Carl Hiaasen - Nature Girl

Pros: Quick read --- cannot put down

Cons: Goes by to quick.

Review: When I first found out that this book was coming out, (on one of the coming soon previews) I was EXCITED. I was lucky enough to pick up a used copy two days after its release and read it that same night. Stayed up late to finish it and found it very ...

Pros: Interesting enough.

Cons: Thin plot.

The Bottom Line: I have read better but it held my attention.

Review: When my sister asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year I told her that I really liked books that have a little bit of mystery mixed in with a little bit of humor. When I opened my gift from her this Christmas I was thrilled to see that she had ...

Pros: Humorous escapades in Florida

Cons: Very thin storyline that slips into farce.

The Bottom Line: Not the greatest of Hiaasen's work with a scarcely believable storyline that relies too much on slapstick.

Review: Like the majority of Carl Hiaasen’s books, Nature Girl is a humorous story set in Florida and featuring a cast of off-kilter characters who are thrown together in the wildest of circumstances. Long time fans of his brand of zaniness ...

Pros: A promising idea.

Cons: An idea which unfortunately seems bungled.

The Bottom Line: Steer you boat around this one.

Review: There are few things I have loved better than opening up a new Carl Hiaasen book and laughing along as he takes us on a journey through a story about the world of some South Florida criminal or other dubious activity usually mixed in with an ...

Pros: Fun, interesting plot, environmental issues

Cons: Too much going on - too many plots & main characters, sometimes too ridiculous

The Bottom Line: Carl Hiaasen's Nature Girl is a tangled mess of plots and sublots.  It had entertaining and funny moments, but it wasn't that good.

Review: With a background in park & resource conservation and environmental education, Carl Hiaasen's books have sounded appealing to me.  I very much enjoyed Hoot and Flush (for younger readers) as well as some of his other books like "Skinny ...

Pros: A couple of good lines

Cons: Boring, not much in the way of plot at all, too many annoying characters

The Bottom Line: Read Skinny Dip or Tourist Season instead.

Review: Have you ever gotten halfway through a book and realized you just didn’t like what you were reading? You haven’t connected with the story or any of the characters, and you aren’t even all that entertained? That’s how I felt while reading Nature ...