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Deep Water

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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.

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.

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.

No need to compare Date to Carl-Hiaasen anymore. Date has come into his own with Deep Water. The book is non-stop fun. Date is up to form with his ability create those zanny characters and put them in situations which keep you laughing. This novel is one of the best to read in the new year.

Mr. Date continues his winning streak of topical and biting satire. Another great work and as good as the equally excellent "Speed Week" and "Smokeout." I don't laugh out loud at many books but Date's ability to find the absurd and hilarious in surpising situations makes for a very enjoyable read. Highly recommended.

I picked up this book at National Airport before a cross-country flight, after having seen the good review just that morning in the Washington Post. It's a great, funny read -- more like Double Whammy or Tourist Season, less like Skin Tight -- that was a perfect diversion for the long hours at 30,000 feet.

Mr. Date has done it again!! His wit and desert dry sense of humor shine through once again. I read Mr. Date's books because they are good plain fun. Shirish has captured the flavor of the Florida scene in his novels. Since there seems to be a neverending supply of characters and stupidity in Florida, I expect more from Mr. Date in the future.

I love Carl Hiaasen and Tim Dorsey's novels and had expected a lot from S.V. Date. What makes Hiaasen and Dorsey so good is that they can take the absurd real news stories and turn them into believable thrillers. Date is a very good writer buts to often resorts to tricks to resolve problems. When reading good fiction, the reader needs to suspend belief and become engrossed in the story. Date has created a tale that is so unbelieveable, with so many co-incidences to get his characters out of trouble, that I lost my belief factor and interest.

I have't read Hiassen so I can't compare as some other reviews have done, but I found this book to be totally funny. The plot and its various turns *were* unbelievable, but the subtle and overt jokes are so funny. I guess I didn't expect something real...and the storyline is so quick that you don't spend a lot of time needing to believe it. Date's humor and satire is right on. Very entertaining!!

Deep Water is sophisticated, sarcastic and unrelentingly funny.
Here's a refreshingly twisted take on Disney, corporate profits and the incredible naivete of a population all too eager to bask in the pixie dust.
It moves. It's got a healthy dose of romance and action. And, for Floridians, it's a caustic reminder of the staggering impact of the sweetheart pairing of entertainment industry and media hype. After Speed Week, Smokeout and Final Orbit, I expected nothing less.