Monday, January 8, 2007

Stormy Weather - Carl Hiaasen

Stormy Weather is another fun read from Carl Hiaasen. Like Skinny Dip, reviewed on this page one week ago, Stormy Weather is a character and dialog driven romp through south Florida.

One key figure in this book, who shows up as a minor character in Skinny Dip, is someone called Skink. Skink also answers to "The Captain." The Captain is a former high profile Floridian who goes off the radar, and is a little "off." This character reminds me of a friend in the Cincinnati kayaking community. Maybe Hiaasen has met him?

After two good results, I can now say that Hiaasen has joined my list of authors who are safe buys. I'm pretty sure that any novel of his that I pick up will give me a few hours of good fun.

Up next on the Bedside Table are:
  • C.S. Forester's Lieutenant Hornblower
  • Malcolm Gladwell's Tipping Point
  • Nick Hornby's Housekeeping vs. The Dirt
  • David Liss' A Conspiracy of Paper
  • Bob Dylan's Chronicles Volume One

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