Scat

By: Carl Hiaasen

Narrated by: Edward Asner

Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Carl Hiaasen takes us deep in the Everglades with an eccentric eco-avenger, a ticked-off panther, and two kids on a mission to find their missing teacher. Florida - where the animals are wild and the people are wilder! Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. And, to be honest, the kids in her class are relieved. But when the principal tries to tell the students that Mrs. Starch has been called away on a "family emergency", Nick and Marta just don't buy it. No, they figure the class delinquent, Smoke, has something to do with her disappearance. And he does! But not in the way they think. There's a lot more going on in Black Vine Swamp than any one player in this twisted tale can see. It’s all about to hit the fan, and when it does, the bad guys better scat.

©2009 Carl Hiaasen (P)2009 Listening Library

Critic reviews

"Ingenious...Scat won’t disappoint Hiaasenphiles of any age.” (The New York Times)

“Woohoo! It’s time for another trip to Florida - screwy, gorgeous Florida, with its swamps and scammers and strange creatures (two- and four-legged). Our guide, of course, is Carl Hiaasen.” (DenverPost.com)

Another great book by Hiaasen

When I started this ebook I didn’t think I’d like it. Somewhere along the way I found I couldn’t put it down. Great read! Loved the ending! Loved the characters. They were tame compared to other books of Carl Hiaasen. Enjoyed the narrator.

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Disappointed

Hiaasen has put together another of his pro-environment stories, this one for young people. A crotchety teacher, two good students, a young alleged arsonist, and a monkeywrencher get together to save an endangered panther, and thwart an illegal drilling scheme. If you are familiar w the adult Hiaasen offerings, you know what they're like.

We have a few anxious moments, including whether a national guardsman injured in the Middle East is going to make it, but overall nothing too scary for the kids. A good save the environment story.

The problem is the narrator. Who doesn't love Ed Asner? I mean, he's Mr Grant, right? Unfortunately, it feels like he's phoning this one in. His gruff "reading" (not acting) style of presenting the story is, quite frankly, boring. There is little color to the performance. It is just endlessly flat. I ended up increasing the narration speed to 2x, just to finish the story. I don't want to listen to the other young person Hiaasen books, if they are like this. Sad.

Back in time

I read Scat and other Carl Hiaasen books as a kid. This has always been one of my favorite books. I love the storyline and how descriptive it is. From a boy to a grown man, I have always enjoyed Scat. I highly recommend for any reader.

Great book

This was an amazing book. It kept me on the edge of my seat just wondering what was gonna happen next. I couldn't stop listening to it.

best book ever... considering this is the first.

Gaben luvs this title and only the title Gabe is luv. Gabe is life word in my head

Reviewing Scat

Good story and characters.
the narrator was ok but didn't distinguish his voice that much between characters.
I like this author and the unabridged versions because he describes Florida and the surroundings.

Excellent!!!

This audiobook caught my complete attention from beginning to end. Will definitely recommend it to my 16 year old grandson! Although I enjoyed listening to Mr. Ed Asner, maybe a younger person would attract younger listeners. Mr. Carl Hiaasen always comes thru.

Disappointed with the narration!

What did you like best about Scat? What did you like least?

What I liked - The story itself is interesting and has believable characters. I can picture the environment from the descriptions given.
What I disliked - The Narrator was terrible, misreading punctuation, pausing in all the wrong places, emphasising words that shouldn't have been and rarely using vocal adaptation for different characters.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Scat?

Smoke's "attack" on the pencil was terrific.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

See above comment.

Do you think Scat needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

I am happy to leave Scat ending as it does.

Any additional comments?

Thankfully the story was good enough to compensate for the terrible narrator. We had to keep enduring him because we wanted to see what happened next.

Another great story, from Carl Hiaasen!

We own all of Carl Hiaasen books, in print and audio! This was another very good story, but the narrator was not good! In my opinion, he did well with the oil company people and a few of adult male voices, but was terrible with the kids, and women! I nearly put the book away, and gave up! A most annoying voice, and a lot like listening to Burt Reynolds read. I may go to the library and check out a hard copy, instead of listening to this whole thing!