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A review by turophile
Whiplash River by Lou Berney
3.0
You know what I hate? Reading along with a book I’m enjoying. You look down at the page count – hey about 40 pages to go. This is great. Boom, you hit an acknowledgements page. What the F? Why did they interrupt the book for this. And then you realize – nope. The book is over. Except you didn’t realize it was over because the e-reader is telling you that there are 40 pages left. Kinda leaves a bad taste in your mouth about the ending. Which is too bad, because that’s probably not the author’s fault.
Other than the stupidly abrupt ending, I enjoyed this book. Lou Berney is clearly channeling Carl Hiaasen. Tropical locale, larger than life, slightly criminal characters, humorous dialogue, situations straddling the probable/improbable line, middle aged guy who’s never quite got his life together, yet there’s a hot woman who still wants him.
Funny book. If you like Hiaasen, you’ll probably like this one. But damn – why did the publisher do that at the end.
3.5/5
Other than the stupidly abrupt ending, I enjoyed this book. Lou Berney is clearly channeling Carl Hiaasen. Tropical locale, larger than life, slightly criminal characters, humorous dialogue, situations straddling the probable/improbable line, middle aged guy who’s never quite got his life together, yet there’s a hot woman who still wants him.
Funny book. If you like Hiaasen, you’ll probably like this one. But damn – why did the publisher do that at the end.
3.5/5