Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 11/21/2013 + 1191 more book reviews

I thought this book was great - full of humor, love, passion, sex, and a satirization of life in a small Wyoming town in 1963. The protagonist of the story is 13-year old Sam Callahan who is forced by his grandfather to move to Wyoming from South Carolina with his more than promiscuous mother. While there, he meets and befriends Maurey in school, a girl who is anxious to find out the mysteries of sex. Well, they find out all right and soon Maurey ends up pregnant! The novel is full of interesting characters, including Sam's mother, Lydia who does not know for sure who Sam's father is. There is also Hank, a local Blackfoot Indian who falls for Lydia, Maurey's mother Annabel who has an affair with the high school coach and ends up in a mental ward, and her father Buddy, who cannot accept Maurey's pregnancy. Overall, a high recommendation for this one if you are not easily offended. It does get pretty graphic. This is the first of a trilogy about GroVant, Wyoming. I will be looking forward to reading the remaining books. There was also a movie made of Skipped Parts that I will be on the lookout for.

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