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Sick Puppy
Sick Puppy | Carl Hiaasen
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When Palmer Stoat notices the black pickup truck following him on the highway, he fears his precious Range Rover is about to be carjacked. But Twilly Spree, the man tailing Stoat, has vengeance, not sport-utility vehicles, on his mind. Idealistic, independently wealthy and pathologically short-tempered, Twilly has dedicated himself to saving Florida's wilderness from runaway destruction. He favors unambiguous political statements -- such as torching Jet-Skis or blowing up banks -- that leave his human targets shaken but re-educated. After watching Stoat blithely dump a trail of fast-food litter out the window, Twilly decides to teach him a lesson. Thus, Stoat's prized Range Rover becomes home to a horde of hungry dung beetles. Which could have been the end to it had Twilly not discovered that Stoat is one of Florida's cockiest and most powerful political fixers, whose latest project is the "malling" of a pristine Gulf Coast island. Now the real Hiaasen-variety fun begins . . . Dognapping eco-terrorists, bogus big-time hunters, a Republicans-only hooker, an infamous ex-governor who's gone back to nature, thousands of singing toads and a Labrador retriever greater than the sum of his Labrador parts -- these are only some of the denizens of Carl Hiaasen's outrageously funny new novel. Brilliantly twisted entertainment wrapped around a powerful ecological plea, Sick Puppy gleefully lives up to its title and gives us Hiaasen at his riotous and muckraking best. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Carl Hiaasen's Bad Monkey.
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gossamerchild
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Finished this as we were cruising down the Florida Turnpike towards the Orlando airport 🤣🤣. This is Hiassen humor at its finest, imo. It's also fairly dated and contains language that reflects the age of the book.

Pretty hilarious.

SamAnne I read my first Hiassen on my Florida trip in December. Stormy Weather. Yes, dated. But really damn funny. I love his conservation ethic and admire his work to protect the Everglades. I will read more of him. 2y
gossamerchild @SamAnne I REALLY enjoyed his latest, 2y
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AlizaApp
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A Florida-set crime thriller filled with whack job environmentalists, sleazy politicians, eccentric criminals, and other assorted weirdos. A fun beach read!

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FaisalJ
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A lobbyist sweet talks a deal to convert a toad sanctuary into a residential building. His plans get thwarted by a 20yr old rich man child environmentalist. Things get complicated with the involvement of a hit man and a 60 year old tramp. 8/10

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FaisalJ
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Typical dogs! 😂 🐕 🐶

TheStoriedLife This book is one of my go-to books to reread when I really need to lower stress levels. Just thinking of Boodle makes me laugh! 3y
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youngreadrshelf
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You know you‘ve raised readers when your son sees your book on the coffee table, asks what it‘s about, and then says he wants it when you‘re done! 😍

BarbaraTheBibliophage 👊🏻👊🏻 6y
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youngreadrshelf
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Another day of driving and now to relax. #MountTBR

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Mollyanna
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@Avanders I‘m sorry! Your #coffeebeanbookclub book will be headed your way Monday. I‘ve been dealing with a sick dog, including a 2 am visit to the Emergency Vet for possible surgery (which she didn‘t need thank goodness). She is starting to mend, but I don‘t want to leave her alone yet. Again, I am so sorry. I‘ll overnight it, so you should have by Tuesday.

wanderinglynn Poor puppers! Hope she feels better soon! ❤️🐶 7y
hermyknee ♥️♥️♥️ 7y
TrishB Awww - hope she‘s feeling better soon ❤️ 7y
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Mollyanna @wanderinglynn @hermyknee @TrishB Thank you. She is slowly on the mend. 7y
JoScho The emergency vet in the middle of the night is so stressful. Sending well wishes for that sweet baby to feel better ❤️ 7y
AmyG Hope she is well soon. 7y
Bostonmomx2 Poor baby. Hope all is well very soon. 7y
cobwebmoth Hope she's feeling better soon. 7y
tracey38 I hope she feels better soon. Having sick pets is so hard. 7y
Mollyanna @JoScho Yes it is. Thankfully they weren‘t busy and were able get her in right away and confirm that surgery wasn‘t required. Just bland diet and rest. 7y
Mollyanna @AmyG @Bostonmomx2 @cobwebmoth @tracey38 Thank you all for your well wishes. She is slowly on the mend. 7y
JoScho I use to make my dog chicken and rice every week ❤️ 7y
Mollyanna @JoScho That‘s about all that‘s been cooked in my kitchen over the last couple of days. The things we do for our fur babies. ❤️🐶. 7y
Swe_Eva Poor doggo, hope she‘s back to normal soon. 💜 7y
RaimeyGallant Happy to hear no surgery is needed. :) 7y
Mollyanna @LT_eva Thank you. She‘s slowly getting there. 7y
Mollyanna @RaimeyGallant Thank you. Me too. That was quite the relief. 7y
ElleSkel Poor thing! ♥️ 7y
Avanders Oh so sorry about the doggy 😥 absolutely no worries re the package... we've been in crazy town out here .. Please don't pay to send it Express --it'll be plenty of time when it gets here! speaking of which, I now have a new address. 😳 If you want to email me, I'll give it to you ☺️ Leathy18 at gmail. 💖💖🐶💖💖 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks Glad she didn‘t need surgery. I hope her recovery is a quick one. 7y
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blondie
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Oliver is just too cute!
#DogsOfLitsy

JoScho Love him 💖 7y
TommieMarie74 He is the cutest little guy!! 😍 7y
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readordierachel Adorable! 7y
laurieluna So tiny!! 😍 7y
BookNerd9906 ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
WiseGirl13 Aww!! He's so cute!!! 7y
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Suelizbeth
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Anyone else have this 4 to 6 week creeping crud? So. Sick. Of. Coughing. Also, no voice. Nope. None. I wish I could sleep, but I just cough. It‘s not even fun to read. Maybe when I start my long vacation this Thursday things will look up and I‘ll get some reading in. *sigh* *cough*

Redwritinghood I hope you can finally shake it soon! 7y
Tamra 😣 No fun. Get better soon! 7y
cobwebmoth Hope you feel better soon! 7y
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DuckOfDoom Hope it will be better soon!! 7y
claffy_reads The night coughing is the worst. I hope you feel better soon! Tea with honey usually helps me a little, tea with bourbon helps a little more 😉☕ 7y
BarbaraBB Get well soon 🙏🍀 7y
Betty Have you tried Vicks on the bottom of your feet? With socks on so you don't slip on the floor. And sleeping in a recliner? And the doctor? Hope you get better fast 7y
LDuffN I had something like that in the Spring. It lasted about a month for me. 7y
BookwormAHN Hope you feel better 💜 7y
Lcsmcat Feel better! 7y
Thalii Feel better 7y
JulAnna Hope you feel better soon! 7y
Cinfhen Feel better...sorry you aren‘t feeling well 7y
BookwormM Get well soon 7y
Dragon Hope you beat this nasty 🤢 bug soon! Take care of yourself! 💐 7y
Eggs Poor baby 7y
Jas16 Hope you feel better soon 7y
LeahBergen That sucks! Feel better soon. ❤️ 7y
Suelizbeth @Redwritinghood @Tamra @cobwebmoth @BookishMarginalia @DuckOfDoom @callielafleur @BarbaraBB @Betty @LDuffN @BookwormAHN @Lcsmcat @Thalii @JulAnna @Cinfhen @BookwormM @Dragon @Eggs @Jas16 @LeahBergen Thanks for the well wishes and the advice. Vicks on the bottom of my feet. I‘d not heard of that one. Tea with bourbon might work. Doctor says it‘s viral and will eventually go away. Oh joy. 7y
TricksyTails Ugh so sorry you're feeling so terrible. Wishing you a speedy recovery! Take care. 💜🤗 7y
Suelizbeth @TricksyTails Thank you. 🙃 7y
JessClark78 I just had something like that. I was sick most of October and still have a lingering cough. Hope you feel better soon. 🌸 7y
Suelizbeth @JessClark78 Thanks. It sucks to be sick over the holidays. 😻 7y
hgrimes Everyone at my work is sick with that Thing. I‘m the last one standing. I need a bubble. Sounds awful. I hope you feel better soon! 7y
Suelizbeth @hgrimes Thanks and I hope you don‘t get it. 🤧 7y
stacybmartin Feel better soon!! 💜 7y
Suelizbeth @stacybmartin Thanks. ❤️ 7y
DGRachel 😔 I hope you feel better soon! 7y
Suelizbeth @DGRachel Thank you. 📚❤️ 7y
Eggs If you can read without discomfort, take heart in the silver lining 💕 7y
Suelizbeth @Eggs I‘m trying to get there. It would make me happy. 😄 7y
batsy Hope you feel better soon! 7y
Suelizbeth @batsy Thanks! 7y
moranadatter Oh no! I hope you feel better soon! 7y
Suelizbeth @moranadatter Thank you. 😻 7y
Bookladylinda I hope you feel better soon! 7y
Suelizbeth @Bookladylinda Thank you, so much. 😁 7y
EllieDottie Feel better soon!! 7y
Suelizbeth @EllieDottie Thanks. 😻 7y
AmandaL Oh no, I hope you feel better soon. 7y
MonicaLoves2Read Hope you get to feeling better soon 😷 7y
Suelizbeth @AmandaL Thank you! 💕 7y
Suelizbeth @Monica5 Thank you, so much! 😁 7y
Updrifting My hubby and I are also recovering from the never-ending cold. 🤒 7y
Suelizbeth @Updrifting I hope you start to feel better soon. I think I‘m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, lol. 7y
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KirstieE
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So Littens, I thought I'd let you know I'm booked In for surgery tomorrow morning. I'm okay , but I need to get quite a big lump removed from my breast. Its not cancerous , but breast cancer does run in my family.

I'm not going to lie, I'm really scared, but I know I'll be okay! This is my recovery bundle , so I'm all set 🙋🏻

BUT please gals, constantly check yourself !! 🎗

Natasha.C.Barnes Sending lots of love and good vibes your way, darling. I hope you get out of the hospital soon so you can get some good sleep--surgery just takes it out of you! ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Samwise_Gamgee Good luck ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
TheBookAddict Wishing you the best. 💕💕💕 7y
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Michelle_mck I‘m on 6 monthly scans, genetic mutation and had a couple of benign lumps removed, feel your pain bur better to have it done and be kind to yourself 💕💕💕 are you in Australia too? 7y
Texreader Best wishes for tomorrow! 💖💖💖 7y
GondorGirl Take care of yourself! ❤ 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Hoping everything goes smoothly and your recovery includes plenty of reading time. ❤️❤️ 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks Wishing the best for you! 💕 7y
cobwebmoth Sending good thoughts and hugs! 7y
Palimpsest Best wishes to you! 7y
LiteraryinPA Wishing you smooth sailing tomorrow and a restful recovery. 💚 7y
TheRiehlDeal Wishing you a speedy recovery! ♥️ House by the way. 7y
EllieDottie Sending prayers your way! Wishing you a speedy recovery! 7y
GypsyKat I‘m so sorry to hear this! Sending you positive thoughts and prayers! Keep us posted on how you‘re doing! 💗💗💗 7y
Bookzombie Hope everything goes smoothly. Sending you lots of positive thoughts and hugs. 7y
megt Best wishes for tomorrow and a speedy recovery! 💕 7y
April2 Hope everything goes well & you have a speedy recovery! 💗 7y
Kalalalatja Hope everything goes well! 🤞🤞 7y
KirstieE @Michelle_mck I now have to go for 6 monthly checks as well , I still have small ones in my breasts as well. And yes, I'm in Australia too x 7y
Michelle_mck Keep looking after yourself - the checks make me feel better - hope it does for you too x 7y
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Captivatedbybooks
Sick Puppy | Carl Hiaasen

Saturday's are my readathon days because i dont absolutely nothing most of the time but lounge around watching SVU reruns and reading. Im sick today 🤧🤒 and cant concentrate on anything! Maybe this is a good time to try an audiobook!

Cinfhen Feel better!!! 7y
ValerieAndBooks Feel better soon! Seems like a lot of this stuff is going around right now. 7y
LeeRHarry Hope you feel better soon! 7y
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Captivatedbybooks @Cinfhen @LeeRHarry @ValerieAndBooks thank you and yes i thought it was just allergies at first. My co-worker said her hubby was feeling a little under too 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I hope you feel better soon!!! 7y
Karen Sorry you feel lousy. I hope you feel better soon! 7y
cobwebmoth Feel better soon! 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Aww. Audio helps me when I can't concentrate. Feel better soon! 7y
LeahBergen Blah. Feel better soon! 7y
EvieBee Hope you feel better! Definitely recommend audio. Maybe try something on Libby from your library, like a cozy mystery or thriller! 7y
DivineDiana Sending wishes for a quick recovery. ❤️ 7y
Jess7 Feel better soon! 7y
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NovelGirl82
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I'm still sick, and definitely not feeling it, but I'm back at work today. I think the pups are having sympathy draginess. #scoutandclete #boxersoflitsy

laurieluna Hope you feel better soon! 7y
Tanzy13 🐶🐶 7y
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Lea
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This is my April #bookclub pick. It's a quick and easy read that's exciting environmental rogue justice. You don't need to read it in the series order, they make sense out of order or as stand alones.