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Nature Girl (Paperback)

by Carl Hiaasen (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Black Swan; New edition edition (8 Oct 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552773719
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552773713
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,853 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Observer
'Carl Hiaasen's latest screwball thriller ... is sometimes ludicrous but
always engaging and frequently hilarious.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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`Nature Girl, the product of a deranged imagination, combines the comedic
energy of Molière with Mark Twain's lightness of phrase.'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Clever & Amusing, 6 Dec 2007
By C. Green "happily low brow" (Faringdon, Oxon, UK) - See all my reviews
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If you're already a fan of Carl Hiassen's patented brand of Florida set light weight crime fiction Nature Girl will statisfy if not overwhelm you. If you're new to the author's work then this a reasonable place to start, even if he has written better books (his last, Skinny Dip for example). On the offchance that you've tried his work before and not found it to your taste then firstly, why are you reading this review and secondly, walk away because I doubt there's anything here that will change your opinion.

The usual mix of oddball and disfunctional characters, complex, coincidental plotting that works with swiss watch-like precision, gentle humour, mild satire and real heart, Nature Girl is light weight, agreeable stuff. Its not going to change anyone's world and you get the feeling that Hiassen can churn this stuff out in his sleep, but it remains a decent, likeable and amusing way to pass the time.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Aww, no Skink !, 21 Feb 2007
By Douglas Traill (Edinburgh, Scotland.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nature Girl (Hardcover)
In 'Nature Girl', Carl Hiaasen has come up with the goods yet again.
Sticking with the formula that has worked in his other books, he takes a wildly diverse, screw-ball cast of characters and sets them on a collision course in Florida's 10,000 Islands.
The several story lines are woven together beautifully to lead to the climax on Dismal Key.
While not as good as Double Whammy and Tourist Season, it's on a par with the rest of his work.
For the Hiaasen fans, I'm afraid there's no Skink and Jim or Al Garcia - maybe next time.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Another hilarious tale of American odd-balls, criminals and assorted weirdos, 22 Nov 2007
By A Common Reader "See all mybook reviews at ww... (Sussex, England) - See all my reviews
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The lastest in Carl Haasen's hilarious car-crash novels (no, they are not about car-crashes, but reading them is like watching one). Nature Girl of the title, is Honey Santana, a single parent, living in a trailer in Flordia. One evening, while eating dinner, she receives a cold-call from Boyd Shreave, a salesman who trys to persuade her to purchase some real-estate in Florida. At first Honey tries to show Boyd how being a professional pest is no way to long-term fulfilment, but when Boyd gives her an earful of verbal abuse, Honey decides to plot revenge.

I won't go into the resulting plot as it would spoil it for you, but needless to say, in involves the usual cast of odd-ball characters and hilarious set-ups, many of which end up with scenes of extreme pain, death-defying accidents, or sexual humiliation. As I read this book, I couldn't help but think of British writer Tom Wolfe who's novels follow much the same sort of course. Great entertainment and easy to read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not his best book
I enjoy Carl Hiaasen's books but I agree with the reviewer here who headed his review 'disappointing'. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Barmee

2.0 out of 5 stars Is Hiaasen losing it?
Is Hiaasen losing it? Hiaasen strength is his ability to develop multi strand stories featuring plotlines and characters that are so over the top you just can't put them down... Read more
Published 4 months ago by R. Lowther

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
I disagree with the first reviewer; if you haven't read Carl Hiaasen before then DON'T start here. This is a dull and lacklustre effort in a series of books that have been... Read more
Published 9 months ago by A. Tudor

4.0 out of 5 stars Sticks to the Hiassen formula and delivers another funny romp through the Florida Everglades
This book sticks to the (winning) formula of the author's previous works: larger-than-life (and sleazier-than-life) characters who get themselves into the most bizarre situations... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Eamonn McGonigle

4.0 out of 5 stars Zany as ever
Hiaasen fans are in for the usual heady mix of wacky characters brought together in bizarre circumstances. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. G. Battle

1.0 out of 5 stars why would you read this!
I am always open to authors that I do not know BUT, this was an experience never to be repeated. The story line takes forever and goes no-where. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Melanie Derrick

3.0 out of 5 stars Extreme Satirical Jabs at Self-Satisfaction
If you are familiar with Carl Hiassen's earlier novels, you know that he loves to take an ordinary event that we pretty much ignore, whether it be watching someone littering or... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Professor Donald Mitchell

4.0 out of 5 stars How to be entertaining...
What a delight Carl Hiaasen is. In an era when people think Tony Parsons or Nick Hornby are bloody funny, here is an author that is genuinely witty. Read more
Published 21 months ago by bloodsimple

2.0 out of 5 stars A poor effort
I have read of all Hiaasens books and have enjoyed then all,but Nature Girl I am afraid to say is not good. Read more
Published on 8 April 2007 by Kevin Faren

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly absurd
This is the first Carl Hiassen book that I've read so I am not judging it against his previous novels. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2007 by EeDee

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