Reviews

Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey

jswolf's review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

woody1881's review against another edition

5.0

I could not describe with any accuracy how much fun this book was. I hope the author was paid in advance because with the price of mind altering drugs these days, he might have been homeless by the time he got all this out on paper.

The logistics of keeping this together must have taken a whole house of dry-erase boards and post-it notes. I almost wish I hadn't finished it because I still want to be reading it. What a perfect escape from reality!

lin71's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kdconn's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

3.5

amieandromeda's review

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

gothjohnmayer's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.5

I'm a sucker for a web of characters who, as the story progresses, all find themselves crossing paths. This time those paths mostly ended in murder. 

danielv64's review

5.0

1st in a madcap Florida Crime Series first appearance of Serge and Coleman

_lilbey_'s review

3.0

SOOOO many characters to keep track of...

colorfulleo92's review

3.0

The audiobook was mildly entertaining, not very engaging or with an intriguing plot. But a rather ok book to listen to

chicken0death's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I started this series in the middle a little while ago, and that book was much better. Not to say this first entry isn't an enjoyable, wild ride, but the other one I read was just...better.

It was clear that Dorsey had some raw ideas, but I'm not sure he knew exactly where he wanted this series to go. The character of Serge A. Storms is always fun to follow, but the story wasn't as tight as it was in the other book I read. It's nice to see an author improve and perfect an idea, so reading this first entry was definitely worth it. 

I can't wait to dig into the rest of these books!