Wrack and Ruin

by Don Lee

I love this novel! It's funny, it's smart, and it's silly. Very silly.

Lyndon Baines Song is a part-time welder and a Brussels sprouts farmer in coastal California. He enjoys the solitude of his farm. A lot. For Lyndon, life is good. Except for the golf course/housing development jerks who want to buy his land. Lyndon's not budging, no matter what. Not for millions of dollars.

Things get complicated when his brother, Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Song shows up in town. Hollywood producer and general nuisance, Woody brings a D-list kung fu actress with him, and, of course, hilarity ensues.

The characters are colorful, the situations are improbable, and the fun never stops. A great summer read.

6/9/08