I am 100 pages into it and I have to say, WOW. What a great story and for me it is so personal. I grew up on the Jersey Shore and spent most of my life there. I spent summer as Sandy hook Beaches and as a teen I frequented the Point Pleasant Boardwalk. By my 20's I spent a lot of time in Manasquan and had too many evenings I can't recall at Jenks. My family actually lived in Lakewood for a while, but moved out just before the Orthodox influx. When FPW mentioned "Arnold Ave", I laughed, there is comedy club on Arnold ave where i have performed many times.
My point is that this book has made the horror of the events in this book SO much more real because all those places in the book are like my home. I hope that everyone gets to have a personal experience like this with a book.
Thanks FPW!
"Fate has me highly skilled and loaded with talent."