#27, 2006

Finally got around to reading this (bookring! Ack!) book, after letting it lounge on my shelf way too long (Sorry, K!). Once I picked it up, though, there was no turning back. My attention was grabbed on the first page, and I read through this in less than 24 hours. I really enjoyed reading it. Wow, talk about a trip down memory lane in a lot of ways. The author really captured what it was like being a kid in the 1970s, right down to the playground rhymes we used to recite. (Although I sang about sliding down a "rainbow;" her version with the "razor blade" was rather disturbing). Of course, the book is supposed to be disturbing - it's about a time period when social mores were starting to change, but a lot of people's underlying attitudes hadn't quite caught up. There are also a lot of naked rear ends in the story. :)

I did find myself somewhat disappointed by the ending - well, maybe disappointed isn't the right word. Part of me wanted more of the story, and part of me would have liked a few things to resolve themselves in different ways. But that doesn't really take away much from my overall enjoyment. This really was a great book - thanks, Midwinter! ( )