Swamp Story

I just finished reading Swamp Story, Dave Barry's latest comic novel. Barry is best known for the weekly humor column he wrote for the Miami Herald and which was syndicated all over the country. He retired several years ago, but still writes a very funny holiday gift guide and a year-end review each year. He also covers big events such as the Super Bowl, the Olympics, and the Republican and Democratic conventions, giving his very funny take on these newsworthy happenings. If the newspaper is paying his expenses, he is all in on covering it. Swamp Story is the latest of several comic novels he has written. It is kind of a wacky story, but I enjoyed reading it, although not as much as his previous novels. The reason for this - follow me closely here, as Barry likes to say - is that Swamp story takes place in a swamp. I much prefer his stories that take place in Miami and more well known parts of Florida. But, on the other hand, any Dave Barry novel is better than none. Pick up a copy at your local bookstore or library today.