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Skinny Dip

By: Carl Hiaasen
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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About this listen

 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 the crime to the police, she decides to stay dead and instead of getting mad, 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.

©2004 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Witty Funny Heartfelt

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This was an engaging and entertaining romp, reminiscent of Wilt (Tom Sharpe) and books by David Lodge. It is full of weird characters and amazing escapes from death; only the baddies die. I liked it so much I happily spent more hours gardening than planned just so I could listen.

My version was narrated superbly by Kerry Shale; he had a different voice for each character, and his women’s voices were totally believable.

Unchallenging entertainment

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This is the first book I've read by Hiaasen and the next is already on download.
Great characters, excellent narration, genuinely funny, fabulous story and highly recommended.

Fabulous

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Never listened to this author before, but what a great listen, very funny. Jeff Harding never fails to deliver.

Hilarious !!

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What did you like best about Skinny Dip? What did you like least?

The plot was interesting enough for me to want to finish the book and I most enjoyed the humour and characters, particularly the 'bodyguard' Toole, who had real depth. The least enjoyable aspect was the narration of the female characters - grating, harsh, whiny and caricature-like.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I'd probably change the narrator - I think it's Jeff Harding as announced on the soundtrack, although my library says it's Kerry Shale.

Any additional comments?

I'd had Carl Hiasson's books on a mental to-do list because the blurbs made them seem like my kind of thing, smart, funny crime novel, but I'm not as impressed as I'd expected to be and I'm not sure if it was the narrator or the book.

Entertaining but not gripping

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I'm only 40 minutes in but is it really necessary for Joey's voice to be so affected? She's supposed to be a compelling female lead, but comes across simpering and girlish. Do any women really talk like this??

Ridiculous voice acting

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