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this book was interesting. i didn’t hate it. however, hiassen is a white author and one of his white characters uses the n-word. he uses it multiple times. it made me uncomfortable and i feel like a white author does not need to 1) use the n-word, 2) write white characters who use the n-word, or 3) write Black characters who say “n-word” in internal dialogue while writing the actual n-word for white characters. i feel like there is some disrespect for bahamians. i feel like there is disrespect and blatant misunderstanding of Vodou. while i liked the actual story, these things upset me enough to take my rating from what would have been a 4 or 5 stars to a 2 leaning towards 1. satire should still respect the people and cultures in use.

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5.0

Awesome. Tight plot, great dialog. Well edited (so rare these days). When is the movie, because this will be a great movie.

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3.0

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3.0

Entertaining!

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Pretty damn funny, the interconnected parts were almost like watching an early Guy Ritchie movie and a little deep in some parts of it. Characters were well developed and that monkey is something! Fairly fast paced, never a dull moment, and the way Florida is described makes me want to go there too.

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