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Spin
, March 23, 2014
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This book, published in 1956, was a sensation at the time, and I never read it, thinking it probably had very little to offer. My daughter had it and I picked it up and was amazed at how well written it was and how interesting the characters were. The author uses a kind of scene approach where a landscape is described and someone walks into the scene and then you learn all about that person. There is a kind of "Greek chorus" in the form of 4 old men who sit on a bench outside the court house on main street, reminiscing and commenting on everything and moves the story along and gives you background. It is rather tame by today's standards. I enjoyed it.
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