Carl Hiaasen - Native Tongue: A Novel

Pros: Delightfully Zany

Cons: Carl Hiaasen seems to not have a serious bone in his body.

The Bottom Line: Elmore Leonard is good. So is Christopher Buckly and Joe Klien but nobody tops Carl Hiassen for being OVER THE TOP!

Review: When it come to satire, Carl Hiaasen, a tongue in cheek editorialist for the Miami Herald is a master. Likewise with his dozen or so improbable novels. This review is about my personal favorite novel from the amusingly wacky mind of Hiaasen, so if ...

Pros: Crazy characters, unique setting

Cons: Not a terribly complicated plot

The Bottom Line: It's not your conventional suspense/murder mystery novel, but very entertaining

Review: Writer Carl Hiaasen is an investigative journalist and columnist for the Miami Herald. As such his books have a tendency to be set in Florida, particularly in the Miami area. They are not exactly a series, in that they do not have a recurring main ...

Pros: Entertaining characters, funny moments

Cons: Steroids are bad...very bad

The Bottom Line: Native Tongue is a hilarious Florida-based crime novel. Hiaasen sets the tone for Dorsey and Barry's efforts.

Review: Mayhem. That’s what’s happening in North Key Largo, Florida. Things have pretty much gotten way out of control; the entire area is one big, accelerating ball of chaos. Tractors are being blown up. The last pair of blue tongued mango ...

Pros: great book. funny and suspenseful

Cons: hard to put down

The Bottom Line: i would recommend it because its a great book

Review: I myself did not purchase this book. A friend did. My friend got this book at a used book store read it and thought I would enjoy it, which I did. It has a humorous start that does not fully make sense at first but later on it clicks into place. The book ...