaimed for his surreal, satirical vision and his “consistently dazzling” (Kirkus Reviews) writing style, cult favorite Tony Vigorito stretches the boundaries of storytelling beyond all limits with his long-awaited third novel. A quest to find the treasure of all treasures launches this swashbuckling tale of romance and high adventure across three centuries and takes you on a hilarious and visionary journey that includes lovers, pirates, bank robbers, treasure maps, yoga cults, love potions, assassins, con artists, quicksand, smugglers, and rock-paper-scissors. Welcome to the “incomparable imagination” (Minneapolis Books Examiner) of a Tony Vigorito novel. And beware the meadow of marvels... "Opening with a satire of the Adam and Eve story, this book moves seamlessly back and forth between eighteenth century Caribbean pirates with a treasure map and twenty-first century San Franciscans contending with a false New Age prophet. The author controls these seemingly disparate scenarios with humor and panache, creating such memorable characters as a guardian parrot, a bumbling True Believer, and a herd of cowbell wearing bison somehow relocated to a tropical island. This is a deeply original and satisfying book." -- Booklife "May be the single wildest novel I've ever read. It rings the cosmic gong on so many levels, turns so many stereotypes inside out, one scarcely knows what to do but hold on and enjoy the ride. And enjoy it I did." --TOM ROBBINS "Tony Vigorito masterfully weaves together an infinitely looped tale of love, pirates, and wittiness that delights and mesmerizes from the very first page... This novel will satisfy any reader...
" -- San Francisco Book Review "A work of great imagination... Will entice and have readers utterly enthralled. The writing is crisp and impeccable... Absorbing, intense, and intoxicating..." -- Manhattan Book Review "Stylish and surreal... A wild ride... Impossible to put down... A novel that can be parsed several times to uncover new meaning... A must-read." -- Foreword Reviews "A dazzling dreamwalk...
A masterful story...
Highly recommended if you want a book that makes you think and that presents deep and thoughtful questions couched in wry humor so as to not overwhelm." -- Seattle Book Review "What helps to set the story apart from similar fare are the nuanced, often unexpected villains, animals, and Biblical allusions along the way. A boy-meets-girl tale that veers into strange avenues and offers a maelstrom of love-struck possibilities." -- Kirkus Reviews " Love and Other Pranks is, if anything, original... Excels in the absurd and the hilarious, which shine brightly in his dialogue, scene set-ups, and characters." -- Portland Book Review "If you're the type that loves high adventure, twisting plotlines..., laugh-out-loudsentences, some of the most creatively described sex scenes ever, andheaps of never-cheesy true love between two totally fascinating maincharacters, then you're going to adore this book." -- Asheville Grit "A wisdom-wielding, gut-laugh-inciting, ribbon-twisting, lust-spurring, thought-bending, all-out adventure. When listing the great smiling American prophets -- Twain, Robbins, Vonnegut, and Moore -- Vigorito lands near the top!" --OWEN EGERTON, author of several novels including The Book of Harold Tony Vigorito is the author of the award-winning and critically-acclaimed underground hits, Love and Other Pranks, Nine Kinds of Naked, and Just a Couple of Days. Visit TonyVigorito.com to read his numerous essays as well as extended samples from all of his books. You may also follow him via facebook @tonyvigorito.writer, and instagram or twitter @tonyvigorito