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Seth is a low level worker who makes a living tweeting about douche, but he's somehow caught the eye of Tina, a rich and outspoken woman who has agreed to marry him. They are having their wedding in [[OnlyInMiami Miami]], and all Seth has to do is show up in his tuxedo, with the ring. Simple, right?
Not quite. Over the course of 3 days, he has to deal with missing luggage, a stripper and her large boyfriend demanding money, a family of Haitian refugees, a large and aggressive Orangutan, the Russian mafia, and accidentally distributed pot brownies.
Not quite. Over the course of 3 days, he has to deal with missing luggage, a stripper and her large boyfriend demanding money, a family of Haitian refugees, a large and aggressive Orangutan, the Russian mafia, and accidentally distributed pot brownies.
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Seth is a low level worker down-on-his-luck schlub who makes a living tweeting about douche, but he's has exactly one thing going for him: he somehow caught the eye of ot Tina, a gorgeous and rich and outspoken woman who has agreed to marry him. They are having their wedding in [[OnlyInMiami Miami]], and they're engaged to be married. Now in Miami, with just days to go before the wedding, all Seth has to do is show up make sure he arrives on time, in his tuxedo, a tux and with the ring. ring.
Simple, right?
Not quite. Over the course of3 three days, he has to deal with missing luggage, a stripper and her large boyfriend demanding money, a family of Haitian refugees, a large and aggressive Orangutan, orangutan, the Russian mafia, and accidentally distributed pot brownies.
Simple, right?
Not quite. Over the course of
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* GrewASpine: Throughout the course of the novel, Seth realizes that he can be quite brave in the face of genuine danger and learns to stand up for himself.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: Billionaire Wendell Corliss' Swedish third wife, Greta, originally worked for his family as an ''au pair'', and ''"compensated for her humble origins by treating all forms of hired help like cockroaches."''
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* NiceToTheWaiter: ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife: Billionaire Wendell Corliss' Swedish third wife, Greta, originally worked for his family as an ''au pair'', and ''"compensated for her humble origins by treating all forms of hired help like cockroaches."''
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* MutualEnvy: Under the influence of pot, billionaire Wendell Corliss confides that when he first entered college he was entirely focused on becoming rich, and since then has been entirely focused on [[TheRichWantToBeRicher getting richer]]. Now he realizes that he's never stopped to enjoy all the things he can afford, and, unlike Seth's friend Marty, has forgotten how to have fun - in fact, he's forgotten when he last ''wanted'' to have fun. Marty, on the other hand, says he's been a slacker his whole life, and wishes he'd had a little of Wendell's drive when he was younger; if he had, he'd also have been rich - nowhere near as rich as Wendell, but just rich enough to have the freedom to tell some boring rich guy prattling on next to him to shut the hell up so Marty can enjoy the sunset.
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** Mike Clark is so rich that he can afford anything and (almost) anyone without breaking a sweat, so he becomes obsessed with joining a secret club of world billionaires known as the "Group of Six". [[spoiler:He gets his wish... [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor only to become obsessed with rumors that an even more exclusive "Group of Four" exists]]...]]
** Under the influence of pot, Wendell Corliss confides to Marty that since he was a teenager, he was entirely focused on becoming obscenely rich. He succeeded, and all it has gotten him is the society of other obscenely rich people, who he has come to realize, are all ''"fantastically boring"'', because the only things about which they can knowledgeably converse are: 1) how they made their money; and 2) the things they spend their money on.
** Mike Clark is so rich that he can afford anything and (almost) anyone without breaking a sweat, so he becomes obsessed with joining a secret club of world billionaires known as the "Group of Six". [[spoiler:He gets his wish... [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor only to become obsessed with rumors that an even more exclusive "Group of Four" exists]]...]]
** Under the influence of pot, Wendell Corliss confides to Marty that since he was a teenager, he was entirely focused on becoming obscenely rich. He succeeded, and all it has gotten him is the society of other obscenely rich people, who he has come to realize, are all ''"fantastically boring"'', because the only things about which they can knowledgeably converse are: 1) how they made their money; and 2) the things they spend their money on.
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* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Meghan. [[spoiler: At least until the end.]]
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* LostWeddingRing: It's a sign of how much Seth cares that he is willing to go through all manner of absurdities to get back the ring that Tina had specially made for the wedding; [[spoiler:it's a sign of how little she cares that after the wedding has been called off, she brushes off his attempt to return it.]]
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* {{Fiction 500}}: Mike Clark is ludicrously wealthy, but he is envious of Wendell Corliss, who's even wealthier. The novel discusses the Group of Eleven, a cabal of rich individuals, and the Group of Six, a smaller cabal of richer individuals. [[spoiler:There's also the Group of Four, an even smaller cabal of even richer individuals.]]
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* {{Fiction 500}}: Mike Clark is ludicrously wealthy, but he is envious of Wendell Corliss, who's even wealthier. The novel discusses Having been admitted to the Group "Group of Eleven, Eleven," a cabal of rich individuals, and Mike becomes obsessed with gaining membership to the Group "Group of Six, Six", a smaller cabal of richer individuals. [[spoiler:There's also individuals, of whom Wendell is rumored to be one. [[spoiler:He gets his wish... only to become obsessed with rumors of the Group "Group of Four, an even smaller cabal of even richer individuals.Four".]]
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*NiceToTheWaiter: Billionaire Wendell Corliss' Swedish third wife, Greta, originally worked for his family as an ''au pair'', and ''"compensated for her humble origins by treating all forms of hired help like cockroaches."''
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* OnlyInFlorida: A man is about to get married to the woman of his dreams but ends up embroiled in a tangled web involving (but nowhere limited to) Haitian refugees, absurdly rich men, two violent ex cops, a stripper and her intimidating boyfriend, a pirate boat, and an orangutan. And it all unfolds in Miami.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Mike Clark has yet to find a problem he can't pay to go away, whether it be annoying jetskiers or terrified refugees.
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* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: Wendell Corliss ends up buying two restaurants for well over their actual value simply because he was jonesing for some pizza and Chinese. He even has the Chinese delivered by helicopter. [[spoiler:In the epilogue, Corliss hires Marty to buy up businesses and lose money because he finds it amusing.]]
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* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: ConspicuousConsumption: Wendell Corliss ends up buying two restaurants for well over their actual value simply because he was jonesing for some pizza and Chinese. He even has the Chinese delivered by helicopter. [[spoiler:In the epilogue, Corliss hires Marty to buy up businesses and lose money because he finds it amusing.]]
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* WritersCannotDoMath: Wendell Corliss is supposed to be one of the six richest people on the planet, but his statement about his net worth puts his wealth at around $36.5 billion, a large amount but nowhere near the top of the list.
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* WritersCannotDoMath: Wendell Corliss is supposed to be one of the six richest people on the planet, but his statement about his net worth puts his wealth at around $36.5 billion, a large amount but nowhere near the top of the real-life list.
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* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: Wendell Corliss ends up buying two restaurants for well over their actual value simply because he was jonesing for some pizza and Chinese. He even has the Chinese delivered by helicopter. [[spoiler:In the epilogue, Corliss hires Marty to buy up businesses and lose money because he finds it amusing.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Seth, despite his efforts to walk away from thesituation.situation, finds himself compelled to keep helping Laurette and her babies.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Seth, despite his efforts to walk away from the
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* {{Fiction 500}}: Mike Clark is ludicrously wealthy, but he is envious of Wendell Corliss, who's even wealthier. The Clarks, and every member of novel discusses the Group of Eleven Eleven, a cabal of rich individuals, and the Group of Six.Six, a smaller cabal of richer individuals. [[spoiler:There's also the Group of Four, an even smaller cabal of even richer individuals.]]
* FluffyTheTerrible: Duane's python is named Blossom. There's also an orangutan named Trevor.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: LaDawne, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of his debt if he continues harboring them.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: LaDawne, [=LaDawne=], who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of his debt if he continues harboring them.
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* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Unlike Barry's first two novels, this one has no actual villains. Even Mike Clark just wants to [[spoiler: turn the Haitians in to INS]] because he doesn't want his daughter's wedding to be ruined.
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* SoapboxSadie: Tina stands up for social causes and speaks out against institutional problems...only when it's convenient for her.
* TheStoner: Meaghan, Tina's younger sister, is smoking a joint or about to smoke a joint in most scenes she's in. Sid and Rose, Seth's parents, have started using medicinal marijuana but haven't quite got the hang of it yet.
* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Unlike Barry's first two novels, this one has no actual villains. Even Mike Clark just wants to [[spoiler: turn the Haitians in to INS]] because he doesn't want his daughter's wedding to beruined.ruined.
* WritersCannotDoMath: Wendell Corliss is supposed to be one of the six richest people on the planet, but his statement about his net worth puts his wealth at around $36.5 billion, a large amount but nowhere near the top of the list.
* TheStoner: Meaghan, Tina's younger sister, is smoking a joint or about to smoke a joint in most scenes she's in. Sid and Rose, Seth's parents, have started using medicinal marijuana but haven't quite got the hang of it yet.
* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Unlike Barry's first two novels, this one has no actual villains. Even Mike Clark just wants to [[spoiler: turn the Haitians in to INS]] because he doesn't want his daughter's wedding to be
* WritersCannotDoMath: Wendell Corliss is supposed to be one of the six richest people on the planet, but his statement about his net worth puts his wealth at around $36.5 billion, a large amount but nowhere near the top of the list.
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* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Unlike Barry's [[BigTrouble first]] [[TrickyBusiness two]] novels, this one has no actual villains. Even Mike Clark just wants to [[spoiler: turn the Haitians in to INS]] because he doesn't want his daughter's wedding to be ruined.
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* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Unlike Barry's [[BigTrouble first]] [[TrickyBusiness two]] first two novels, this one has no actual villains. Even Mike Clark just wants to [[spoiler: turn the Haitians in to INS]] because he doesn't want his daughter's wedding to be ruined.
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* FluffyTamer: Duane, who is known throughout the region as the guy to call when you need a snake wrangled. His own snake, a 17-foot albino Burmese python, is named Blossom.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawne, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of his debt if he continues harboring them.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Megan. [[spoiler: At least until the end.]]
* [[spoiler:RunawayGroom: Seth in the end.]]
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Megan. [[spoiler: At least until the end.]]
* [[spoiler:RunawayGroom: Seth in the end.]]
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawne, LaDawne, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of his debt if he continues harboring them.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob:Megan.Meghan. [[spoiler: At least until the end.]]
* [[spoiler:RunawayGroom: Seth in the end.]]]]
* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Unlike Barry's [[BigTrouble first]] [[TrickyBusiness two]] novels, this one has no actual villains. Even Mike Clark just wants to [[spoiler: turn the Haitians in to INS]] because he doesn't want his daughter's wedding to be ruined.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob:
* [[spoiler:RunawayGroom: Seth in the end.
* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Unlike Barry's [[BigTrouble first]] [[TrickyBusiness two]] novels, this one has no actual villains. Even Mike Clark just wants to [[spoiler: turn the Haitians in to INS]] because he doesn't want his daughter's wedding to be ruined.
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Not quiet. quite. Over the course of three 3 days, he has to deal with missing luggage, a stripper and her large boyfriend demanding money, a family of Haitian refugees, a large and aggressive Orangutan, the Russian mafia, and accidentally distributed pot brownies.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawn, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of his debt if he continues harboring them.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawn, Ledawne, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of his debt if he continues harboring them.
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* HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs: Discussed. Wendell Corliss gets stoned, and realizes he's worked all his life for money he never gets to enjoy because he's working all the time. When he asks if this is higher understanding, Marty tells him no, he's just realizing something that's blindly obvious.
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* [[spoiler: CitizenshipMarriage: How the Haitians stay in America in the end.]]
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* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Megan. [[spoiler: At least until the end.]]
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Seth is a low level worker who makes a living tweeting about douche, but he's somehow caught the eye of Tina, a rich and outspoken woman who has agreed to marry him. They are having their wedding in [[OnlyInMiami Miami]], and all Seth has to do is show up in his tuxedo, with the ring. Simple, right?
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawn, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of his debt if he continues harboring them.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawn, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of his debt if he continues harboring them.
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* Fiction500: {{Fiction 500}}: The Clarks, and every member of the Group of Eleven and the Group of Six.
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* [[spoiler:RunawayGroom: Seth in the end.]]
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawn, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of his debt if he continues harboring
* [[spoiler:RunawayGroom: Seth in the end.]]
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* EveryoneMustGetStoned: EverybodyMustGetStoned: Seth's parents bring pot brownies to the wedding, which end up distributed among the guests.
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* Fiction500: The Clarks, and every member of the Group of Eleven and the Group of Six.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawn, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of
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''Insane City'' is a 2013 novel by Creator/DaveBarry, his first solo novel since ''Literature/TrickyBusiness''.
Seth is a low level worker who makes a living tweeting about douche, but he's somehow caught the eye of Tina, a rich and outspoken woman who has agreed to marry him. They having their wedding in [[OnlyInMiami Miami]], and all Seth has to do is show up in his tuxedo, with the ring. Simple, right?
Not quiet. Over the course of three days, he has to deal with missing luggage, a stripper and her large boyfriend demanding money, a family of Haitian refugees, a large and aggressive Orangutan, the Russian mafia, and accidentally distributed pot brownies.
In other words, your typical Barry novel.
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!!This work contains examples of:
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Seth, despite his efforts to walk away from the situation.
* EveryoneMustGetStoned: Seth's parents bring pot brownies to the wedding, which end up distributed among the guests.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawn, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of the debt if he continues harboring them.
Seth is a low level worker who makes a living tweeting about douche, but he's somehow caught the eye of Tina, a rich and outspoken woman who has agreed to marry him. They having their wedding in [[OnlyInMiami Miami]], and all Seth has to do is show up in his tuxedo, with the ring. Simple, right?
Not quiet. Over the course of three days, he has to deal with missing luggage, a stripper and her large boyfriend demanding money, a family of Haitian refugees, a large and aggressive Orangutan, the Russian mafia, and accidentally distributed pot brownies.
In other words, your typical Barry novel.
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!!This work contains examples of:
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Seth, despite his efforts to walk away from the situation.
* EveryoneMustGetStoned: Seth's parents bring pot brownies to the wedding, which end up distributed among the guests.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Ledawn, who genuinely cares for the Haitian family and even offers to relieve Seth of the debt if he continues harboring them.
