My interest in this book came from two sources: this New York Times review (Pieces for the Left Hand is on my reading list as well), and the fact that J. Robert Lennon was one of BigRed’s college writing instructors. He read Castle a couple months ago; I hope he’ll comment. Read more »
Let me preface this by saying that I’m only halfway through, but I strongly recommend Lewis Robinson’s Water Dogs, especially as a summer/beach read. I’ve seen it reviewed a couple different places, so you may have already heard off it. At any rate, Water Dogs is a quick read – not taxing but not fluff, either. Of particular interest is that it takes place during winter in Maine, so it has a psychological cooling effect you may enjoy if you’re getting record high temperatures as we are. Following State by State, I would say that Robinson accurately captures Maine – or, given my zero actual minutes spent in Maine, my concept thereof. Give it a try! (And if you do, let me know what you think!)
