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willi2aw's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
madmooney's review against another edition
4.0
Man, I needed a book like this to round the year off. This book has the following:
-setting and feeling similar to Jeff Lindsay's Dexter series
-main character of a police force who was busted down to Food Inspector, and has to solve the case in this capacity
-the casual mystery of a severed arm that is in the rigor mortis stage of flipping the bird (with no deaths/injurys coming out of the woodwork to make this mystery easier to solve)
-voodoo witchery
-and a REAL MONKEY- thats right, the title is not figurative: we get a monkey here!
I have had Carl Hiaasen recommended to me over the years given a certain subset of books that I had professed to enjoying. When I looked him up, I had determined that he would likely not be for me. While he does not hit the comedic notes as strongly as straight fictional authors like Christopher Moore or Graeme Simision, it was definetly an easy and fun ride for me at the end of this year!
-setting and feeling similar to Jeff Lindsay's Dexter series
-main character of a police force who was busted down to Food Inspector, and has to solve the case in this capacity
-the casual mystery of a severed arm that is in the rigor mortis stage of flipping the bird (with no deaths/injurys coming out of the woodwork to make this mystery easier to solve)
-voodoo witchery
-and a REAL MONKEY- thats right, the title is not figurative: we get a monkey here!
I have had Carl Hiaasen recommended to me over the years given a certain subset of books that I had professed to enjoying. When I looked him up, I had determined that he would likely not be for me. While he does not hit the comedic notes as strongly as straight fictional authors like Christopher Moore or Graeme Simision, it was definetly an easy and fun ride for me at the end of this year!
amandacreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
heylookitsvaheh's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
christy_cotter's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
holly_keimig's review against another edition
4.0
I don't even know where to begin. I love listening to Hiaasen's stories on audio. Andrew Yancy is one of those characters who has made some interesting moral slips in the past and who has both ridiculously bad and good luck simultaneously. By the end, you are definitely rooting for him because he is the least bad of all the crazy people in this story (unless you count the monkey but he did some pretty awful things too-possibly just due to his diet though). There are severed arms, float planes, crazy ex-convict girlfriends, medicare fraud, crooked doctors, corrupt cops, a hurricane and just about anyone/anything else you can think of in this story. I cannot wait to listen to another. This would make a great vacation read (especially if Florida or the Bahamas are your destination). You also might not want to eat much while you are listening. Yancy's role of roach inspector extraordinaire does tend to turn the stomach. Disclaimer--these books are NOT for young children. There are very adult situations involved.
hillisee's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
dtab62's review against another edition
3.0
Only the second book I've read by Carl, and I'm glad there are a lot more to tackle. Highly enjoyable.
libwinnie's review against another edition
3.0
A quirky and bawdy tale of an unorthodox police officer and his hunt to find the owner of a severed arm. Set in Florida and the Bahamas, the characters operate outside the law and are more often than not criminals disguised as legitimate folk. A fun read with a plot and characters that can't be taken too seriously.
nugget96's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5