A Death in the Hamptons

By Matt Bloom

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578261503
• ISBN13: 9781578261505
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Red Brick Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Blue Collar Guy Caught in Rich World

In his new novel, Matt Bloom shows, once again, his enormous skill at portraying likable, well meaning, blue collar guys struggling with tough life choices. Andrew is a fisherman who falls in with the rich and famous when he is befriended by Jack, movie star and consummate jerk. Bloom portrays the richer residents of the Hampton scene with comic contempt (the gossip columnist who talks to her dog, calling herself "Mommy Goddess")and his book skillfully dramatizes the gaping divide between the haves and the have nots. Bloom writes in a straight-forward, readable, yet highly intelligent prose style (no pretentious sentences here) that is a delight to read. Highly recommended.

a perfect satire

I loved this book because it was very dark but at the same time hilarious! The main character is very likable and the minor characters are hysterical. I read it right after I got back from going to the Hamptons for the first time and even though it was completely exaggerated I have to say I thought it was pretty bang-on about a lot of stuff--I think I even met a few of those characters while I was out there! The giant, tacky houses, the manicures and lapdogs, and the constant gossip about who bought what boat or who lives in what house are all spoofed perfectly. It's all magnified a hundred times in this book, which is what makes it so fun to read. It's also got a really juicy plot! So even while you're laughing your...you're sort of drawn into this creepy/glamorous world of debauchery and life in the fast lane, and you really care about what happens to Andrew. I have to say I loved it and I'm recommending it to all my friends. I can't think of a book I've read with more fun per page than this book.

Not Only A Great Beach Read!

I just finished reading A Death In The Hamptons by Matt Bloom, and thought it was an excellent book. It was extremely funny and it pulled no punches in poking fun at the Hamptons. I've been there several times before and thought Mr. Bloom paints the scene, the landscape and the characters out there quite vividly. Although there is a murder, A Death In The Hamptons is more of a satire than a mystery. It's the best book I've read all summer and highly recommend it if your on the beach or on the couch.

A terrific, funny book

Matt Bloom achieves the near-impossible with "A Death in the Hamptons": He's written a literary novel with heart that's also unrelenting sexy and rollicking good fun. This is a must-read for anyone who loves to laugh at the rich, the powerful, the famous, and even at themselves. I laughed out loud many times. The folks at poolside thought I was nuts. Still, it was worth it. It's a terrific, funny book. Compared to a lot of highly touted yet ponderous modern fiction, Bloom's book is a joyride in a hot convertible.

a tasty clambake

take an actor with no head, an actor who likes head,a fisherman who's a meathead, a columnist who's a fathead and a want-to-be who's a lughead, throw them all in a pot and you'll get one of the tastest clambakes south side of hiway 27. for a topographical guide to the hamptons get 'jodi's short cuts' for an entertaining discription of the hamptons moral geography buy 'a death in the hamtons.