Native Tongue
Registered by rem_SBS-434516 of -- Wild released somewhere in the state, Massachusetts USA on 12/11/2006
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Journal Entry 1 by rem_SBS-434516 from -- Wild released somewhere in the state, Massachusetts USA on Monday, December 11, 2006
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Journal Entry 3 by Deborah909 at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Monday, December 11, 2006
Caught at the Dec. '06 meetup for Boston Bookcrossers, putting in the "to be read pile!"
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This was an interesting read about the intrigues, scandals and goings-on at a Florida Keys' animal theme park. Hiaasen is a very adept and the story moves fast. It's a mystery ,but he does a lot of social commentary in the process. His take on environmentalism is interesting, as is the love he has a native Floridian, plus the cynical commentary on the checkered state history being marketed to th general public who will pretty much buy into anything. The narrative is interesting, because he's infusing it with this point of view and at the same time showing all the extremism, and then poking fun of everything. In general, I don't read a lot of mysteries (although more since I've joined bookcrossing), so the one blatant technical flaw I caught in the plot didn't really bother me, although I'm not sure how a more seasoned genre fan would feel about it. The epilogue was a little cheeky as were the incorporation of the real life figures, but I thought they were both well done. His style reminded me a little bit of Elmore Leonard, but not as punchy or with as much of a flow in the dialogue. Overall this book was an interesting, and enjoyable fast read. I would recommend it.
Being sent out as part of book care pkg. via BFS.
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