I’ve noticed a lot of
people complaining that this book isn’t going anywhere, however; I feel like
this book is going everywhere and that’s what makes it frusterating. This isn’t
your common problem and solving a problem type of story, which is good and bad.
The good thing is that it’s a real account of the time in which it is set in
but the bad part of it is that it is very repetitive and after a while it can
get annoying. Maybe I’m annoyed because it’s been a while with this book and
since it’s short extending it over so many months becomes more of a
disadvantage than an advantage.
In Ch 7 it is kind of evident that no one is really doing anything
productive with their lives. I completely forgot Bull even had kids (another
disadvantage of reading the book in such a spread out amount of time.) I found
the dream Sal had about Dean being faster than him quite interesting and I hope
he snaps out of following Dean around and makes a life of his own. I’ve been
saying that since the book started and now it’s gotten to the point that Sal is
literally third wheeling Dean and Marylou so bad it’s pretty pathetic on his
part. The fact that he is so un-phased with how sexual they are around him
shows that he has become so accustomed to living his life as a fly on the wall
for whatever Dean is doing. I also find some parts of what goes on very
unrealistic, I know it was a different era but I don’t think rubbing ice on two
naked men while road tripping cross-country is ever okay.
I realized how similar Sal and Marylou are during these two
chapters. They’re both extremely captivated and crazy about Dean. I used to
think Dean was pretty cool and charming but all he talks about are his crazy
sex/drugs days when he really hasn’t evolved that much. I wonder why he went to
prison and if that story will be elaborated more. Other than that I wish Sal
would leave Dean and Marylou and find something fun to do instead of watching
them have sex all the time.
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