Sick Puppy

Sickly funny

Sick Puppy is right up there with Skinny Dip in my opinion as one or two of this author's funniest books. But 'Sick' is truly twisted and witty. Not too many authors could handle this material and make it work. Great job, Carl.

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Graet book

Like skinny dip. The characters are well developed. I had to laugh litterally out loud several times. Enjoyable at the very least!

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It is a great book

I have read it and i could NEVER put it down i would highly recomend this book for you.

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One of my all-time favorites!

Hysterically funny and just an all-out fun ride! I rarely read a book twice, but this one I've come back to again and again. Skink is my choice for our next president!

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Hysterical!!

This was my first book by Carl Hiaasen and I am hooked. Living in Florida for 7 years and I can see where he gets his inspiration from!! One of the funniest authors out there!!

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Great Read

I've been plugging through Hiaasen's books the last few weeks and have to admit this is one of my favorites. The occasional first person dialogue of Boodle/McGuinn (the black labrador dog that is stolen) is classic and worth the read by itself. And then there is Skink who has been introduced in previous novels (Double Whammy, Native Tongue). I love the crazy old guy more and more with each adventure. Only Hiaasen's warp mind can think of a character such as Skink. LOL. I plan to read this book many more times.

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Can't put it down great reading!

This is the first book by Carl Hiaasen I read and I was addicted. I made my husband read it as I knew he would love it, he did, and have read everything he has written since. I plan never to go to florida though and never to litter! Love Skink and can see a great movie in this book.

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bestest ever

the best book you will read for a long time!

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Excellent Book!

The book kept me wanting to read more and more!

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Very entertaining read

I was impressed! It was the first book I've read by this author but I will definitely go back for more! Interesting characters, entertaining plot, and a writing style that keeps you turning the pages. (I especially liked the Black Lab...) Great read.

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One of his Best

I have read all of Hiassens books. Loved them all, my personal favorite being Lucky You. He makes you see, feel and believe the characters and events in the books are real, and at the same time wondering how in the world they can be so outrageous.

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A funny, funny book

I always love a book that makes me laugh like an idiot on the subway as I'm reading it. This is one of those books. A vast cast of crazy characters and great one liners.

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Might Be His Best

I have read every Carl Hiaasen book since Tourist Season and look forward to my time reading them as a mental vacation. Hiaasen has made me love and see Florida in a way I never would have without benefit of his books. Sick Puppy is classic Hiaasen. The 911 tapes are comic genius. When reading them you can hear the terror stricken voices in your head. The paragraphs written from the dogs perspective give an incredibly realistic look into the brain of a black lab. I love how his characters accept the incredibly bizarre situations they find themselves in. Over the years, Hiaasen has given me, a middle aged, middle class white woman, a very intense and believable look into what it would be like to BE a drug addicted, uneducated, sex driven maniac living along the lower edges of society. I find myself thinking of Hiaasen characters as I read unbelievable news stories and think to myself 'How could someone DO that?' Until this, Double Whammy was my favorite Hiaasen book (the bug in the eye my favorite scene). I might move Sick Puppy to the top of the list.

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very witty

I am 15 years old and love to read. this book is funny in a crazy mad man kinda way. I recamend this book to anyone that can read. overall a great book.

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Outstanding

Carl Hiaasen has written a very well crafted story about extreme people, left and right, Good and evil, and the and how it's hard to tell the difference sometimes.

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Sick Puppy was the first Carl Hiaasen book I read and it got me

Sick Puppy was the first Carl Hiaasen book I read and it got me hooked! I have since read all of the novels (including the children's, except for Chomp, which I just bought) and all of the non-fiction books as well. I heartily recommend them all! I would also recommend the two compilations of his Miami Herald editorials--Paradise Screwed and Kick Ass. In all of Hiaasen's books you will find a razor-sharp wit, an intense love for Florida's natural environment, and a somewhat cynical view of Florida's politicians and real estate "developers"--and who could blame him? If you are new to Carl Hiaasen, Sick Puppy is a great place to start--it will leave you wanting more!

Esstelle

Hi! I want to join but i cant play anyone inportant cuz im a girl :(

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Aragorn

Dodent really matter u can if you want(in rl im a girl)..

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Oh no

I thought i was gonna cry. I dont like when innocent puppyz are sick.

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Great read. Makes me keep turning the pages.

Carl Hiaasen is such a great writer. He makes me turn the pages to see what is going to happen next. And he keeps me laughing. I so enjoy all of his books. I am from Florida, so I really enjoy that his books take place in Florida.

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