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Basket Case
Basket Case
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Jack Tagger is a frustrated journalist. His outspoken views have relegated him to the obituary page, with his byline never again to disgrace the front page. But Jack has stumbled across a whale of a story that might just resurrect his career... — Basket Case is an absolute delight from first page to the last and spells out a hilariously hard-won ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780330490184
ISBN-10: 0330490184
Publication Date: 2/7/2003
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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tashajean avatar reviewed Basket Case on + 146 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great humorous look at life and crime in Southern FL. As always, a memorable cast of characters!
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Great read. Entertaining. Moves right along. Great cast of characters keeps you hoping that the good guys win.
coach avatar reviewed Basket Case on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I enjoyed it very much and ordered a couple of more of his books. A former investigative reporter is demoted to the obituary page and then becomes embroiled in a murder mystery. Really interesting and funny sidebits about the newspaper business and good twist and turns along the way. It is particularly funny about associating things that happen with the deaths of famous persons.
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Helpful Score: 1
Living in Florida, working at a theme park, Carl's work hits home for me. I love his humor, a little trashy in all the right places, definitely "R" rated. Great departure..
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Great escapist Hiaasen novel. Fun. Light.
Kittysan avatar reviewed Basket Case on + 9 more book reviews
Enjoyed an insider's view of the newspaper biz and the morbid sense of humor of anti-hero Jack Tagger. A quick read with lots of twists and dead-on observations of the seedy side of life in the music industry.
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My first read of Hiaasen, which I didn't think I'd like, turned out to be a pretty good one! Now I can't wait to read more of his books.
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One of the best so far. Great humor, great story, great characters.
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Good read. Can't go wrong with dead rock stars and frozen iguanas.
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This was the first book by Carl Hiaasen that I've read and I enjoyed it so much that I read it cover to cover in one sitting! It moves quickly, the characters are believable, and the story had a good mix of suspense, drama, action, and humor. I look forward to reading more from this author!


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