Rockaway Beach by Jill Eisenstadt
Rockaway Beach

Jill Eisenstadt

Rockaway Beach

Jill Eisenstadt with Leonardo Taiuti (Translator)

214 pages first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
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Description

Set in Rockaway, New York, and following a year in the lives of high school graduates and summer lifeguards Timmy, Chowderhead, Peg, and Alexandra, this novel depicts the cynicism, casual violence, and ritualized recklessness of unshockable youths

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Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
funny 100%
reflective 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.16

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