Skinny Dip

De: Carl Hiaasen

Narrado por: Stephen Hoye

Chaz Perrone might be the only marine scientist in the world who doesn’t know which way the Gulf Stream runs. He might also be the only one who went into biology just to make a killing, and now he’s found a way–doctoring water samples so that a ruthless agribusiness tycoon can continue illegally dumping fertilizer into the endangered Everglades. When Chaz suspects that his wife, Joey, has figured out his scam, he pushes her overboard from a cruise liner into the night-dark Atlantic. Unfortunately for Chaz, his wife doesn’t die in the fall.

Clinging blindly to a bale of Jamaican pot, Joey Perrone is plucked from the ocean by former cop and current loner Mick Stranahan. Instead of rushing to the police and reporting her husband’s crime, Joey decides to stay dead and (with Mick’s help) screw with Chaz until he screws himself.

As Joey haunts and taunts her homicidal husband, as Chaz’s cold-blooded cohorts in pollution grow uneasy about his ineptitude and increasingly erratic behavior, as Mick Stranahan discovers that six failed marriages and years of island solitude haven’t killed the reckless romantic in him, we’re taken on a hilarious, full-throttle, pure Hiaasen ride through the warped politics and mayhem of the human environment, and the human heart.©2004 Carl Hiaasen; (P)2004 Books on Tape, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A screwball delight so full of bright, deft, beautifully honed humor.... You'd follow [Hiaasen] anywhere." —The New York Times

"A whopping cannonball splash of fun.... Hooray for Hiaasen’s world." —Los Angeles Times

“Barking mad.... Here Hiaasen is at his best." —The Baltimore Sun

"It doesn’t do Carl Hiaasen justice to call him Florida’s funniest state product.... Hiaasen is something bigger: a superb national satirist [and] a great American writer." —Entertainment Weekly

"Hilarious.... Like the characters, the plot is a hoot, but the real laughs are in Hiaasen's telling." —People (Critics' Choice)

"Confident and determinedly wacky.... Skinny Dip thrives when Hiaasen and his heroes let their prankster spirits run amok.... Riotous fun." —A.V. Club

"Bitingly satirical, sublimely zany, and deeply satisfying." —Kirkus Reviews

"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.... Hiaasen's books are so enjoyable it's always a sad moment when they end." —Publishers Weekly

"Another delirious romp through the swamps of South Florida from the irrepressible Carl Hiaasen.... A corker, chock-full of belly laughs and blistering truths." —Booklist (starred review)

Not a Hiaasen virgin anymore...

This book is absolutely hilarious. I listened to it while I was at work and I laughed my butt off.

The narrator (Stephen Hoye) is great and does an amazing job with all the characters. Especially the moronic *ss-hole, slut-chasing Chaz and dope-headed turned soft-hearted "Tool" aka Earl.

This is the first time I ever read or listened to one of Hiassen's books before and I can't wait for another adult book. I highly recommened Skinny Dip.

How can anyone not think this is funny?

Those few who did not find this funny need to lighten up. I don't usually laugh out loud listening to books, but this one did it do me. The characters are portraits in outrageousness and the same goes for the situations they are in. I think Hiaasen must have great fun dreaming these folks up. I liked Skinny Dip so much I got Double Whammy, just as outrageous and worth a listen, but not quite up to Skinny Dip. Give at least one of these a try, but be ready to have your imagination stretched, and go ahead, laugh a little.

Very good writing, excellent narration!

Following up on some of the other reviews, I would agree that yes, the plot is predictable - you know that the bad guy must get it in the end, and one need not have a doctorate to figure out the pieces of the puzzle.

Still, the book is an excellent 'read!' Without the narrator's outstanding skills, I would probably rate this as 4 stars - good, but not great. The narration though, puts this over the top. He pulls the nuances from the characters, bringing them to hysterical life. Definitely worth it in my opinion.

Skinny Dip

This was a very good read. Funny, light and just plain fun to read.

Here's the skinny...

This book was a hoot and I highly recommend it! It delivers a very tight story, great narration, scenes that can be visualized, and one-liners better than Jon Stewart. This is a novel without a flaw and I can honestly say that I loved the entire book. Best thing I've read in months!