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Originally Posted by JerryLBell
Carl Hiaasen is a great author. Like Barry, he's from the Miami area and his writings are a hoot. I think of Barry as more into wacky observations and maybe short stories where Hiaasen is move of a novelist. His books are funny, his characters are great, he obviously loves what Florida once was and is angry as to what in many ways it has become. I can't wait for whatever next book Hiassen releases, whether it's one of his adult novels (the ones with two-word titles) or young adult novels (the ones with one-word titles).
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Jerry, I had not noticed the two-word title/one-word title pattern with Hiaasen. Now, I will.
Sometimes I completely miss the obvious, like when for many years I never saw the arrow in the Fed Ex logo.
Speaking of Carl's characters, recurring Skink is my favorite.
And, '07, thanks, again.
