Book Review: Carl Hiaasen’s Star Island

Book Review: Carl Hiaasen’s Star Island
By John Grooms Many fans of Carl Hiaasen’s satirical novels have worried that he’s lost his mojo. Recent books have seemed strained, even formulaic, and simply not as funny as earlier novels. I’m happy to be here to tell you that the man has regained his mojo in a big way, and in Star Island, his prodigious talents roar through the pages like a runaway clown car. Hiaasen is one of our greatest …
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