Last night about 3 a.m. I woke up thinking about the problems we are facing because of Trump, and sleep would not return. I got up and grabbed the new novel by Carol Hiaasen entitled Fever Beach. Hiaasen writes satirical novels about life in Florida, usually with an environmental theme, and Fever Beach is one of his best.
The book is populated with white supremacists who spell “holocaust” with a K, a congressman who bears a striking resemblance to Matt Gaetz, and a multi-millionaire couple who are starting a scam called “Wee Hammers” based on Habitat for Humanity, except little kids supposedly build the houses.
I read about 75 pages and was living in Hiassen’s Florida when I fell asleep. I’ve read that when you can’t fall asleep, get up, do something, take your mind off Trump. I recommend Hiassen. As a backup I have a text of European economic history. That usually takes only five to ten pages.
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