Reviews

Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen

chetingting's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

Wild, wacky, weird, sometimes offensive, with good plot pacing. A solid beach read but ultimately not very memorable.

jimbowen0306's review

3.0

This book focuses on your typically Hiaasenesque crazy/illegal/humorous goings on in Florida. In this case, the arm of a local businessman is caught by a fisherman and a local policeman tries to find out what happens to the rest of the body. This leads gis all over Florida, and the Bahamas.

I wish I could say this book was as funny as the previous Hiaasen books I've read, but I don't think it was. It felt as if he was writing a Hiaasen book "by the numbers" rather than trying to be new or inventive.

thecasualcryptid's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kdela's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

fogwin's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

akeesa's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

basil_plant's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

i love neville 

lu1717's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-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? Yes

4.0

mrssmithslibrary's review against another edition

I wasn’t in the mood for something like this and I’m not feeling it right now. It wasn’t bad, I just don’t want to spend time reading it and I don’t mind not knowing how the story ends. 

lisas_novel_idea's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5