A simple book that will stir up some powerful emotions. Diamant writes about a little-known place just outside of Gloucester in Massachussetts, providing a fictionalized version of its gradual "death". Dogtown is now nothing more than boulders, woods and trails that provide evidence, here and there, of having been a place where a few weary souls lived hard-scrabble lives. The book delves into the lives of the last remaining occupants, revealing how they came to live in Dogtown, their struggles, losses, precious wins, and, ultimately, how they left. It's a wonderful novel with deeply complex characters that seem as real as your next-door neighbors. At turns frightening, tragic or poignant, "The Last Days of Dogtown" is a perfect choice for a book club read and this edition provides a reading group guide to help with discussions.
Highly recommend!
Highly recommend!
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