--- Brian Thornton <
tieresias@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> I haven't seen The Miami Herald's *other*
resident
> funny guy (after Dave
> Barry) mentioned here. Any read any of his
mystery
> stuff? "Lucky You" is
> good, and man oh man, if you haven't
laughed
> yourself silly over the
>
"hitman-with-a-skin-condition-trading-acts-of-violence-for-piecemeal-dermabr
>
>
asion-by-a-desperate-and-shady-plastic-surgeon"
> subplot in "Skin Tight",
> you owe it to yourself. I re-read that book
once
> per year, twice if I get
> unduly depressed. Talk about black
comedy.
IMO Hiassen starting going downhill around STRIP TEASE or
STORMY WEATHER, becoming rather shrill and didatic.
(I tend to agree with his pov, but that's neither here nor
there.) I did like SKIN TIGHT and most especially NATIVE
TONGUE, which is some kind of comedy classic.
doug
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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