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by: Carl Hiaasen
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446677165
ISBN: 0446677167
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: March 01, 2001
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Sales Rank: 51777
Studio: Grand Central Publishing
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A seductive con artiste stumbles into a scam that promises more cool cash than the lottery. A shot-gun toting mobile home salesman is about to close a deal with disaster, while tourists by the thousands bail from the Florida Keys. They are now entering the hurricane zone, where hell and hilarity rule. And in the hands of the masterful, merciless Carl Hiaasen, everyone is in for some stormy weather!
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Rating:  - Darkly hysterical!
This book.......I don't even know where one would start. It's impossible to even say what style of story this is. Murder, mayhem, escaped exotic animals, an ex-governor, psychos, crazies, losers, criminals........they ALL abound in this absolutely hysterically disturbing book. I loved it, it was like nothing I've ever read before, and now, I can't wait to read the rest of his books! There's nothing else to say, except that, if you're looking for something completely different, Carl Hiaasen has ... Read More
Rating:  - Entertaining, a little bit disappointing.
Last year, I read Skinny Dip, my first Hiaasen novel. I was really pleasantly surprised. I found it fun, interesting, quirky-- an excellent waste of time. I wanted to read something else by him and several people recommended Stormy Weather. It is meant to be classic Hiaasen, whatever that means.
What classic Hiaasen meant for me, unfortunately, was that it read very much like Skinny Dip. I can't help but think it a good sign when you feel that an author is formulaic after only two books. ... Read More
Rating: - This just didn't work for me...
This is the second Hiaasen novel I've read, and based on the word-of-mouth about him in general and the reviews for this book in particular, I felt especially let down. My giving it 3 stars is actually generous.
Perhaps the book was just built up too much, or maybe I'm just jaded, but this novel never really engaged me. I could have put it down after 100 pages and not felt bad or any lack of "closure" for not knowing what happens. Then again, I enjoy "quirky" and "off-beat" literature, and ... Read More
Rating: - Wacky and Captive
This is my first Hiaasen novel and won't be my last. The story moves fast and the characters are difficult to keep up with at first. Finally it clicked in for me and I was able to identify the main characters, ancillary characters and settings. Very descriptive scenery and good character development. More of an adventure although impossible in real life (mine, anyway)and I am sure the characters resemble real people living somewhere even as wacky as they were, but not in my unexciting suburban area. ... Read More
Rating:  - Skink for President!
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When I first read this book, it was back when it had the flamingo on the cover, so it has been awhile. But my opinion about the book has not changed.
Having gone through Hurricane Andrew in Homestead, this book touched more than a nerve. Only those that have dealt with tragedy like this, from both Mother Nature and humans, truly understand the heart-ache and anger that is felt. It's not contrived, it is not in our heads, but something that we lived with for a long time. ... Read More
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