The Nakeds

I enjoyed the writing, the author's sensibility, the sense of time (the 70s) and place, and the references to Long Beach since she's a local author. (She's done readings at my kids' school of her children's book Abigail Iris!) But when I finished it I was left with a "That's it?" After the big event......more

From a review I wrote for the Miami Herald: "Glatt is also the author of two collections of poetry, and her sense of timing might be attributed to this skill set, which is not colored by lyrical descriptions but by precise and cinematic details that give The Nakeds its authentic feel. Time either ho......more

| Selalu suka dengan karakter anak (remaja) "orang luar" sana. Karena teringat seorang penulis yang menurutku najong pernah menyatakan bahwa pembaca enggak mencari kenyataan pada buku fiksi, maka kemungkinan besar karakter, dialog, maupun tindakan-tindakan tokoh Hannah dalam novel ini enggak merepre......more

This one starts a little slow, but it gets interesting with its flawed characters and strange twists and turns of life. There are lots of topics addressed, and even the characters who act in questionable ways have some redeeming qualities. It's not exactly a page-turner, but it held my interest.......more

A story of brokenness that follows the lives of Hannah, a small girl seriously injured in a hit-and-run, and Martin, the man who hit her. Martin I thought was especially interesting, as society tends to demonize someone like him.......more