reading (Stormy Weather)
Nov. 15th, 2006 10:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eorAfter reading my second Carl Hiaasen Book, "Stormy Weather", I get the impression that Mr. Hiaasen suffers from Terry Pratchett Syndrome (TPS). The book was funny, there's no denying that. I don't know why you'd want to deny that, but there really is no denying it. There a lots of mad little characters and madcap little incidents, told well. Although the occasional jumping back and forth so you get the same scene from three peoples' viewpoint is a bit distracting.
But I couldn't help feeling I was encountering some of the same characters in different skins. The irredeemable thug didn't listen to 911 call tapes but was addicted to trash TV. The female lead love interest wasn't the same, but she really didn't want to be with that asshole husband just like the other book's wife didn't want to be with her asshole husband. I do hope the next Hiaasen book mixes it up a little. It's fun to read and has lots of little twists, but the overall plot felt very familiar.
49. Carl Hiaasen "Stormy Weather"
But I couldn't help feeling I was encountering some of the same characters in different skins. The irredeemable thug didn't listen to 911 call tapes but was addicted to trash TV. The female lead love interest wasn't the same, but she really didn't want to be with that asshole husband just like the other book's wife didn't want to be with her asshole husband. I do hope the next Hiaasen book mixes it up a little. It's fun to read and has lots of little twists, but the overall plot felt very familiar.
49. Carl Hiaasen "Stormy Weather"
