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I was fortunate that I started this book right before a long day of travel, which allowed me to read most of it in one sitting. I found the evolution of Cinnamon, the protagonist, from child to adult compelling because of the many occasions of self-sabotage along the way. The straight and narrow holds no appeal for adolescent Cinnamon, leading to a narrative fraught with tension. Particularly evocative are the scenes involving drug use, esp. meth. Waters' descriptions, while never gratuitous or
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Gritty subject matter made transcendant, luminous, with Waters' lyrical prose. And it's amazing how much you care about protagonist Cinnamon Monday, a young recovering meth addict in California's wine country. She is sometimes hopeful, sometimes detached, flawed, real, and doing her best. This is a real gem.
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Learned a lot about drug abuse and the California wine industry. Loved the unexpected ending. Great first novel for Ms. Waters.
Disclaimer: I'm friends with the author.
That being said, this is a pretty great first novel. There's an old saying in writing circles that the secret to writing a good book is to create a likable character, than stick them up in a tree and throw rocks at 'em.
Cinnamon Monday, the protagonist, has had many rocks thrown at her in her young life. Her parents are disasters, her grand-parents are evil. She perseveres, helped in part by a devotion to the classics of Western Literature. So, if enjoy l ...more
That being said, this is a pretty great first novel. There's an old saying in writing circles that the secret to writing a good book is to create a likable character, than stick them up in a tree and throw rocks at 'em.
Cinnamon Monday, the protagonist, has had many rocks thrown at her in her young life. Her parents are disasters, her grand-parents are evil. She perseveres, helped in part by a devotion to the classics of Western Literature. So, if enjoy l ...more
Nov 25, 2012
Sabrina Olteanu
marked it as to-read
