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Big Trouble by Dave Barry

You all know that I try to match the books I bring on trips with where I’m traveling - and this week we took a long weekend down to Key Largo. I was thinking of my favorite books on South Florida and even though it’s not quite a book based in the Keys, I thought of Dave Barry’s hilarious novel, Big Trouble. Yes, Carl Hiaasen’s got the South Florida goofy mystery/thriller genre on lockdown, but I loved Big Trouble when I read it a long time ago and wanted to check it out again.

We’ve got hit men, high school pranks, mistaken identity, a rich schmuck, a burnt out ad executive, cops, car chases, sarcasm, jokes, wordplay and somehow Barry keeps the tension up while landing the plane at the end, tying a string of seemingly unrelated stories together with humor and heart.

Rereading this book was like rewatching one of my favorite comedies. And it turns out the book actually was turned into a movie a while back with Tim Allen, Dennis Farina, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Johnny Knoxville and more… Haven’t seen it but gonna check it out. If you’re looking for a clever read that’ll make you laugh and keep you entertained, try Big Trouble.

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We’re staying at a hotel that has an awesome library in the lobby. Never seen books organized like this. Watch:

Also, we went fishing and, uh, let’s just say I’m not winning an angler trophy any time soon. I did coin a new phrase though:

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