Flush by Carl Hiaasen

Title: Flush

Author: Carl Hiaasen

Format: Paperback

Pages: 295

Publisher: Corgi

Date Published: 1^st June 2006

GoodReads Synopsis:

On Father's Day, Noah visits his dad at the local jail. Dad is a feisty environmentalist with a short fuse. Convinced that the Coral Queen was dumping raw sewage into the harbour, he decided to take matters in his own hands. He sank the floating casino (at least temporarily), but ended up in the hoosegow. Noah knows that his dad was right about the sewage, even if his corrective method was a little over the top. To clean the slate and the harbour, he drafts a motley crew of friends to get the goods on the illegal dumpers.

 

My Review:
Okay, I’m going to start by saying I did not like this book. I though the first 200 or so pages were good but then it started going downhill for me. I got bored with the story and wondering where this was going. It kept repeating basically the same kind of scene. They try to frame Dusty and end up being caught and running away and that was repeated like three times.

I liked the characters of Noah and Abbey especially the latter. I though they were amusing and interesting kids. The plot was good and I loved the location the book was set in.

I’m going to admit that I didn’t actually finish this book! I stopped from about 50 pages before the end. The book for me had dried up and I just couldn’t force myself to keep going so I don’t actually know how the book ends.

Overall from what I read the book was mediocre. I’d recommend this book to anyone who is interested in nature, the environment, stopping pollution etc.

Rating: 2.5/5

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