Lady Slings the Booze

by Spider Robinson

Book Overview

Mike Callahan's wife, Lady Sally, runs an establishment where some unusual customers enjoy erotic entertainment and where a down-on-his-luck private detective gets a second chance. Reprint. LJ. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441469299
• ISBN13: 9780441469291
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Without a doubt A MUST READ!!!

Ahem. Whilst reading this book, on page two, the TOP of page two, I laughed outloud so hard I sprayed milk outa my left nostral...which was kinda bad as I was in a Library at the time, but... No kidding, it is simply THAT good! More than that though... When I read this book I was going through a lot of hard times, in fact, I was considering suicide. After reading it... No, my problems didn't all disappear and I still needed a lot of help, but I FELT much better from all the laughing I had done and I was pleased that thanks to this author I had managed to Forget about my problems for awhile. All I can say is if you want to have a read where you feel better after you put the book down and your problems seem to be (a little, anyway) lighter - pick this one up, you can't go wrong. (Oh, ONE cavete' - There are a few loose ends and you might wish - As I Do - that Spider would write a direct sequel. Other than that, cool!)

How do I get to Brooklin?

Erotic, funny, thoughtful, Spider Robinson through and through. I can even picture Jeanne hanging over his shoulder as he writes this, both the "Lady Sally" books actually. There is way too much woman in his writing but then again Spider always has had that touch of cross sexual emapthy. Sometimes I think his wife is writing just to see if they can fool us. The house sounds like such fun and The Parlor is a place not even second to Callahans for wit, tallent and love. A place like Sally's IS possible within each of us, if we learn to pay attention to the one we are with. Dont distract the smoke artists, keep your pants on below the 2nd floor, and dont pee in the pool. Talk politely to the dog also, hate to see him pun on you... Meet you at the fireplace.

Belly acheing punsters fantasy

Although this is not my Favorite of Robinsons books, It still is a joyes read. If You truly enjoy light hearted fantasy fiction with a whole slew of puns mixed liberally in, this is it for you. I await more.

Beware! this book may make you fall off you chair laughing.

Lady slings the Booze is full of one-liners and puns! So if you can't take it, stop reading. Lady Sally aka wife of Mike Callahan stars in this one - and she is out to save the world. With the help of some very talented 'artists' in her employ she goes about it. The book twists and turns and there is no guessing the end. I was surprised it ended so abruptly. I've read many of Spider Robinson books both in and out of the 'Callahan' series and I love them. It doesn't matter where you start. I frequently had to stop reading and put the book down just to laugh at the the author's thought processes(and pun-usage). Highly recommended.

If you're really lucky, you'll find a place like Lady Sallys

This book is a combination detective story/love story/science fiction novel that combines all the best parts of these sorts of stories and drops them into the best little cathouse in the universe: Lady Sally's Place. Spider Robinson uses references to the "real world" that make you almost believe, and wish, that Lady Sally's is a real place. Part of the Callahan's Bar series, this is a definite must read for all readers, sci fi and otherwise. The main character at one point, after falling in love with one of the "artists" at Lady Sally's thinks to himself,"she's a hooker. Yeah, and if I'm really lucky she won't think marrying a detective is beneath her." As I said, this book, and for that matter, the whole Callahan's Bar series, is a must read. However, they should have a warning label for the excessive punnage