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Jeanne M.
, July 09, 2015
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If you were an adolescent in the 1960s/70s you will most likely find yourself reliving your past as you read this book. Alternating between 1968-72 and the present, it follows a group of friends in Berkeley into middle age. It's about friendship (and betrayal) and how we change (and don't change) as we grow into adulthood. But mostly it's a love story that will resonate deeply with anyone whose heart was captured by another in their youth. Tarloff perfectly renders the zeitgeist of the late 60s/early 70s and of the present-day Bay Area. People familiar with Berkeley will find the book particularly delicious. Superbly written, it's funny and heartbreaking, clever and tender. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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