Skinny Dip

By: Carl Hiaasen

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

When Chaz Perron's wife discovers that he is running a scam (posing as a marine biologist to doctor water samples so that an agribusiness tycoon can continue illegally dumping fertilizer into the Everglades), he pushes her overboard from a cruise liner. Unlucky for Chaz, Joey survives clutching a bale of Jamaican pot. Rescued from the Atlantic by a former police officer, Mick Stranahan, she decides not to report him but instead haunt and taunt him, with Mick's help, by playing dead. As a result, Chaz becomes increasingly erratic and inept, a fact noticed by his ruthless and cold-blooded coworkers. Also, the six-time-married Mick rediscovers the thwarted romantic in him, believing that the seventh time might be the charm.

©2004 Carl Hiaasen (P)2004 Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic reviews

"At this point in his career as a comic novelist, Carl Hiaasen did not need to get any better. He has long been writing smarty, fizzy Floridian escapades that amount to pure reading pleasure. But Skinny Dip, his latest, is something more: a screwball delight so full of bright, deft, beautifully honed humor that it places Mr. Hiaasen in the company of Preston Sturges, Woody Allen and S.J. Perelman....Mr. Hiaasen writes with finesse." (The New York Times)
"Hiaasen's signature mix of hilariously over-the-top villains, lovable innocents and righteous indignation at what mankind has done to his beloved Florida wilderness is all present in riotous abundance in his latest....Hiaasen's books are so enjoyable it's always a sad moment when they end." (Publishers Weekly)
"No reprobate escapes the satirical eye of Hiaasen, who writes like the love child of Hunter S. Thompson and Evelyn Waugh....Like Hiaasen's nine previous novels, this one's a corker, chock-full of belly laughs and blistering truths." (Booklist)

hysterical

Excellent book to listen too. Hiaasen's characters are second to none. Would recommend this to most people.

Awesome Brain Candy

Lighthearted, slapstick, a great listen that brings chuckles, grins, and guffaws. Man, I love Carl Hiassen's writing!!! Give us more, more, more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Could Not Put It Down!

Intriguing, humorous, suspenseful. The narrator has a great talent for voices that really bring each of the characters alive. Excellent! Sorry for the cliche, but it's true: I couldn't put it down.

Not funny! Don't believe the hype.

I don't understand why people found this so funny. Laugh out loud? Hardly. Instead the book is dull, there is no reason to care about the pathetic characters, the narrators voices are over the top, and the book is loooong. You stop caring about the book well before the end of Part I and Part II feels like a chore. In addition the sex scenes are ridiculous and mean nothing to the plot. Trust me, don't bother.

loved it from start to finish

This is one of the smartest, sassiest, dry-wit funny books that I have read in a long time. I can't say enough about the author's timing. Chaz Perrone is so sleazy that you can't help but root for someone to either catch him or kill him! I would recommend this to anyone with a sense of humor.

A fun read!

Great narrator, strikes just the right tone and attitude for this book. Had me laughing out loud in my car in rush hour traffic! You won't go wrong with this one - short but sweet!

Belly Flop

Skinny Dip started out as a somewhat enjoyable listen and it was funny in spots. At first, I thought the far-fetched, quirky characters were going to make this a book to remember and recommend, but the character development just wasn?t there.

The story, much like the use of Viagra in this book, was long lasting, but the experience wasn?t good. I wish I had selected the abridged version on this one and suggest you do, should you decide this is a ?must read?.

Oh, by the way, the narrator, Stephen Hoye is very good, even if the book isn?t.

Maybe the Midwest is a little bit redneck.

If you are from the middle portion of the country, and your IQ is somewhere below 85, this book is probably not for you. having read many of the reviews i found that people on the edges of the country, (ie, those that either boarder canada or mexico, or boarder a large area of water, such as the atlantic ocean, or the golf of mexico) enjoyed this book much more. wether this is because the only people dumb enough to live in the middle part of our country are exactly that or because their combind IQ is slightly less than that of a common house plant is not my place to inquire. the only thing i have to say is that this book is insanely funny, and Carl Hiaasen is a genius of the 1 in 1,000,000,000 sort. enjoy the fact that we can sit back and revel in the beauty of his fabulous writing.

Very entertaining

This is the first book I have listened to by this author and I loved it. It was very entertaining and the reader was excellent at the voices. I am looking forward to listening to more of this author's books.

You'll have fun, fun, fun.....

THIS is great entertainment. Great fun and lots of laughs. It is light and easy to follow. The narrator has his moments. But, overall, it was very enjoyable. Enjoy it for the pure entertainment factor. Don't critique it - don't analyze it. Just enjoy it. This is my first Carl Hiassen book. I just hope his others are as enjoyable!