The audio book edition, purloined by myself and the boyfriend for another road trip, is read by jane curtin and, frankly, is the only way to approach the witty, local flavor aspect of nature girl. Nature girl is a caper drama satire by carl hiaasen first published in 2006. Published nov 14, 2006 by vintage crimeblack lizard. Nature girl honey santana impassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, selfproclaimed queen of lost causes has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility. A longtime columnist for the miami herald and tribune content agency, hiaasen has also written more than 20 novels which can generally be classified as humorous crime fiction and often feature themes of environmentalism and political corruption in his native. Nature girl is set in the florida beyond miami and disney world, where people like honey santana and halfseminole sammy tigertail live quiet, peculiar existences. Carl hiassan takes an outlandish ensemble cast, including an obsessive sexual harasser, a failed alligator wrestler, a soulless telemarketer, and the nature girl of the title, honey santana, and sends them on a pratfallfilled escapade into the heart of floridas everglades. Nov 16, 2006 carl hiaasen sets nature girl on dismal key, a lonely and wellnamed spot in the western everglades. Nature girl carl hiaasen pdf download amazing book.
Malcolm jones, newsweek just sit back and watch as carl hiaasen, with his customary flourish, spins a glittering magic wheel and comes up with another set of characters only he could create. Written by carl hiaasen, audiobook narrated by lee adams. Nature girl carl hiaasen, author, lee adams, read by, read by lee adams. He also writes a weekly column for the miami herald. Nov 14, 2006 listen to nature girl audiobook by carl hiaasen. I think of him as a national treasure and i have yet to be disappointed. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nature girl. Carl hiaasen was born and raised in florida, where he still lives.
Nature girl by carl hiaasen 2006, hardcover for sale online. The accents between characters are all represented differently, creating the sense of a full cast which is a feat in and of itself. Old fans and newcomers alike should delight in hiaasens 11th novel after 2004s skinny dip, another hilarious florida romp. Buy a cheap copy of nature girl book by carl hiaasen. Nature girl dispenses with the corrupt politicians, lobbyists and environmental plunderers of past books for characters who do bad just because god or. Oct 08, 2007 buy nature girl new ed by hiaasen, carl isbn. Honey santanaimpassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, selfproclaimed queen of lost causeshas a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Like many of hiaasen s novels, the events of the book are largely driven by the collection of characters who populate it. Strip tease was adapted as the 1996 movie striptease with demi moore and burt reynolds. Tourist season double whammy strip tease stormy weather lucky you sick puppy basket case skinny dip nature girl by carl hiaasen. He is the author of ten previous novels, including the bestselling skinny dip, sick puppy, and lucky you, and two bestselling childrens books, hoot and flush.
Nature girl is typical hiaasen, with a brisk story overflowing with satire, wisecracks and the fear of what society is becoming. If youre already a fan of carl hiassens patented brand of florida set light weight crime fiction nature girl will statisfy if not overwhelm you. Carl hiaasen started writing with coauthor bill montalbano, but when montalbano took a job as a foreign correspondent, he went solo with novels such as tourist season, native tongue and strip tease. Carl hiaasen introduces a host of odd characters in nature girl while following his wellestablished humorously satirical style of writing about the destruction of nature in his native florida and. I think nature girl might be a bellwether novel for hiaasen. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Nature girl book bellingham public library bibliocommons. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. Hiaasen is always good for a number of laughaloud scenes and lines. Carl hiaasen sets nature girl on dismal key, a lonely and wellnamed spot in the western everglades.
Carl hiaasen fills his novels with some of the strangest characters in fictionand makes them work. Characters move in all directions across florida, and readers may often have difficulty keeping track of their various escapades. Nature girl honey santana impassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, selfproclaimed queen of lost causes has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. Check out this great book deal we sniffed out for you. His most recent work of nonfiction is dance of the reptiles, a collection of his columns from the miami. Below is a list of carl hiaasens books in order of when. The thought of getting even with those annoying telemarketers made me smile all the way to work.
Write something else it screams at least to this reader. He is the author of thirteen previous novels, including the best sellers razor girl, bad monkey, star island, nature girl, skinny dip, sick puppy, and lucky you, and five bestselling childrens books, hoot, flush, scat, chomp, and skink. While it had hiaasens usual mix of humor and irony, it suffered from a lack of sympathetic characters, save one and the plot was weak. Then he populates the place with characters who are instantly and too easily hiaasenesque. Hiaasen s humorous touches and his alltoohuman characters carry the book to its satisfying close. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Nov 14, 2006 nature girl ebook written by carl hiaasen.
While it had hiaasen s usual mix of humor and irony, it suffered from a lack of sympathetic characters, save one and the plot was weak. In his latest new york times bestseller, hiaasen introduces impassioned, possibly bipolar, selfproclaimed queen of lost causes honey santana, who schemes to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. Nature girl by carl hiaasen pdf free download ebook. He is the author of thirteen previous novels, including the best sellers bad monkey, star island, nature girl, skinny dip, sick puppy, and lucky you, and five bestselling childrens books, hoot, flush, scat, chomp, and skink. Nature girl is a solid effort by carl hiaasen, although i think some of his other books were more exciting and more zany.
He is the author of a number of novels, including native tongue, strip tease, stormy weather and lucky you. Alan michael parker, atlanta journalconstitutionhiaasen once again makes the case that life in his backyard really is more absurd than in ours. Nature girl by carl hiaasen in doc, epub, rtf download ebook. Skinny dip flush nature girl scat star island by carl hiaasen. Oct 30, 2007 hiaasen isnt just floridas sharpest satiristhes one of the few funny writers left in the whole country. Carl hiaasen introduces a host of odd characters in nature girl while following his wellestablished humorously satirical style of writing about the destruction of nature in. Stormy weather basket case native tongue nature girl skinny dip tourist season by carl hiaasen. In his latest new york times bestseller, hiaasen introduces impassio. Hiaasens humorous touches and his alltoohuman characters carry the book to its satisfying close.
This novel, the authors eleventh, is so funny that in places the physics of simultaneously holding a book while. Nature girl by carl hiaasen in doc, epub, rtf download e book. A longtime columnist for the miami herald and tribune content agency, hiaasen has also written more than 20 novels which can generally be classified as humorous crime fiction and often feature themes of environmentalism and political corruption in his native florida. Since 1985 hiaasen has been writing a regular column, which at one time. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nature girl. Hiaasen isnt just floridas sharpest satiristhes one of the few funny writers left in the whole country. Theres only so much wackiness to write about there. If youre new to the authors work then this a reasonable place to start, even if he has written better books his last, skinny dip for example. Nature girl honey santanaimpassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, selfproclaimed queen of lost causeshas a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and. The characters in nature girl seem more normal then in many of hiaasens previous efforts and, ironically, despite the normality of the characters they come off as less human and thus less real then some of his craziest characters from. Click to read more about nature girl by carl hiaasen. Carl hiaasen is a genius in creating mayhem on the pages of his novels.
Like many of hiaasen s novels, the events of the book are largely driven by the collection of characters who populate. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nature girl and millions of other books are available for instant access. Still, it kept my interest and its easyonthebraincells, and sometimes thats all you ask for out of a book. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by.
In the end, however, everything comes together in a typical hiaasen conclusion. As usual, hiaasen throws his colorful characters into an increasingly frenetic mix, and the fun lies in watching how, or if, theyll manage to. Carl hiaasen is a well known conservationist and this shows in his all of his novels in his colorful descriptions of floridas physical attributes, the wetlands, waterways and the tropical climate. Old fans and newcomers alike should delight in hiaasens eleventh novel, another. A graduate of the university of florida, at age 23 he joined the miami herald as a general assignment reporter and went on to work for the newspapers weekly magazine and prizewinning investigations team. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Carolyn see, washington post book worldwhen hes in good form, hiaasen, like elmore leonard, shouldnt be missed. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. I have read six hiaasen novels, and of his adult fiction this is my least favorite. The cast is one of his most accessible, with only a couple of over. I was very amused by his first one skinny dip and fairly entertained by nature girl. Nature girl will only make you smile and laugh out loud.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Nature girl i love everything by carl hiaasen and was not disappointed by nature girl. There probably will never be another book, by hiaasen or anyone else. Nature girl by carl hiaasen nook book ebook barnes. He has also written a few nonfiction books, including team rodent and the downhill lie. Nature girl by carl hiaasen penguin random house audio. The characters are indeed outlandish but well developed and the plot is over the top. Nature girl honey santanaimpassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, selfproclaimed queen of lost causeshas a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls.
The characters in nature girl seem more normal then in many of hiaasen s previous efforts and, ironically, despite the normality of the characters they come off as less human and thus less real then some of his craziest characters from previous. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nature girl by carl hiaasen 2006, hardcover for sale. Nature girl, hiaasen s latest, keeps his string going in fine fashion.