An Ocean in Iowa

This was a fun read because I live in the city in which it takes place and most of the places mentioned are real. It also took place in the time I grew up, so all the television shows were familiar.

Scotty Ocean turns seven. His mother leaves him and his two older sisters. Scotty tries various ways to get his mother to return to the family. Some are funny and some are embarrassing. If you are interested in a humorous book about a young boy growing up in Iowa, I would suggest The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. This is a laugh out loud that takes place in Des Moines.

this was fine. a story about a rough year in an otherwise normal white middle class kid's life in the 60s. scotty is 7 and his mom is an alcoholic and his dad goes into rages and they're getting divorced. so it's a year where he doesn't behave as well as his older sisters did or as he usually would and it's a year where he grows up. nothing spectacular but it's good enough and a very quick read.

the writers voice was so adorable but the story left much to be desired.

Hmmm. It was ok. The images of seven-year-old life brought me back, tho! VERY dry humor. I didn't really laugh.

Interesting characters but no plot whatsoever.

I never connected with the main character.

7 year old boy in 1969 midwestern suburb

5.02