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    Katherine's list

    in Past Book Logs

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    I picked this up because I collect Palos Verdes memorabelia. Where I was engrossed in the read, I found the timeline fuzzy. I was there in the mid 60's - the early 80's and the author never pinpointed when the story took place, only leaving vague suggestions. Not that that's a huge issue, just that Marineland closed and in the book it was open and her characters were using slang from the 80s - long after Marineland had closed.

     

    Aside from that kind of detail, I enjoyed being in Palos Verdes again. I lived there when the fires broke out, during red tides, and a variety of other community experiences, so revisiting was cool.

     

    At its core, this is a story of neglect. How a family disitegrates. What happens when people are neglected and they choose to do things that ultimately kill them or their relationships. It's a downer.

     

    But I read it from cover to cover.

     

    I know nothing of surfing and that thread of the story was interesting. I'd never, in all my years of school, seen girls be the mean they were to Medina - and that was 30 years ago....so, I had a problem with that.

     

    I also thought her portrayal of the people in PV was a little over the top. Not ALL PV folks can be nicely swept into her bias of rich snobs.

     

    I felt for the family, the choices, the decay, the death of their unit. Sad.

     

    I hope for more literature with Palos Verdes as a character that is positive and beautiful, like the place.

    Sex in Books

    in General Book Discussions

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    I don't care for sex in books. I don't write it, either. I can't justify contributing the the addiction of pornography.

     

    Pornography: ( as defined by Websters Dictionary )

    1 : the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement

    2 : material (as books or a photograph) that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement

    3 : the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction

    Katherine's list

    in Past Book Logs

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    This book came highly recommended by someone ( an author ) whose opinion I respect. The writing WAS beautiful. The story was interesting and engaged me until the end. I was sure all of the horror and gore would come to a redeeming close. Some reason, some profound insight. Something memorable. More than just the twisted weirdness of the creepy monsters. Something the magnificent writing would culminate into an "ahhhh" moment, sealing the reading experience into something satisfying.

     

    No.

     

    The grotesqueness was there for...what? Grotesqueness? To make us squeamish? Not leave the reader with nightmares because the monsters were so outlandishly out there, there was no way they could cling to your subconscious and give the reader bad dreams. So, that wasn't the upshot.

     

    What was the upshot?

     

    Still wondering.

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