"Gidget" by Frederick Kohner (review)

"Gidget" by Frederick Kohner (review):

What sold me on this book was two things: 1) I loved the TV show but never knew it was a book first; 2) one reviewer called it a west coast “Catcher in the Rye.” I admit, the second point had me most curious – that’s a pretty heady statement. Thing is, I’d say it’s basically true.

To be clear, the east coast drear and dark-near-suicidal vibe of “Catcher” is replaced by surf and sun, and the protagonists are opposite sexes, but in terms of world view, I t...