Tom MacWright

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I read Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen on

Review

I bought this book off the discount rack at The Word is Change in Brooklyn. It delivered on my expectations: extremely plot-driven while having fun and well-rendered characters. It's both lighthearted and gory, sort of like a goofy Chuck Palahniuk.

I wasn't blown away by anything in particular about it. There were a handful of 'laugh out loud' moments and some great wordplay. It's probably a signature Hiaasen element, but the main stylistic touch that I noticed was just how many characters there are - around 20 different people are all introduced to the degree that they'll be mentioned by name later on in the story without reintroduction, and this is not a very long novel.

Details

  • Bad Monkey by
  • ISBN: 9780307272591
  • Published:
  • Publisher: Knopf