Native Tongue (Skink Series #2)

by Carl Hiaasen

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446695701
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	05/09/2005
Series:	Skink Series , #2
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	369,881
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.12(d)

About the Author

Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of nineteen novels, including Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, Stormy Weather, Basket Case, and, for young readers, Flush and Hoot. He also writes a regular column for the Miami Herald.

Hometown:

Tavernier, Florida

Place of Birth:

South Florida

Education:

Emory University; B.A., University of Florida, 1974

Editorial Reviews

Hiassen sends his reluctant journalist hero after a morally corrupt real estate developer in this scattershot but inventive entertainment. ( Nov. )

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Imagine you're driving a rented Chrysler LeBaron convertible to the perfect family vacation at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills when a rat is tossed into your car by a passing pickup. The rodent in question is not a rat, but a rare blue-tongued mango vole just liberated from the Kingdom by the militant Wildlife Rescue Corps. Welcome to the world of Native Tongue , where dedicated (if somewhat demented) environmentalists battle sleazy real estate developers in the Florida Keys. Hiaasen reminds one of Harry Crews in his depiction of a South full of eccentric people involved in crazy schemes. It is a measure of the writer's talent that no matter how bizarre the situation, it is believable. Late in the book a character laments his predicament as ``an irresistible convergence of violence, mayhem and mortality!'' If he had added nonstop hilarity, he would have had a perfect description of this book. Highly recommended. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/91.-- Dan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, Pa.

Library Journal

"Ruthlessly wicked...wonderful."
—Atlanta Journal & Constitution

"Hiaasen keeps a broad cast of zany characters...moving at a breakneck clip."
—Publishers Weekly

"Madcap and...quite funny."—Kirkus Reviews

"Rips, zips, hurtles, keeping us turning the pages at breakfinger pace."—New York Times Book Review

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