Two books about Florida, but Tim Dorsey gives us an entirely different view of the state in his latest Electric Barracuda (#54) than Karen Russell's lyrically beautiful, if offbeat glimpses in Swamplandia!. Both describe the isolation of the Everglades, the essential lawlessness of the place and the fringe elements of society that inhabit the area in and around the Everglades. But that's where the resemblance stops.
Dorsey's Serge A. Storms is at it again as he blogs about his Fugitive Tour of Florida with his sidekick Coleman. (Just how many cans of beer can Coleman stuff in his teddybear backpack along with all the other pills and pot he carries?) Of course the joke is on Serge because the authorities really are on his tail as he leapfrogs about the state. His nemesis Mahoney is two steps behind Serge as he leaves his trademark trail of inventively executed felons behind. Some surprising family twists and turns take this story to places I never saw coming. Highly entertaining!
I made a list with my husband of some of the out-of-the way places Serge mentions in his book as future destinations for day or weekend trips as we checked out locations on our Florida map and Triple A guidebook. Thanks for reminding me that we have so many more places to explore in our adopted state, Mr. Dorsey!
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