This book was a hoot. (Hoot is actually the name another Hiaasen book)
I read the hardback edition as I do not own a Kindle as of this date. I find holding the actual book made of cardboard and paper quite satisfying. On a side note: when in the doctor's office, a lady with a Kindle asked me what I was reading. We got into a discussion of books vs. Kindle. I was surprised at the number of books she had on her device--1000. Imagine that!? I also like the tools that were on the Kindle--like a dictionary.
Similar to Law and Order on TV, this novel is ripped from the headlines. Like all of Hiaasen's novels, there are many plots to keep up with, but the main one centers around the antics of a young, no-talent singing starlet who is a "bad girl" ala Lindsey Lohan (Now, Lindsey does have talent, but she is a "bad girl") or Britney Spears. The no-talent bimbo star is pursued by a greasy, rolly-polly paparazzo who is obsessed with her. He thinks that this young lady will end up like Marilyn (dead) and he will have the money making digital images that will make her and him a legend.
Skink makes a return appearance in this novel. He is the former governor of FL who now lives life as a wild man saving Florida from the money hungry land grabbers who violate the natural beauty and wild life of this tropical paradise. (I wonder what Skink would do to BP executives if he got near them?) Somehow he gets involved with the ditzy, glitzy life of the "bad girl" and much craziness occurs. You will love it.
Easy to read. You will not be wasting you time with this fun book.
