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Summary: Just a wonderful change of pace.
Review: Mid-afternoon yesterday UPS brought me my latest Amazon order.
On top was Dr. Hall's "Hot Damn!"I devoured it in two sessions. These thirty-nine essays are insightful, poignant, thoughtful, humorous, heartfelt and a joy to read. The compositions are such a delight that I will now go back and savor a couple of them daily. Each one is most relatable on a multitude of levels. You do not have to be Floridian to enjoy these essays---but if you are, many strike a most responsive chord. Seldom do I stray from the mystery/thriller genre, but like "Seabiscuit," "Hot Damn!" reads like a novel. "The Hardy Boys" chapter alone is worth the price of admission. This is exhilerating writing that makes you feel good. Do not miss it. Hot Damn!
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Summary: Poet, Crime novelist and Essayest
Review: This man can write. He can write fiction and he can write about Florida. These 39 essays are the superb refections of an interesting mind at work, at play and once, afraid for someone he loves. If you remember and liked John Kennedy's statement about how close the chemistry of our blood is to sea water then you will love Hall's "We swim in the amniotic fluids of our earth, as we swam so long ago like blind fish in the womb." (From Touchy Feely)
I like his crime novels. But if you like Florida, particularly the Florida Keys, or evocative writing, or walking with an exceptionlly observant mind through interesting times, then you will appreciate this book of essays.
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