Sick Puppy (Abridged) Audiobook

" Carl Hiaasen is known for writing madcap Floridian adventures full of zany characters--but in this one I think he came off the rails a bit. The characters are awfully one-dimensional and are too easily divided into "the good guys" and "the bad guys." All the same, Hiaasen's blatant-but-wacky criticism of Florida's corrupt politicians and land-grubbing developers was entertaining. Fine for people who read his books all the time and enjoy his style, but not the best choice for someone looking to try him out for the first time. He has better ones out there. "

" Sick puppy is right. This is like Edward Abbey and whoever wrote Sexy Beast had a baby and named him Carl Hiaasen. If you are into environmental terrorism and weird kinky stuff and don't mind distasteful language- this is the book for you. "

" incredibly funny and engaging. lots of laughs cover to cover. "

" Good mindless fun, I like the idea of a guy who gets this bent out of shape about a litterbug. An his creative punishments were really funny. Not a deep book, but a fun quick read. "

" Carl Hiaasen can be considered one of the funniest authors of our time! I loved this book. It was outrageous, and a blast to read the whole way through! I couldn't put it down. "

" I don't generally like mysteries. They aren't my favorite genre, but Carl Hiassen is always entertaining and hilarious. I laughed out loud throughout the whole of this novel. "

" Carl Hiaasen + Ed Asner = fun read. "

" Hiaasen is always good for a laugh! "

" I'd say 3.5 stars. It was fun. Not the most best ever, but I enjoyed it and I'll read more of his stuff. "

" Loved this book! If you've read Hiaasen, you'll be happy to see some old characters' stories continued. "

" Loved it! Absolutely hysterical; especially if you have ever lived in South Florida. "

" Sick Puppy indeed. I loved the characters in this book. Hiaasen's writing never fails to leave me in a good mood. "

" It was definitely a break from the dark mysteries I have been reading. He writes great books for kids ("Hoot", "Flush" & "Scat"), and hilarious, irreverent, laugh out loud books for adults (definitely not for kids)! I have enjoyed any of his books that I've read. "Skinny Dip" is my favorite. "

" Hiassen's books are a quick read and make a good beach book or airplane book. This was my favorite one of his books. They usually involve a reporter and a mystery. They take place in south Florida and have an environmental twist to them. "

" One of my favorite authors! "

" My new favorite quick read....great story...fun and witty...always with an environmental twist. Eccentric characters that are as lovable as one can get. The best for a long winter night. "

" I found this book hilarious! A fast read, wacky, bizarre, and fun. "

" Hysterical if you have a slightly quirky warped sense of humor! Carl Hiaasen's books are always enjoyable with a good mystery atatched. The main characters were sarcastic, brilliant, and exactley the type of people I would want to drink a beer with. "

" The plot was ok... But mostly there was unnessary stuff that was lame. :P "

" hahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! "

" This one is one of my favorites by Hiaasen. Loved it. "

" Frolicsome. Loses points for over-zany. Gains points for a delightful black lab. Breaks even at 3 stars. "

" I actually snorted and laughed out loud while reading this. I have bought this book twice, because, I keep lending it out to people. For a while I was almost "evangelical" about telling people to read Hiaasen "

" Fun way to spend a Saturday. Eccentric Floridians converge on Toad Island. Will it be developed or will it remain a natural habitat for some ugly (but non endangered) frogs. Hiaasen's unique blend of satire and social conscious converge in this fun story. "

" My favorite Carl Hiaasen book! "

" The very best of Hiaasen. You don't get much better than eco-terrorist Twilly Spree. "

" So fun. Smarty-pants fun. "

" Yes, sick. Typical Hiaasen. But they're always sick when Skink is involved. "

" HIlarious, quick read. Love Carl Hiaasen's dry/twisted sense of humor. "

" Every time I think that a Hiaasen book can't possibly get more insane, I pick up a new one and am proven wrong. I think this may be my favorite one yet as I really adored the lead characters and the story was hysterically funny! "