- Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Fawcett; Reprint edition (Sep 23 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0449221180
- ISBN-13: 978-0449221181
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,175,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Hiassen sends his reluctant journalist hero after a morally corrupt real estate developer in this scattershot but inventive entertainment.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Imagine you're driving a rented Chrysler LeBaron convertible to the perfect family vacation at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills when a rat is tossed into your car by a passing pickup. The rodent in question is not a rat, but a rare blue-tongued mango vole just liberated from the Kingdom by the militant Wildlife Rescue Corps. Welcome to the world of Native Tongue , where dedicated (if somewhat demented) environmentalists battle sleazy real estate developers in the Florida Keys. Hiaasen reminds one of Harry Crews in his depiction of a South full of eccentric people involved in crazy schemes. It is a measure of the writer's talent that no matter how bizarre the situation, it is believable. Late in the book a character laments his predicament as "an irresistible convergence of violence, mayhem and mortality!" If he had added nonstop hilarity, he would have had a perfect description of this book. Highly recommended. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/91.
- Dan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, Pa.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
- Dan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, Pa.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Stellar book,
By Badge Man (Q-town) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Native Tongue (Mass Market Paperback)
Like all Hiassen's books, NATIVE TONGUE is superb. Once again the author manages to set the action in south Florida, resplendent with a wack-a-do cast of characters and their attempts at destroying the environment while dabbling excessively in corruption, both politican and moral. I was reminded at times of the humor of Jackson McCrae, as in his book "Katzenjammer," or the great writing of Elmore Leonard ("Get Shorty") but the style is really all Hiassen and nobody does it quite like he does. Great stuff, funny and enlightening at the same time. Would also recommend anything by this author or Kurt Vonnegut.
5.0 out of 5 stars
AN ENTERTAINING, HILARIOUS, EASY READ!,
By Betty L. Dravis "BETTY DRAVIS, author/reviewer" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Native Tongue (Mass Market Paperback)
I appreciate the way this author takes a problem that's in the daily news and weaves it into a story in such an awesome fashion. The easy-to-read style of the story may deceive some readers into thinking it was an easty "write," too. But it's obvious by the expert choice of words, characters, and plot twists that Carl Hiaasen knows his craft. My hat's off to this fine author who weaves an uncanny story with all the elements that make for a great read: humor, excitement, realistic problems, likable kids, a happy ending ... and more! Some say Hiaasen is a bit eccentric, but that's okay, some of our finest authors are that too. I'm a writer, too, and I've been called worse things. Definitely worth the money!
5.0 out of 5 stars
AN ENTERTAINING, HILARIOUS, EASY READ!,
By Betty L. Dravis "BETTY DRAVIS, author/reviewer" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Native Tongue (Mass Market Paperback)
I appreciate the way this author takes a problem that's in the daily news and weaves it into a story in such an awesome fashion. The easy-to-read style of the story may deceive some readers into thinking it was an easty "write," too. But it's obvious by the expert choice of words, characters, and plot twists that Carl Hiaasen knows his craft. My hat's off to this fine author who weaves an uncanny story with all the elements that make for a great read: humor, excitement, realistic problems, likable kids, a happy ending ... and more! Some say Hiaasen is a bit eccentric, but that's okay, some of our finest authors are that too. I'm a writer, too, and I've been called worse things. Definitely worth the money! Reviewer: Betty Dravis, author of The Toonies Invade Silicon Valley and others
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