Deep Water [Paperback]

S. V. Date (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002

Acclaimed author S.V. Date dives into the mouse-eat-mouse underbelly of one Florida theme park.

"Pull up a beach chair and enjoy." (Orlando Sentinel)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Fast-paced, entertaining.... Pull up a beach chair and enjoy." -- Orlando Sentinel, October 14, 2001

"If the rodent has always seemed a bit sinister to you, Deep Water is as effective as a hungry cat." -- St. Petersburg Times, October 14, 2001

"Uproariously funny School-of-Carl-Hiaasen cautionary tale that delivers the one-two punch Mickey Mouse has been begging for." -- Kirkus Reviews, Aug. 15, 2001 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

S. V. Date has been a professional journalist for fifteen years, most of them in Florida, first for the Orlando Sentinel and then for The Palm Beach Post, where he is Tallahassee bureau chief. This is his fourth novel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Reprint edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042518692X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425186923
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,262,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hip, funny, and quick!, December 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Deep Water (Hardcover)

This book is a great send-up of Disney World--though of course it isn't called Disney World--and those weird, sanitized neighboring resort communities. S.V. Date's books are like Carl Hiaasen's. They're based in Florida, and they're fun to read and fast-paced. This book would also be a good gift for anyone who can appreciate poking fun at the corporate culture of Mickey Mouse. True, it's an easy target, but this book does it well.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need a Laugh? Buy this book!, March 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Deep Water (Hardcover)

Anyone with any knowledge of Disney and the world of corporate journalism will enjoy this book (except for the corporate executives of Disney and said media conglomerates). It's just as good as Smokeout, his excellent satire on the Florida legislature, which was also dead on target. Forget the comparison with Hiassen, who's also fun. This writer is more subtle, and his characters, while reflecting the peculiarities inherent to the groups he's skewering, are not made into total cartoons.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT Carl Hiaasen, February 26, 2002

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Bruce Badger (Bloomington, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Water (Hardcover)

This guy writes like he sat down to reproduce the Hiaasen formula, unfortunately without Carls' talent. It's not funny, it's not believable, it's not even interesting.

What a sad third rate imitator.