# Nature Girl

By Carl Hiaasen

Profile: https://hahafiction.com/books/nature-girl-7f90f1f3/

Honey Santana decides a rude telemarketer needs a lesson in manners, delivered during a trip through Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands. Her ex-husband and former boss follow, while their destination already shelters people with troubles of their own.

## What makes it funny?

When Honey threatens to disinherit her son if he becomes a telemarketer, Fry looks around their trailer and mourns his trust fund. His practical objections make a running obstacle to her righteous fury.

### The comedy at work

A dinner interruption grows into an elaborate wilderness expedition. Hiaasen crowds the island with pursuers whose private agendas keep interfering with Honey’s lesson.

### Try this if…

A revenge fantasy for anyone driven to distraction by a sales call, with family repartee and an increasingly crowded farce. Kirkus found the plot’s complications exhausting.

### Good to know

The opening includes workplace sexual assault, violent retaliation and corpse disposal. Profanity and a portrayal of mental illness also figure in the story.

## What to expect

- Genre: Crime & thriller
- Kind of humor: Banter · Dark comedy · Farce
- Format: Novel

## Sources & further reading

- Book information: [Edition and authorized excerpt](https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/nature-girl/excerpt)
- Author commentary: [Author](https://carlhiaasen.com/books/nature-girl)
- Review: [Kirkus review](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carl-hiaasen/nature-girl-2)