Nature Girl

By: Carl Hiaasen

Narrated by: Lee Adams

Honey Santana–impassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed “queen of lost causes”–has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. She’s taking rude, gullible Relentless, Inc., telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress, Eugenie, into the wilderness of Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in civility.
What she doesn’t know is that she’s being followed by her Honey-obsessed former employer, Piejack. And he doesn’t know he’s being followed by Honey’s still-smitten former-drug-running ex-husband, Perry, and their wise-and-protective-way-beyond-his-years twelve-year-old son, Fry. And when they all pull up on Dismal Key, they don’t know they’re intruding on Sammy Tigertail, a half white-half Seminole failed alligator wrestler, trying like hell to be a hermit despite the Florida State coed who’s dying to be his hostage….©2006 Carl Hiaasen; (P)2006 Random House, Inc.

First Hiaasen on audio

I am a big fan of Hiaasen books. This was my first experience with him on audio unabridged. I found that the parts I automatically skip when reading tended to be a bit boring when forced to listen to them. The book was the kind to stick in your mind when not listening to it though, and make you anxious to get back to it.

Just didn’t work

I’m sorry but I don’t think this story is up to Carl Hiaasen’s other outstanding stories. It has all the usual, wacky characters, unusual twists and turns but it just didn’t seem to work.

great expectations

not his best, if you're looking for another Skinny Dip, keep your clothes on

Not his best, but still has moments

Hiassen might be the perfect audiobook writer. But this is not his best. Some of the characters, are a little cliched. If you are a fan, read this. If he is new to you, would start elsewhere.

Please Carl, get a proper Narrator!

It's like Lee Adams didn't understand the humor. And why do all the young characters sound like Valley Girls. Makes me appreciate the real pros of Audio.