{"id":598,"date":"2026-07-12T13:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/?p=598"},"modified":"2026-07-12T13:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:32:08","slug":"squeeze-me-by-carl-hiaasen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/squeeze-me-by-carl-hiaasen\/","title":{"rendered":"Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Squeeze Me is a satirical novel set in South Florida. It is also a murder mystery with bouts of humor and and full of humor and edgy dialogue. At times it is raucous and absurd. At other times it has scathing political satire. The characters are interesting and the story moves along well. It is entertaining, light in thematic content, but strong in social commentary. Above all, it is a lot of fun to read.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Mockingbird sometimes found it hard to believe this was the same man she\u2019d married; he looked like a different person now\u2014as if someone had put a fire hose up his ass and inflated him with meringue.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nRecommended on these terms \u2013 4.1 out of 5 stars<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A855428677&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"PRH Audio\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/penguin-audio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PRH Audio<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen, read by Scott Brick\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/penguin-audio\/squeeze-me-by-carl-hiaasen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen, read by Scott Brick<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squeeze Me is a satirical novel set in South Florida. 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