Feb 6, 2011
Flush
by Carl Hiaasen
His kid books are so great, it kind of makes me wonder what his adult books are like. And I think that whoever does his covers does a great job. The covers are simple, humorous and strongly hint to the content of the book. I love the colorfulness and the simple graphics. The adult book covers have similar characteristics (especially the typeface of his name), but they lack the strong, simplistic graphics that I really appreciate in his kid books.
Hoot was pretty enjoyable and I feel like Hiaasen has kind of found himself a formula. Boy learns of some wrong doing to the environment and becomes the hero in small ways by saving the environment from some ridiculous bad guy. I do think at times the books and the protagonists are a little too righteous and perfect. The good guy is always good and the bad guy is always bad. But I guess for 9-12 year olds, that kind of black and white contrast might be necessary.