Lucky You

What would do if you won the lottery? Would you spend the money on you, or to buy some Florida swampland to help save endangered turtles? And what if the ticket was stolen before you could redeem it? These are some of the story lines that appear in Lucky You, one of Carl Hiasson's older works of fiction and one of the best created by the King of Florida Fiction. I liked this book so much I put it up there with two of the authors other works, Striptease and Skinny Dip. Hiassen's works all have the same zany charecters entertwined with a few sane, reasonable protagnoists (well some have their quirks) but the charecter development in this book makes has incredibly tender moments as the heroine fights for her personal goal of saving her turtles and getting back what was rightfully hers. I highly recommend this book for its story, its style and its entertainment value.

What a great book! My emotions ran the gamut. I smiled, got angry, laughed, felt disgusted, and ended up smiling again. Some of the reviews are quite cute, they can't imagine characters like the ones Carl Hiaasen created actually exist. Turn on your TV set people! Watching real live people like Chub and Bode is the reason I prefer to read. I first read this book last winter, and have read it twice since. "Lucky You" is great fun - period!

This is the first Hiaasen novel I've read. My wife & I both enjoyed it immensely. It's a funny, ironic adventure with a deliciously satisfying ending. (If you have strong prejudices against any life-forms that aren't just like you, skip this one until you develop a sense of humor.)

Entertainment Weekly didn't think this book was that great. ER is crazy; this is Hiaasen at his best. Carl provides me with real "comfort" books, ones that I can curl up with, forget the world and just laugh and laugh. The only problem with this and his other books is that it ends. The only criticism that I would make is that Hiaasen sometimes try to carry his "hilarity" into descriptions of violent or unpleasant death. There are some things that just aren't funny.

Once again, Hiaasen proves that he is a master at making you laugh hysterically and cringe in horror at the same time. Yes, I too miss Skink, but we must go on to other characters that only Carl can develop in such a bizarre way. I will never be able to look at a road stain or a little turtle in the same way. Hollywood, please don't try to destroy a a wonderfully funny novel like you did with "Striptease." By the way, if you love Hiaasen, I know you will also thoroughly enjoy reading any book by Christopher Moore. Give him a try. If you don't laugh out loud countless times while reading his mystically demented tomes, you need an extra fix of humor. Write on, Hiaasen and Moore!