Review: Razor Girl

Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love Hiaasen , but this might be my favorite in a while. He's in tip top shape, funny as ever. Characters seem totally unrealistic at first until you think about it and realize they're THIS close to actually existing somewhere. Clearly that would be Florida. My favorite line:
Buck stared incredulously. "This is the first time you ever fired a gun? And you live in Florida?
If you want, you can read it at a deep level in which Hiaasen addresses environmental and political issues. A subplot involving huge Gambian rats showing up all over the Florida keys comments on animals in their natural habitats and what happens whey they are removed from said home sweet homes. Or you could just fall over laughing at the image of these two huge rats letting themselves out of their cage and making themselves at home in Yancey's house. Either way, Hiaasen has another hit. You want so badly to think all these scenarios (a girl who runs a scam in which she bumps into cars and claims she caused the accident because she was busy shaving her bikini line while driving?) couldn't possibly happen in real life, but they're all just a little too close to the truth to not keep reading. Can any one say "get off your cell phone and drive?!"

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