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Title: Looking back from 1999 this book seems unsophisticated.
Review: This was the first Michener I read and it almost kept me from continuing. The characters are typical stereotypes of 60's and 70's adolescents. Reading in 1999, the plot line seemed obvious and the characters a bore. The adolescent arrogance and assumption that all is new in the 60's was laughable and boring -- and the fact that they are indulged by the adults makes it worse. The illicit drug plotline shows little innovation. Maybe it was innovative when first published prior to the lessons/publications of the late 70s, 80s and 90s. But now it seems to be only an artifact of a forgotten time. It is not timeless but very dependent on the time period it was published within. I'm glad that I read Hawaii or a I would have missed out on an excellent writer.
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