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Skinny Dip

Skinny Dip

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  • Author：Carl Hiaasen
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Summary

Joey Perrone is a woman with a mission。 She's just been pushed overboard from a cruise liner by Chaz， her scumbag husband， and survived to tell the tale。 But rather than reporting him to the police， she decides to stay dead and - with a little help from her friends and a few of Chaz's enemies - instead of getting mad， she's going to get even。

Filled with a host of endearingly offbeat characters， and a narrative that is hilarious， romantic and thought-provoking by turns， Skinny Dip takes us on a journey through the warped politics of Southern Florida and through the madness created by the human heart。

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Reviews

Beth Robine ，

Hysterical and quirky， a fun read！

Myfanwy ，

A good time， although Skink’s presence feels like unnecessary fan service。 Rolvaag feels like the unsung hero of this。 Also， Mr Hiaasen， Carl， Babe， we gotta talk about the whole ‘twenty year old female seeks fifty year old male to boink’ fantasy you’ve got going。

Vy Nguyễn ，

3。5đọc khá vui， lời văn tục tục đọc khá hài hước。 Hình như nhà báo khi viết văn thì thường hay viết thể loại trào phúng， châm biếm như thế này。 Đằng sau vụ án cố ý giết vợ của thằng chồng hư hỏng là một câu chuyện mang tính xã hội hơn， sự quan liêu trong chính quyền sở tại và những vấn đề lòng tham của những doanh nghiệp tư bản gây ảnh hưởng trầm trọng với môi trường。cái kết đúng kiểu gieo nhân nào gặt quả nấy。 điểm trừ chắc là truyện có 2 nhân vật thanh tra: 1 thanh tra đương nhiệm， 1 là cựu th 3。5đọc khá vui， lời văn tục tục đọc khá hài hước。 Hình như nhà báo khi viết văn thì thường hay viết thể loại trào phúng， châm biếm như thế này。 Đằng sau vụ án cố ý giết vợ của thằng chồng hư hỏng là một câu chuyện mang tính xã hội hơn， sự quan liêu trong chính quyền sở tại và những vấn đề lòng tham của những doanh nghiệp tư bản gây ảnh hưởng trầm trọng với môi trường。cái kết đúng kiểu gieo nhân nào gặt quả nấy。 điểm trừ chắc là truyện có 2 nhân vật thanh tra: 1 thanh tra đương nhiệm， 1 là cựu thanh tra。 Nhưng minh thấy cả hai có khá nhiều điểm chung: kiểu hiện đang độc thân， có sở thích dị dị， có khiếu hài hước。 Nói chung là bị thừa nhân vật， vì kiểu cảm giác lặp lại。Truyện nói chung cũng không có plot twist hay những đoạn giật gân。 khá bình bình nên nói chung là lúc đọc mình đang trong giai đoạn khá căng thẳng do công việc nên đọc giải trí， không cần suy nghĩ quá nhiều。 Lời khen dành cho anh Bình Bồng Bột vì dịch cuốn này với giọng văn rất gần gũi， hài hước mà không quá phô。 。。。more

Genie Nguyễn ，

Quyển này cực hợp gout với mình cộng thêm việc được edit quá xá tốt （dịch giả hoàn thành trên mức tuyệt vời đối với một bản dịch）

Linh ，

Với tinh thần đu trend cao độ， tui đã đọc xong quyển sách mấy nay rần rần trên tin Facebook của tui 📖Thấy như cảm xúc bữa ra rạp coi Mắt Biếc: phim quay đẹp， diễn tốt， nhưng do cốt truyện dở quá nên cố gắng lắm tui cũng ko thể nói là thích phim được。Truyện này tốt hơn， dịch tốt， văn phong hay， mà tại cái cốt truyện tui cũng thấy ko quá hấp dẫn， nên cũng ko thể nói quá hay。 Chỉ vừa đủ để gọi là lâu lâu thay đổi kiểu sách đọc。

Midori ，

Lầy lội， hề hước， tục tĩu， châm biếm。

Keith ，

On a Caribbean cruise to celebrate their second wedding anniversary， a man shoves his wife overboard， leaving her in the middle of the ocean to either drown or be eaten by sharks。 She does neither， though， and instead clings to a bale of marijuana that a smuggler has dumped overboard。 The bale carrying the dehydrated and disoriented woman drifts into the vicinity of a retired investigator who lives on an unpopulated island off the Florida coast while he tries to sort out the pieces of his own br On a Caribbean cruise to celebrate their second wedding anniversary， a man shoves his wife overboard， leaving her in the middle of the ocean to either drown or be eaten by sharks。 She does neither， though， and instead clings to a bale of marijuana that a smuggler has dumped overboard。 The bale carrying the dehydrated and disoriented woman drifts into the vicinity of a retired investigator who lives on an unpopulated island off the Florida coast while he tries to sort out the pieces of his own broken life。 Together， the detective and the woman plot her revenge while trying to figure out exactly what went wrong with her marriage。 Naturally， the two fall in love—or at least something that approximates love under the circumstances—while they solve the crime and help stem the tide of the ecological destruction of the Everglades in the process。Does any of that—which is the essential plot of Skinny Dip--sound plausible？ Of course not， but then implausibility is a big part of the charm of any Carl Hiaasen novel， this one being no exception。 Hiaasen definitely mines a familiar vein here， with the usual cast of greedy South Florida low-lifes and con artists doing their usual best to promote their own self-interests while leaving their fellow men and the environment to pay the toll。 However， as is also the case in the author’s work， the good guys and gals show remarkable resourcefulness and ultimately win， while the bad guys ultimately lose （some more than others in this case）。 While Skinny Dip will never be mistaken for Serious Literature—or even place among the best of the mystery genre—it is a cleverly plotted romp that is also very funny despite the occasionally heavy-handed promotion of social causes。 It would make a perfect summer beach read， particularly if that beach is located somewhere near Miami！ 。。。more

Anh Đặng ，

Nghe đoạn phỏng vấn giữa anh Bình và Vietcetera mới quyết định mua sách。 Cốt truyện hấp dẫn vừa phải， cách dịch của anh cũng giàu tư duy và nhạc điệu， dù là những câu chửi hay sex。 Không liên quan nhưng vào FB anh Bình Bồng Bột thì đọc được bài thật hay về mối tình của Trịnh Công Sơn và Khánh Ly， phải đi coi phim Em và Trịnh sắp tới mới được， dù nghi dở =））

Rebekah ，

3。9/5 or 8。3/10 | The Gist: Very enjoyable read with lots of likeable characters。 I'd recommend this to anyone who wants a fun beach/summer read。 It has a little bit of everything: attempted murder， romance， beautiful setting， and the author is a VERY good writer！Synopsis: a dolt of a husband tries to murder his wife while they're on a cruise for their 2nd anniversary。 She survives and exacts revenge with the man who happened to save her。 This book has a whole host of enjoyable， comical characte 3。9/5 or 8。3/10 | The Gist: Very enjoyable read with lots of likeable characters。 I'd recommend this to anyone who wants a fun beach/summer read。 It has a little bit of everything: attempted murder， romance， beautiful setting， and the author is a VERY good writer！Synopsis: a dolt of a husband tries to murder his wife while they're on a cruise for their 2nd anniversary。 She survives and exacts revenge with the man who happened to save her。 This book has a whole host of enjoyable， comical characters。 I wouldn't categorize this book as a "comedy，" but it's definitely a light-hearted read - it's attempted murder but in the sunny climes of Florida。 How can anything be too serious in Florida？This is the first book I've read from Carl Hiassen， and I'd definitely be interested in reading more with this main character， Mick Stranahan。 A wholely likeable guy in early retirement from his job as a police investigator who lives alone on an island with his rescued doberman。 The whole book is well-written with interesting characters。 My main criticism is that it's a little too long。 The author could have easily cut 100 pages of extraneous storyline。 But I have a feeling he had a few character developments/side stories that didn't really fit into their own books， so he inserted them here。 All of these extra bits did， indeed， give you a much broader picture of the characters and the setting， but I didn't feel like it lent anything to the overall story。Still， a thoroughly enjoyable book， perfect if you don't want anything too serious。***** I like to give ratings out of 5 stars and 10 stars， because they're often not equal。 Each of the 5 categories （see detailed categories below） gets 1 point and 2 points， for a total out of 5 stars and 10 stars。1。 Writing Style / Grammar / Structure / Continuity2。 Entertainment / Personal Enjoyment / Engagement3。 Characters Development / Believability4。 Plot Development / Complexity / Predictability / Believability / Conclusion5。 RecommendabilitySkinny Dip by Carl Hiassen | Book 15， 2021 | Completed 04。11。21Writing: 。9 。。。。。 1。8Entertainment: 。8 。。。。。 1。7Characters: 。7 。。。。。 1。6Plot: 。7 。。。。。 1。6Recommendability: 。8 。。。。。 1。6Total: 3。9/5 。。。。。 8。3/10 。。。more

Jeff Krymalowski ，

Another very fun romp。 He always entertains

Hồ Quang ，

Thấy mọi người đánh giá cao nhưng cá nhân mình đọc thấy cũng bình thường。 Từ ngữ dùng trong câu chuyện có phần hơi bậy nhưng dù sao cũng là văn nói nên cũng không cần quá khắt khe。 3/5 sao

Hải Lưu ，

Kiểu phim trinh thám - hài loại B！ Chi tiết khá hài là thằng cha Chaz giết ai cũng ko chết！

The Library Lady ，

Hiaasen's books are pretty formulaic after you've read one or two--and he often seems to write two books about particular characters。 That said， this is still fun with some particularly nice bits。 One of the bad guys here turns out to have a soft side， and his surprising new relationship makes for a sweet secondary story。 And as a cop friend of Stranahan says， it's not every case where the bad guys all cancel each other out and good prevails。 Raunchy good brain candy。 Hiaasen's books are pretty formulaic after you've read one or two--and he often seems to write two books about particular characters。 That said， this is still fun with some particularly nice bits。 One of the bad guys here turns out to have a soft side， and his surprising new relationship makes for a sweet secondary story。 And as a cop friend of Stranahan says， it's not every case where the bad guys all cancel each other out and good prevails。 Raunchy good brain candy。 。。。more

Gloria Piper ，

Carl Hiaasen is a columnist for the Miami Herald。 His novel may be called a sitcom or tragicomedy。 Chaz Perrone has two loves in life; golf and sex。 When forced to take responsibility in order to earn a living， he cheats。 He works as an inept biologist supposedly saving the Florida Everglades， although he equates nature with hell。 And though he considers his wife， Joey， an ideal sex partner， he decides to murder her by plunging her off the deck of an ocean liner on their second wedding anniversa Carl Hiaasen is a columnist for the Miami Herald。 His novel may be called a sitcom or tragicomedy。 Chaz Perrone has two loves in life; golf and sex。 When forced to take responsibility in order to earn a living， he cheats。 He works as an inept biologist supposedly saving the Florida Everglades， although he equates nature with hell。 And though he considers his wife， Joey， an ideal sex partner， he decides to murder her by plunging her off the deck of an ocean liner on their second wedding anniversary。Unbeknownst to Chaz， Joey survives because she is a champion swimmer and a retired cop fishes her from the ocean and takes her home to his tiny private island， which he shares with a dimwit dog。 Joey wants two things; to discover why her husband tried to kill her and to wreak revenge。 The ex-cop agrees to help her。Several viewpoints drive this novel， which involves several quirky characters。 Each has their own story， which adds rivets of interest。 Evolving circumstances complicate Chaz's life and drive him to add to his problems with one stupid decision after another。 Underlying all the fun escapades of lovable and creepy characters is the victimization of the Everglades。 And beyond the comedy， I seriously found and find myself pulling for the Everglades。 Here is a wounded being that either blesses or curses those who deal with it。 When the evil ones get their comeuppance， the Everglades also takes part。 Yay。 。。。more

Lukas Tuyết Tùng ，

A nice book， worth reading， easy to enjoy。 The first half is better than the 2nd half。 Don't like the main character （a little bit。。。 blondie， from my point of view） and the main "villain" （quite dumb， too）， but the character and the sub-plot of O'Toole is quite cool。 A nice book， worth reading， easy to enjoy。 The first half is better than the 2nd half。 Don't like the main character （a little bit。。。 blondie， from my point of view） and the main "villain" （quite dumb， too）， but the character and the sub-plot of O'Toole is quite cool。 。。。more

GMT Books ，

Very enjoyable。 Kept me reading until the end。 The characters are all well drawn， the plot line tight。 Nobody is in it without a good reason for being a link in the chain of characters， even the lesser characters。 This was the first Hiassen book I've read， will give some more a go。 Very enjoyable。 Kept me reading until the end。 The characters are all well drawn， the plot line tight。 Nobody is in it without a good reason for being a link in the chain of characters， even the lesser characters。 This was the first Hiassen book I've read， will give some more a go。 。。。more

Tracey ，

My first Carl Hiaasen book and it won't be my last！ Such crazy， colorful characters。 Loved it。 My first Carl Hiaasen book and it won't be my last！ Such crazy， colorful characters。 Loved it。 。。。more

Yvette ，

Keeping up with my dad who already read this and now wants to read all of Carl Hiaasen’s novels。 This one’s about a man who throws his wife overboard a cruise ship because he thinks she’s figured out his racketeering scheme。 This is a comedy or errors。What I enjoy most is that I’ll be quietly reading and then bust out laughing at the dialogue。 As with the other Hiaasen novels， there’s always a lot going on。

David ，

For a long time， the name Carl Hiaasen sat on the periphery of my noggin。 But then I reeled it a little further in。 This was after reading Mark Harris' terrific bio of Mike Nichols。 In it， there was mention of the fact that， after what became his final film （'Charlie Wilson's War'）， Nichols had entertained the idea of adapting 'Skinny Dip' with his collaborator Elaine May （！）。 That， sadly， did not come to pass - but that was all I needed to make sure to read the book。 What a ride！~ and， if this For a long time， the name Carl Hiaasen sat on the periphery of my noggin。 But then I reeled it a little further in。 This was after reading Mark Harris' terrific bio of Mike Nichols。 In it， there was mention of the fact that， after what became his final film （'Charlie Wilson's War'）， Nichols had entertained the idea of adapting 'Skinny Dip' with his collaborator Elaine May （！）。 That， sadly， did not come to pass - but that was all I needed to make sure to read the book。 What a ride！~ and， if this one （one of his longer novels）， is any indication of what can be expected elsewhere， I'm on-board！ It's easy to see why Hiaasen acquired the position of heir apparent to Elmore Leonard。 There are certain similarities in terms of overall tone - though I suspect that Leonard is consistently darker。 Hiaasen appears more jovial - even if， like Leonard， he also more than wades in the muddy waters of duplicity。 There's a whole lot of physical muddy water in 'Skinny Dip' as well。 Water plays a huge role， as most of the murder activity （shall we say） happens in and around it。 But murder itself might be less on Hiaasen's mind than Leonard's。 Mainly because （at least here） he gathers a cast of characters that can somehow maintain an air of levity when that could be the last thing called for。 Hiaasen appears to have real affection for all of the people he creates and throws together - even （on some level） the least of them （or maybe he just enjoys making the lesser ones dumbly but comically self-aware）。 And then there's the actual story。 Well， as the opening tune in 'The Court Jester' puts it: "~ which brings us to the plot， plot we got， quite a lot！" The way Hiaasen scours the madcap possibilities within the narrative is impressive。 A number of the set-ups are priceless （and one is even bizarrely touching）。 Of course， he's working with a large cast - so maybe that made it a bit easier to be inventive。 But he still had to devise countless elements of surprise。 The level of shenanigans is so high in this novel that it was almost in danger of exhausting me。。。 if one can actually grow tired from laughter。 。。。more

B Kenner ，

This was a fun easy read。 No explicit sex or detailed death scenes。 It kept my interest by entangling the lives of several social “classes “ to have the killer get his just reward。

Thomas Bolan ，

typical CH book – Mick Stranahan is back – plenty of other SoFla characters。

Scott Farley ，

I love Hiaasen’s style。 I went to Florida on vacation and always like to read one of his wacky adventures set in the sunshine state。 This is not his best work but it’s closer to 4 stars than 3

Dennis P Moore ，

5。

Darlene Klapper ，

I liked that it was set in Florida and is written by a Florida author。

Melinda Tan ，

Hiassen always delivers an entertaining read。 I walk away feeling as if I've watched a great fun movie！ Hiassen always delivers an entertaining read。 I walk away feeling as if I've watched a great fun movie！ 。。。more

Mary ，

Even though this us not a new book I still enjoyed it。 Witty and fast moving

Rachel ，

Joey Perreze realizes her marriage is over when her husband throws her overboard。 She survives and finds ways to torture her husband with the help of Mick Stranahan， the man who pulled her from the water。

Heather Culley ，

Well I’m glad that all worked out。

Le Ton ，

Truyện về mà vụ án mạng mà vui hết sức。 Hung thủ và nạn nhân xuất hiện ngay trang đầu tiên， động cơ thực hiện biết luôn khi chưa quá 1/2 cuốn sách， vậy mà cứ phải đọc không bỏ ra được。 Thứ lôi cuốn người đọc là giọng văn rặt Nam bộ của dịch giả Bình Bồng Bột （cái anh xấu xấu hay bình luận thể thao trên K+）， chả ngần ngại phang các từ đ*o， c* （mấy dấu * là do facebook tự che， mình không có che） mà duyên dáng vô cùng。 Lâu rồi mới đọc cuốn tiểu thuyết mà giọng văn đặc trưng của dịch giả như vậy， nh Truyện về mà vụ án mạng mà vui hết sức。 Hung thủ và nạn nhân xuất hiện ngay trang đầu tiên， động cơ thực hiện biết luôn khi chưa quá 1/2 cuốn sách， vậy mà cứ phải đọc không bỏ ra được。 Thứ lôi cuốn người đọc là giọng văn rặt Nam bộ của dịch giả Bình Bồng Bột （cái anh xấu xấu hay bình luận thể thao trên K+）， chả ngần ngại phang các từ đ*o， c* （mấy dấu * là do facebook tự che， mình không có che） mà duyên dáng vô cùng。 Lâu rồi mới đọc cuốn tiểu thuyết mà giọng văn đặc trưng của dịch giả như vậy， những tác phẩm trước năm 1975 có một vài cuốn， nhưng sau này gần như không còn （hoặc mình không được đọc）Còn nội dung thì hài hước hết chỗ nói， nhiều khi cứ nghĩ mình đang coi hài kịch miền nam chứ không phải muốn cuốn tiểu thuyết được dịch。Nói chung bạn nào thích tiểu thuyết mà vui vẻ không phải nhức não thì thử tìm đọc nha 。。。more

Văn Thiệu ，

Tạm tạm， không quá đặc sắc như quảng cáo。

Reference

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