Diane Josefowicz
Author of Ready, Set, Oh
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L’Air du Temps (1985) 2 copies
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L’Air du Temps (1985) by Diane Josefowicz
A murder in a small town rattles Zinnia Zompa’s world. Her parent’s marriage falls apart. She is thirteen, growing up and experiencing adolescence, which is the central theme of the book: growing up in a world of change.
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06nwingert | Mar 23, 2024 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
While I liked the description of the book I couldn't get into the read. I kept thinking we were missing depth when it came to the characters. I felt like I understood the parents rather than the college students because there seemed to be more depth on their feelings than for the younger generation.
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Mooose | 10 other reviews | Jan 1, 2023 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
Diane Josefowicz captured the period of the late 60s/early 70s well. This most visible in the character of Primrose, caught so young in a life of marriage and motherhood in a time being replaced by freedom and youthful energy. Tino, also faced with parenthood compounded by the ever-present nightmare of Vietnam, struggles with this new era unfolding as he tries to find where he fits in. I thought the parents were also well portrayed, their expectations for Tino and Primrose and one generation’s disgust and misunderstanding of a younger’s values and actions spot on for the time. I had a lesser connection with the whole Lupo Light/McKee/UFO inclusion confusing and rather silly to me. Given that I was in college during this period, I found Josefowicz’s novel interesting and well researched.… (more)
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bayleaf | 10 other reviews | Oct 21, 2022 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
Set in Providence RI, this is a novel about three young college students in the 1960’s trying to figure out who they are and who they want to be. The Vietnam war plays a part in their decision making.
The novel is well-written and the characters well drawn. But there were parts that didn’t seem relevant, such as philosophical discussions about UFO’s. I found the pace of the book really slowed down then.Having lived as a young adult in the sixties, I think the author does a good job of describing the era. I think anyone interested in the time period as experienced by young adults would enjoy this book.… (more)
The novel is well-written and the characters well drawn. But there were parts that didn’t seem relevant, such as philosophical discussions about UFO’s. I found the pace of the book really slowed down then.Having lived as a young adult in the sixties, I think the author does a good job of describing the era. I think anyone interested in the time period as experienced by young adults would enjoy this book.… (more)
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Oregonreader | 10 other reviews | Oct 19, 2022 | Statistics
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