Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hoot
Book Review: I'm Glad my son gave me a Hoot!
Summary: 5 Stars
The reviews are numerous on this tale, but I'll add my brief thoughts.
My 12 year old son read the novel first and he thoroughly enjoyed the novel. Then he asked me to read it. I have to say at first I was skeptical, but I value Carl Hiaasen commitment to the environmental efforts in Florida. Development along our coastal shores has often been allowed to flourish without restraints, allowing degradation of our already fragile ecology.
Hiaasen in his own small way is trying to preserve that wonderful state of Florida for future generations of people and of course the owl. So, to honor my son's request and Hiaasen's nature role, I read it over the course of the next two days.
Overall, I thought the novel was an excellent read, of course not on an adult level but it still kept my interest as I followed Roy, the boy from Montana as he discovers the vast beauty of Florida and also the invasion of those nasty developers. No need at this point to recap the story again. It's a super book for young adults and worthy of your attention.
Book Review: If you're a fan of fantasy epics, skip Hoot
Summary: 2 Stars
Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen, takes place in Florida, probably in the 21st century. It follows the story of Roy Eberhardt, a new kid from Montana, as he tries to unravel the story of the "running boy," the protector of the burrowing owls. The burrowing owls will be heartlessly slaughtered if the running boy fails to stop Mother Paula's Pancake House from building a restaurant over their dens. To help protect the owls the running boy does things like putting alligators in the construction site traveling johnnies and removing the seats from the earth movers.
Overall this book was, in my opinion, a flop. Not only did it lack an intricate story that was challenging to read, but I didn't like the way it showed teens in average everyday life. If I want to know the habits of teens I can just look around me. Also, I found grammatical errors aplenty, as well as places elaboration of the story could have been made. For example, the book doesn't say what Mullet Fingers did after he escaped from juvenile detention. I'll admit I don't like realistic fiction, but for other reasons I didn't really like the book Hoot.
Book Review: Jacob's book review
Summary: 3 Stars
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen is about five characters (Roy, Mullet Finger, Beatrice, officer Delinko, and Curly), one group of animals (the owls), and one pancake house (Mother Paula's) fighting over an area of land and trying to save the owls. Roy tries to find out the right thing to do. Mullet Finger tries to help a group of owls. Beatrice tries to help Mullet Finger. Officer Delinko tries to solve the pancake house case. Curly tries not to get fired.
This book is worth reading for several reasons. It tells about certain animals. Also it tells about right and wrong. It also shows many legal things. Finally, it shows that a little devotion goes a long way. Nine to fourteen year olds would like this book because it is funny and somewhat easier to read since it's in third narration.
Book Review: L@@k its Hoot
Summary: 4 Stars
Roy Eberhardt is a new kid from Montana who moved to Florida. One day Roy was getting beat up on the bus by a bully named Dana Matherson. Dana slammed his head against the window and Roy notices a boy running really fast with no shoes on. After building a friendship with Beatrice Leep an athletic soccer player from school, together they help the running boy, Mullet Fingers, Beatrice's step-brother. He vandalizes the future Mother Paula's pancake house ground site because he wants to save the protected Burrowing owls that live in the ground. Officer Delinko is trying to stop Mullet Fingers from doing the vandalism, but he does not know who it is. Will Roy, Beatrice, and Mullet Fingers out smart the cop and save the owls?
I think Hoot is a great book for people looking for adventure. This book keeps you on the edge of your chair, but make sure you don't fall off. Hoot teaches you about the environment and friendship.
-Andrew
Book Review: My 10 year old son really enjoyed this book . . .
Summary: 3 Stars
. . . and he is not an avid reader. He turns his nose up to almost everything we suggest for him to read - or he gets through a chapter or two before quitting. Until Hoot, the only books he showed an interest in were the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. But he zipped through this book, and said he really liked it. He now wants to rent the movie, so it must've really had an effect on him.