Skinny Dip

Great Summer Reading

Okay, I don't know if I would read this on a cruise, but it is a great, fun book. You've got the lovely, strong heroine, the totally bumbling bad guy, and the sexy rescuer. And mostly set on sunny beaches! This is almost a reverse mystery. You know who did it, but not why. And the pay back! Wow... you just have to read it!

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Fantastic read

I wanted something light and offbeat and I got something hilarious, crazy, and full of heart. Hiaasen gets his message in there without beating you over the head. Books don't usually make me "laugh out loud," but this one had me chuckling in public. I'd definitely recommend it!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Love this book

Loved it.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Loved it

Loved it

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Liked the concept but found the characters overly predictable.

The concept of the book was interesting and made me think it would be enjoyable. Unfortunately the other aspects of the book, most notably the characters ended up taking more from the story than enhancing it.

I found myself multiple times asking myself, "What is this character thinking?" Almost every move made by the "bad guys(s)" are so cliché that I know that no one could really be that stupid. The one thing that kept me going was the thought that it couldn't get any worst, but then the same mistakes keep getting made by the same people over and over again.

Even the "good guys" are so stereotypical that I knew what was going to be coming even before it was foreshadowed.

The ending left me feeling like I wanted more closure to the story and a little disappointed that more wasn't done with the characters.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Less Adolescent Fantasy, More Adult Edge, Please

'Skinny Dip' is loaded with potential and at times pretty enjoyable--the early descriptions of Tool, the hairy thug with a clear, warped, but ultimately somewhat redeemed sense of right and wrong, are entertaining in a pleasingly twisted way. And who wouldn't want to read a book that opens with a rich and lovely young woman, Joey Perrone, being dumped over the side of cruise ship by her spiritually atrophied, intellectually indolent, excessively paranoid, and cowardly husband, Chaz, who fears she will expose his unconscienable work as a 'scientist' to the authorities? Unfortunately, it isn't long after Joey is rescued by retired cop Mick Stranahan that the book becomes less a novel of people, however weird or warped, doing the bizarre things human beings do in South Florida than simultaneously (a) a lecture on evil corporate farmers who exploit migrants, rape the Everglades, pollute the environment, and (b) a middle aged male revenge fantasy in which a rich young woman falls in love with a middle aged man, every act of punishment administered to the villain pretty much goes according to plan, a good cop figures out the truth but prefers poetic justice to mere legal procedure (as does a stereotypical Vietnam veteran in the swamp). The book deserved another revision or two before going to press. One wishes the author had: a. made his villains, Chaz and Red, less a progressive's fantasy evil doers, and b. let his heroine be more complicated and suffer more challenges so we could see her grow and change. And the book needs more of an edge-- too many occurrences are not the result of an organic events, however satiric, as they are (or so it feels) of a guy sitting in a room alone thinking, dude, this would be so cool. Readers can handle complexity. We can take some nastiness in the lead character (please, no poor little rich girls) as well as some redeeming features in the bad guy, and many of us like to see protagonists have to work very hard to get what they want (or something like it). Perhaps Mr. Hiaasen, talented and observant as he clearly is, will get out a little farther on the limb next time and trust that a good story with unique characters and an edge to the narrative voice will provide entertainment and still get across the author's laudable message about gutless and hypocritical politicians, corrupt business people, and the unforgivable evils being done to nature.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Incredible!!!! This is the first book that I have read from th

Incredible!!!!

This is the first book that I have read from this author and it was great. The humor is witty and sarcastic, which is right up my alley. It had me laughing from start to finish. If you decide to read this book do not go into it with the idea of the plot being some great mistery, it is more like good ole fashion revenge with a funny cast of characters. This book has turned me on to thie genre and I can't wait to read more and find other authors who are similiar.

So good!

I read this book in two days! I couldnt put it down!

Easy to read backwards mystery......

Couldn't put it down!

Good read.

Quirky humor, unexpected laughs in unexpected places. Enjoyed the book. Overall storyline was a little "cliche", but, I enjoyed the book. I was sorry when it was finished, as I could have spent more time with the main character.

Nxon

Akwerd.....well good nigyt!

Sammi to:jade

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Mickeymouse239

Whats the age group on this
Luv other hiaasen books
Mickeymouse239

Okay(ten year old reviewer)

I only read the sample on my nook, the language was not suitible for chidren. But the characters are fantastic! Adults have fun

0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

halarious!

great revenge book with humor..never do a woman wrong.. would recommend this read to everyone! the writer wrote this book with good humor..enjoy

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

No Nook version? Pass

I'm sure, like other Hiaasen books, I would enjoy it, but until it comes to the Nook, I'll be skipping it.

0 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Sparkling

The characters, cynicism and touch of absurdity reminded me of John Irving, but the plot was tighter and more suspenseful (Irving tends to wander). I chuckled out loud often. If you're looking for "literature," look elsewhere, but it you're looking to be entertained by someone bright and witty, this is an excellent pick.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

wow

i never read this book but i am looking forward to doing so

0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

I loved it.

going to look for more audio books by him. loved Barry Bostwick reading it! I love suspense films and audio books.

Enjoyed the characters.

This is the second Carl Hiaasen novel I have read and I like his writing style and the quirky characters he creates. I thought this was a good, humorous story.