Florida Roadkill

By: Tim Dorsey

Narrated by: George Wilson

Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Sunshine State trivia buff Serge A. Storms loves eliminating jerks and pests. His drug-addled partner Coleman loves cartoons. Hot stripper Sharon Rhodes loves cocaine, especially when purchased with rich dead men's money. On the other hand, there's Sean and David, who love fishing and are kind to animals - and who are about to cross paths with a suitcase filled with $5 million in stolen insurance money. Serge wants the suitcase. Sharon wants the suitcase. Coleman wants more drugs... and the suitcase. In the meantime, there's murder by gun, Space Shuttle, Barbie doll, and Levi's 501s. In other words, welcome to Tim Dorsey's Florida - where nobody gets out unscathed and untanned!

©1999 Tim Dorsey (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

Brilliantly Disturbing

Some books need to be heard, not read. George Wilson made this book a treat to listen to with his deadpan, nature documentary delivery punctuated by Serge’s Cliff Clavin-like recitation of Florida trivia. Bring on the next one!

I love Serge and Coleman.

SPOILER ALERT: I can't believe Mr. Dorsey would have an important character such as Coleman killed in the first book. I hope it's all a tragic mistake and maybe it wasn't Coleman in the room at the Pelican Inn.

5 out of 5

What a great story! Funny as all get out and told in such an entertaining and delightful fashion.

Truly funny passages

Tinged with a sarcastic and truthful perspective of humanity, this is a fun -albeit violent- read.

Hunter Thompson-esque

Loved it! Very Fear and Loathing vibe with Hiassen like absurdity. Killer's tour of South Florida. Glad the turtle survived.

crazy

what a crazy... unpredictable book this was. this book series should be made into a TV series!

hilarious book, not so great narrator

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

YES. It's hilarious! I've read a Kindle book of the series and I laughed the entire time.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Florida Roadkill?

they're all so funny, that's it difficult to pick. The fact that I can just see Serge, in my head, running around Florida acting crazy is memorable enough.

Would you be willing to try another one of George Wilson’s performances?

Yes, actually I have already purchased two more in the series, despite the fact that he sounds like a reincarnated Walter Cronkite reading the evening news. I mean, this guy really should not be narrating audiobooks. He smacks his lips (I think he has the mic right up against his mouth?), gasps and breathes like a someone who is drowning, has terrible pacing, and seemingly doesn't get the finer nuances of reading out loud to an audience. Oddly enough though, it adds to the book's madcap storyline of jerks, pests, and general weirdness in Florida.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

They all moved me to laugh until I cried. People would pass me on the highway and look at me as I was laughing like a hyena. I'm sure they thought I'd been in the truck too long for sure.

Mediocre

I found it confusing slow and I almost didn’t finish it. Three stars is optimistic.

worthy

Although I didn't do a lot of out loud laughing, it was funny and odd. I like that. There are plenty of shenanigans and weirdness. It is very well performed by the narrator and a lot of fun to listen to. Worth picking up. will be looking into the next one.

Colorful criminal characters

Intensely unlikable characters make for a story that's like watching the aftermath of a natural disaster.

The author does a good job creating these characters and their stories.

For many, this should be a fun story, but since all of the characters are so unlikable, I think I'll quit at 2/3 finished.