Talk:Carl Hiaasen

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"It has been generally agreed that for newcomers to Hiaasen's bizarre world, Tourist Season is the best place to start."

Generally by whom? What makes it the "best place to start"? Paul Tracy

I don't know. The first of his books I read was Lucky You. Just remove that sentence, such recommendations are non-encyclopedic and POV anyway. Lupo 08:34, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)

I had read that in two different publications (some Guide to Crime Fiction) before I added that final sentence. One of those books—sorry but I forget their titles—actually had a "best book to start" section for each author. I had also been talking to booksellers as well as friends, who also agreed on Tourist Season.

However, the whole thing is still a recommendation and highly subjective, so you might consider removing it. Also, Hiaasen has written a number of novels in the meantime which I haven't read, so I couldn't possibly say if Skinny Dip would be a better place to start. |l'KF'l| 10:11, Sep 14, 2004 (UTC)

OK I've removed it. Paul Tracy

[edit] Merging Lucky You with Carl Hiaasen.

I feel that Lucky You (novel) does warrant its own article. It seems that novels are subjects for Wikipedia articles if they are of note. Alan Liefting 07:24, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

I do also, but the LY article naturally needs to be expanded. – Hattrem 12:33, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree with both comments. I have read nearly everything by Hiaasen, and Lucky You (novel) is just as good as the other novels that already have articles. It should be expanded rather than merged. Athena2006 19:27, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Other Florida-based crime fiction writers"

Huh? Why are Dave Barry and Elmore Leonard listed under this category? Barry is a humorist, not a crime-fiction writer, and Elmore Leonard has lived and worked in Michigan, not Florida. So I don't get it.

Myles Callum

Barry has written at least one comic mystery novel, Tricky Business, and I suspect Leonard is on the list because he has often written about Florida, travels there regularly, and, despite living in Michigan, is often described in the press as a "Florida crime writer". Whether or not those are sufficient reasons to keep them on the list is certainly open to debate. As is the question of whether this list even belongs on this page or, instead, should have a List page of its own.ShelfSkewed 18:38, 26 July 2006 (UTC)