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Steve
May 29, 2013 rated it it was ok
Fake. I guess there's some unintentional irony playing out when a book, poking savage fun at the cosmetic surgery business in phony and corrupt Florida, is itself a do-over of sorts. Hiaasen is a good writer, but one I've always felt owed, nearly everything, to Elmore Leonard. What gets him over the top, usually, is that he's a good student, and he adds his own outrage at what Florida has become. Skin Tight has the usual formula of ex-lawman, bizarre criminals, seedy but exotic landscape, and tw ...more
Julie
Jan 31, 2025 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This was a bonkers thrill ride Silly and a little dated, still a roaring good time.
Sera
Mar 22, 2008 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own, comedy
Not bad, but not as good as some of the other Hiaasen novels. I would read some of those first before this one.
Stacey Matson
Mar 31, 2008 rated it really liked it
Neil
Apr 18, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: crime, comic
Tuck
Jun 01, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Rosemary
Apr 16, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Mansir
Aug 15, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shannon Wallner
Jun 07, 2016 marked it as to-read
Sk888888
Sep 18, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: i-own-a-copy
Pam
Feb 22, 2019 added it
Suzanne
Dec 18, 2021 marked it as to-read