I do enjoy historical fiction because the genre makes the past fun and easier to relate to. We know what the famous people were doing, but what about the shlubs like the rest of us? How different is the life of the common folk throughout the ages, really?
Hollywood Sinners, like the Journey song, Don't Stop Believing, is about a small town girl living in a lonely world, but this babe doesn't have a nickel to catch the train to anywhere. What Karin does have is a thumb and the great certainty that she has what it takes to be a star. All she needs is to get to California and be discovered.
Follow her adventures as she rises from the dirt ruts in the roads left by Okie trucks to the gutter on her quest to fame and nylon stockings! With a know-it-all like Mama Gravy there to advise her (and enlighten us to a bit of history the books keep hidden), how can she go wrong? This girl's got a mouth and she ain't afraid to use it, not even against gangsters or their mama!
What I loved best about Hollywood Sinners, was Peter Joseph Swanson's use of dialogue to keep the story moving. I felt like I was the butterfly on the wall watching and hearing the characters' interactions and conversations. Language so captures the era and I enjoy the spin on English each generation takes it on.
If you're looking for something fast-paced with a touch of noir, I would recommend Hollywood Sinners, but be careful. It might make you think and you just may learn something. It is a book well enjoyed with a bowl of spaghetti.
This review was made possible by the imaginations and generosity of Jean and Peter, and those nameless judges who gave their time to make the contest happen.
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Isn't that kippy?
(and you'll want to read it again, most do)
Blessings and best wishes - S.
and I must say, I too, enjoy the word "kippy" - it's a word that isnt used much anymore -
lol@the response to donna's comment! ah ~ smiling ~j
This is a most enjoyable book, thanks for the fun review! =~>
"It is a book well enjoyed with a bowl of spaghetti."
That's because, as someone who works in a library, I should know better than to eat while reading (splashing -uh- spaghetti and other sauces on the pages as we go)....But I don't "know better."
Anyway - how lucky Peter is to have you for a reviewer. Brava & bravo.