Still a bracing read
Tue, 2010-02-16 16:17
Hard to admit, but I guess anything set in the 90s is now a "period piece". No cell phones. Bay Area real estate prices from another age (or the future!!) But a good yarn is still a pretty good yarn. Characters you love to hate and hate to love. Finch has a way of infusing his fiction with the strong odor of truth.
Wed, 2010-02-17 10:01
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IT IS A GOOD YARN
I was exploring the site and figured I'd read a few pages and ended up reading the whole thing in two sittings. If it weren't online, I'd say Paradise Junction is "hard to put down." Yes it is a little dated, but the characters are still fresh.
Mon, 2010-02-22 15:01
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Actually rather timely
I'm not so sure Paradise Junction is dated, at least not the main characters. They're completely ruthless and materialistic. They tear through their money to support a lifestyle they can't afford. A veteran is lost, displaced out of the service. So what's changed?
