Flush by Carl Hiaasen-----Blog by Andrew Benson

The genre of this book was Realistic Fiction.

I chose this book because I had read a previous book by Carl Hiaasen and when I learned of a new book of his, I decided to read this one. Carl Hiaasen's books are usually pretty humorous and realistic. They all contain elements of something that you can picture in everyday life. This book initially drew me in when I saw the cover and could automatically tell from the cover illustration that this book had humor within it.

Noah Underwood's dad has just gone to prison for sinking the local gambling casino. This casino is placed on a large yacht belonging to a certain suspiciously greedy tycoon called Dusty Muleman. According to Noah's father, the ship had been dumping the casino boat's sewage tank into the bay in order to save any money they could.

One night, Noah's father, Paine, decided to take action and sink the casino boat in retaliation for the harmful and gross crimes Dusty Muleman was committing. But unfortunately, soon after the boat was sinked, Dusty managed to open the casino back up again, causing anger in the Underwood family. Following in his father's footsteps, Noah decides to take matters in his own hands and soon, with the help of his sister, Abbey, and a few not so glamorous sidekicks, embarks upon an adventure to catch Dusty in the act and put him out of business and in jail.

The title of the book comes from a passage in the story involving the last attempt at exposing Dusty Muleman for the culprit he was.

' When we told her our plan, she didn't laugh or make fun. She just lay there thinking.
"Well?" Abbey said impatiently.
Shelly levered herself upright, balancing the ice pack on her forehead. "This idea of yours is so whacked," she said, "it just might work."
"Does that mean you'll help us?"
"And all I gotta do is flush?" she asked. "That's it?"
"That's all you've got to do," I said. "Flush, and flush often." ' (pg.149)

1. How did you come up with this idea for a book?
I would ask this question because this book's plot, while realistic, is not normally thought of out of the top of your head.

2. Is there any special meaning to the location of the book (Florida Keys)?
This is one question I would ask because many books I have read, the setting usually has some sort of sentimental or special meaning to the author.

3. How come there has not been a sequel out since you wrote this book?
I wonder this because the ending of the book leads you to believe that there will be a sequel and yet it has been almost 4 years since Carl Hiaasen has come up with any new stories, even ones unrelated to Flush.