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nonameless 's review for:
Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
Synopsis:
Roy doesn't want to be here. He doesn't want to be heckled on the bus, and he really doesn't want to be in Florida at all--but when he spots a running boy from the school bus, everything changes. A pancake house construction, an overeager cop, a kick-butt soccer player, and a bunch of owls might not seem related--but they are, and it's incredible. This environmental mystery keeps the pace high and the tone fun, even when the life of innocent owls hangs in the balance.
My review:
Reading this again as an adult is weird. I know the story by heart, but it doesn't impact me as much as it did when I was a kid. I absolutely adored this as a child, but it doesn't hit as hard. That being said, the storytelling is solid, the characters are fun, and it's never boring. Sometimes the dialogue is awkward, and for some reason, all of these Floridians talk like they're middle-aged adults from the South. Other than that, it's pretty good, but it's not nearly as good as Flush or Scat.
Content warning: light cursing, bullying and harassment
Roy doesn't want to be here. He doesn't want to be heckled on the bus, and he really doesn't want to be in Florida at all--but when he spots a running boy from the school bus, everything changes. A pancake house construction, an overeager cop, a kick-butt soccer player, and a bunch of owls might not seem related--but they are, and it's incredible. This environmental mystery keeps the pace high and the tone fun, even when the life of innocent owls hangs in the balance.
My review:
Reading this again as an adult is weird. I know the story by heart, but it doesn't impact me as much as it did when I was a kid. I absolutely adored this as a child, but it doesn't hit as hard. That being said, the storytelling is solid, the characters are fun, and it's never boring. Sometimes the dialogue is awkward, and for some reason, all of these Floridians talk like they're middle-aged adults from the South. Other than that, it's pretty good, but it's not nearly as good as Flush or Scat.
Content warning: light cursing, bullying and harassment