Sick Puppy, Carl Hiaasen (3.5)
Carl Hiassen’s books are not grand literature, but they
tend to be fast, funny books to read. This one blends it’s funny with the
somewhat gruesome. Set in Florida, as usual, the main character is a trust fund
eco-terrorist (of sorts) who angers quickly and who spends the majority of his
time chasing down those who are not showing due respect to the earth with the
goal of highlighting the error of their ways. Unfortunately, he tends to go to
extremes as his targets rarely get the point right away. Enter the next
character, a serial litterbug state lobbyist who also happens to be working to
destroy one of Florida’s remaining unspoiled islands. Hiaasen weaves crazy
characters (including a wonderful black lab), current political issues and Florida’s
culture. If anything, the lobbyist is too horrible and unredeemable and the ‘good
guys’ are too cheer worthy. I found some of the book to be hard to read and it
certainly didn’t put me in a good political mood-I’m a big fan for outlawing
lobbyists!
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