If you've ever read a Carl Hiaasen novel, reading this will show you where he gets all the absurd plot lines. Florida is a crazy place. ( )

This is a collection of Carl Hiaasen's columns. I loved his young adult books so I wanted to read the columns. The first section covered environmental issues. I found it very interesting because it contained a lot of new information for me. The latter sections that covered politics I found annoying to say the least. I already knew the information so it didn't have that to pique my interest. And I found the writing too sarcastic and nasty for my taste. (I must say the one thing I found interesting was his take on Donald Trump's run for presidency since it was written before anyone took Donald as a serious candidate, but I was reading it after Donald was elected.) ( )

Read a good chunk of the book, but it becomes repetitious after about the first third. All of Florida is extremely corrupt and full of old and/or corrupt people and politicians the likes of which anyone else wouldn't want to be around. This details those experiences through newspaper columns. Have read all of his other books as well. Not as much a fan of these collections of columns as I am his novels. Still worth reading. ( )

This is a set of newspaper columns from over several years. Some are entertaining, some are depressing, and some are informative. All deal with what the local population, government and the tourist industry are doing to Florida. Hiaasen is an environmentalist who fears for the continuation of the natural habitat of Florida as well as the ability of the land to continue to sustain the population. ( )

Enjoyable, very witty writing. All related to Florida politics, agencies, and policy. ( )