Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasenis an American journalist, columnist, and novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 March 1953
CityPlantation, FL
CountryUnited States of America
dialogue flip good lots middle page people piece sustain
Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that's my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there's a piece of dialogue that's just outstanding, or a description, then I'll flip back to the first page and start it.
humor incredible
Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon. And that is the way I use it.
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I always try to burden even the villains with some weird predilection they have to cope with. It helps make them memorable, and gives them a human side.
sunset water people
Sunset on the water ought to be a quiet and easy time, but I guess some people can't stand a little silence.
dog ears pages
I don't have an e-reader. One reason is that I like to dog-ear the page when I find a particularly good sentence or passage.
conclusion
and in the meantime don't jump to conclusions.
iguanas tree mickey
Mickey Cray had been out of work ever since a dead iguana fell from a palm tree and hit him on the head.
book literature different
My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding.
government law choices
Mrs. Bonneville never buckled her seat belt, even though it was required by state law; an ardent libertarian, she opposed government meddling in all matters of personal choice.
way pairs toys
...Right now there's a pair of bad cops on their way out here to shoot me." "You don't know that." "Yeah, you're right," Stranahan said. "They're probably just collecting Toys for Tots. Now go.
country hate roles
There's so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that's the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, look!
book florida world
As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't seen anything, either in Florida or elsewhere, to dissuade me from it.
fascinated people
We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new.
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When I'm deciding to read a book, I never open to the first chapter, because that's been revised and worked over 88 times. I'll just turn to the middle of the book, to the middle of a chapter, and just read a random page and I'll know right away whether this is the real deal or not.