Just finished Tim Dorsey's FLORIDA ROADKILL. Dorsey follows
the tradition of wacky and eccentric Florida psychopaths
established by Willeford and continued by Hiaasen. A ways
into it, something in Dorsey's writing told me he was a
journalist. Probably the cynicism, detachment, and x-rated
version of Dave Barry humor.
It was entertaining and funny, but a little bit goes a long
ways. It's hard to develop much empathy for the characters,
and I don't find satire as satisfying as when I was a
teenager reading HUCKLEBERRY FINN. It's about as challenging
as shooting fish in a barrel.
I wouldn't rate it as good as Hiaasen's early work but it's
better than some of his later ones.
miker
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