Mr. Hiaasen — and probably only Mr. Hiaasen — could weave this into a book that’s still so funny. It was not an amusing story until Mr. Hiaasen had his way with it. Buck and his wife, Krystal, have two sons who are private equity managers, so “Bayou Brethren” has never mentioned them. Mr. Hiaasen calls him “a septic inspiration to impressionable mouth-breathers” like Blister, who becomes a flagrant racist and deadly menace. Buck’s agent isn’t sure whether it will help or hurt “Bayou Brethren” if Buck is jailed because he attacked a Muslim for no reason.

Source: New York Times September 04, 2016 21:22 UTC