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kcass1954

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2. I had never read any of his books until this summer.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 02:09 PM

Dec 2011

A friend recommended Nature Girl, and I read Star Island right after that.

He and Leonard Pitts are about the only things worth reading in the Miami Herald. (Except for re-runs of Dave Barry's old columns.)

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Why I just love Carl Hiaasen. [View all] Curmudgeoness May 2011 OP

You betcha and then some.....nt fadedrose May 2011 #1

I had never read any of his books until this summer. kcass1954 Dec 2011 #2

Funny, I posted this back during the test phase. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #3

I'm a big Hiaasen fan Poiuyt Dec 2011 #4

Some more suggestions for books set in Florida that capture the flavor... Nay Dec 2011 #7

Me. too. I used to read his column in the Miami Herald when I lived in Miami many years ago. n/t RebelOne Dec 2011 #8

I tried reading Double Whammy, but I just couldn't connect with his humor. closeupready Dec 2011 #5

Well, I never said that he was a great intellect. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #6

Skinny Dip one of my favorites mainer Dec 2011 #9