Native Tongue
by Carl Hiaasen
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Author: Carl HiaasenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-09
ISBN: 044669570X
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Book Reviews of Native Tongue
Book Review: Not bad but Hiaasen can do better
Summary: 3 Stars
The amusement theme park "Amazing Kingdom" in Florida houses the last living species of blue-tongued mango voles. Their robbery and their tragic death is the beginning of a series of murder and mayhem. Former newspaper reporter Joe Winder works as a PR man in the park. When he starts digging for the truth he soon finds himself entangled with a group of eco-terrorists, former criminals and all kinds of strange characters.
As usual Hiaasen gathers a strange bunch of characters unparalleled to other authors. Be prepared to meet...
- third class thieves Bud Schwartz and Danny Pogue
- retiree and radical environmentalist Molly McNamara
- theme park owner Francis X. Kingsbury and his manager Charles Chelsea
- former reporter and now Kindom's PR man Joe Winder
- chief of security and bodybuilding fanatic Pedro Luz
- former world class golfer Jake Harp
- Skink - hermit in the woods and former Senator
- theme park character Robbie Racoon aka Carrie Lanier
- probably the best trooper in all over Florida Jim Tile
(I think that Tile and Skink featured in "Double Whammy" as well.)
Form the plot side you can expect the following: kidnapped mango voles, a dead scientist, a dead orca, a nearly dead golf pro, flaming bulldozers, phony snake invasions, exploding cement trucks - an irresistible convergence of violence, mayhem and mortality. And that probably only covers half of what you have to be ready for.
As usual it is crazy, gruesome and you will have your share of laughs - even if some of the fun is pretty violent. Readers not acquainted with Hiaasen might be in for an unpleasant surprise. (Sometimes a bit like laughing in zombie movies.)
The basic subject of tourists invading Florida and they being the reason for its demise is something I read in "Tourist Season" already. (And the book was pretty good.) Therefore the story in this book could not really grip me that much and was a bit boring sometimes.
The book is nice to read but not among the best Hiaasen wrote so far. I liked "Double Whammy" and "Striptease" a lot better.
I was not sure if I should rate the book with 2 or 3 stars. I decided to rate it with 3 because Hiaasen's writing skills can always improve my English. And of course you will find no other author who will come up with such crazy characters, twists and freakish ideas.
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Now reissued--one of the most beloved novels by the "New York Times" bestselling author in which dedicated, if somewhat demented, environmentalists battle sleazy real estate developers in the Florida Keys.Comic Books
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