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The Republicans' "golden boy" -- and a loyal, unquestioning tool of the powerful special interests -- handsome, unthreatening, Florida governor-by-default Marlon Conrad seems a virtual shoo-in for re-election. That is, until he undergoes a radical personality shift during a bloody military action in the Balkans. Now it's just three weeks before the election and Marlon is suddenly talking about "issues" and "reform" as he crosses the length and breadth of his home state with an amnesiac speechwriter and a chief of staff who turns catatonic in the presence of minorities. The governor's new-found conscience might well cost him the election, though. And it appears that pretty much everybody from Tallahassee to Miami Beach is trying to kill him...… (altro)
This was a quick and enjoyable read. I thought it was a lot like a half-baked [movie] comedy; often not particularly good or funny, but occasionally the funny bits were hysterical. Also, the book got a lot better when it hit the serious parts.
The bit below is an example of my kind of humor; this is "early" (entitled) Marlon Conrad the main character:
"Three days of marching through the Balkans didn’t change his mind.
Marlon sat on the stone edge of a nonrunning fountain in a town circle. It was cold and still in southern Kosovo. Marlon looked around at the bullet-flecked buildings, the shelled stores, the filthy, underfed children that appeared now and then, running doorway to doorway. A crying old woman in tatters.
"What a bunch of losers." ...
They had been trudging through town and countryside, and Marlon was roundly disgusted by what he saw. Nobody seemed to have a job. He was just about to throw a fit and demand to be sent home when a love letter arrived from Babs. He kept marching. [That last part is incredibly funny, but I think you have to read the book to "get it."]
At first, it actually hadn’t been half bad. The abject poverty had seemed kinda pretty, in its foreign way, and Marlon took lots of snapshots. The problem was his traveling company. Everyone else in his platoon was a complete idiot." ( )
Orange Crush is part satire on the political system and part murder mystery. Even though one may not know the state of Florida, one can still follow the story through wonderful imagery. The tone is set in the beginning and kept throughout the entire book. The author properly ended the book leaving no question as to what happened to each of the characters. Five stars were given on this review for a very good story. Highly recommended. ( )
Having enjoyed another Tim Dorsey book as well as some of the earlier Carl Hiaasen books, I thought I'd enjoy this one. I listened to the Audible edition, and it was well read. However, the book just didn't work for me. Sure, there were bizarre characters and ridiculous situations, but it didn't have the snark or humor I expected. Some bits were quite entertaining but I felt I had to plow through too much boring bits to find the funny bits. I'm probably in the minority on this one, and I'll give Dorsey another try, but this one just fell flat for me. 2.5 out of 5 stars. ( )
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For my mother and Father
For my mother and father
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With three weeks to go in the Florida governor's race, the Tallahassee morning newspaper ran the following headline: 2 HEADS EXPLODE IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS
With three weeks to go in the Florida governor's race, the Tallahassee morning newspaper ran the following headline: 2 HEADS EXPLODED IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS
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Man is what he chooses to become.
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The Republicans' "golden boy" -- and a loyal, unquestioning tool of the powerful special interests -- handsome, unthreatening, Florida governor-by-default Marlon Conrad seems a virtual shoo-in for re-election. That is, until he undergoes a radical personality shift during a bloody military action in the Balkans. Now it's just three weeks before the election and Marlon is suddenly talking about "issues" and "reform" as he crosses the length and breadth of his home state with an amnesiac speechwriter and a chief of staff who turns catatonic in the presence of minorities. The governor's new-found conscience might well cost him the election, though. And it appears that pretty much everybody from Tallahassee to Miami Beach is trying to kill him...
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The bit below is an example of my kind of humor; this is "early" (entitled) Marlon Conrad the main character:
"Three days of marching through the Balkans didn’t change his mind.
Marlon sat on the stone edge of a nonrunning fountain in a town circle. It was cold and still in southern Kosovo. Marlon looked around at the bullet-flecked buildings, the shelled stores, the filthy, underfed children that appeared now and then, running doorway to doorway. A crying old woman in tatters.
"What a bunch of losers."
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They had been trudging through town and countryside, and Marlon was roundly disgusted by what he saw. Nobody seemed to have a job. He was just about to throw a fit and demand to be sent home when a love letter arrived from Babs. He kept marching. [That last part is incredibly funny, but I think you have to read the book to "get it."]
At first, it actually hadn’t been half bad. The abject poverty had seemed kinda pretty, in its foreign way, and Marlon took lots of snapshots. The problem was his traveling company. Everyone else in his platoon was a complete idiot." (