Nature Girl (Carl Hiaasen)



Mentioned in a previous post, Jenn and I took a road trip recently and listened to audiobooks to break up the drive. We made it through all of The Ethical Assassin, but halfway into the second book, we rolled into the driveway and crawled seat-sore asses into the house.
As I ride a combo of the bus and MAX light-rail to work everyday, the audio CDs stayed in the car for Jenn to listen to. I was far too lazy to put mp3s on my Creative Zen.
As a result, I bought a copy of Nature Girl. I skipped right to the middle and picked up where I left off. This was a half and half book. half audio, half text. Nature Girl was worth the time invested and the hoops jumped through to learn how it all worked out.
Carl Hiaasen’s Nature Girl is set in Florida. I dont mean Miami or Orlando. We are talking gators, poisonous snakes, fire ants and 10,000 islands wildlife refuge.
Sammy Tigertail, blue eyed half Seminole has decided to become a hermit. His first day as a boat guide for the tribe, a tourist has a heart attack and dies. Afraid of the consequences (imagined) he dumps the corpse, cleans up the crime (imagined), and goes into hiding (for no reason) from the law.
Miles away, Honey Santana’s dinner is interrupted by a phone call. It is a telemarketer, Boyd, trying to sell her land in Florida. Unluckily for Boyd, Honey is a bit unbalanced, and happens to have lost her job (that morning).
Honey also likes to teach people lessons, especially if they appear to be soulless unethical douche bags who interrupt her mealtime.
What ensues is modern Shakespeare-esque comedy of errors. Sarcasm and cheeky humor abound, ultimately culminating in an enjoyable close.
Note for Mongo ( http://www.mongolor.com/ )
Yes, I mentioned Shakespeare. He was influential, even if he is overrated..
:)
  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (2007)
  • ISBN-10: 0446581755
  • ASIN: B003156BDG
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  • Listening Length: 11 hour(s)?and?28 min.
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Random House Audio (2006)
  • ASIN: B000KLPQ80

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