by T.C. Boyle
Read my full review @ http://bit.ly/W2AytHMy opinion: San Miguel is a prime example of why I love being a book reviewer. I have been introduced to so many wonderful new authors that had I not been a reviewer, I would more than likely never have come across. Although, TC Boyle is a famous author, my ...
Two separate families' experiences on an island off the coast of California, each with aspects that drew my interest. However, I felt like I wanted to hear more about each story, and the segue between the time periods was not that smooth, so the time shift was a bit rough.
In the end I quite liked it. But it did take a while to warm to it — that didn't happen until about a quarter of the way through.I didn’t really appreciate until much further along that so much of it is based on historical events on the island of San Miguel, one of the Channel Islands across from S...