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Mardios Beach
Vintage paperback reprint. Fiction.
Mass Market Paperback
First published March 17, 1955
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Oakley Hall
42 books95 followersOakley Hall also wrote under the nom de plume of O.M. Hall and Jason Manor.
Oakley Maxwell Hall was an American novelist. He was born in San Diego, California, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and served in the Marines during World War II. Some of his mysteries were published under the pen names "O.M. Hall" and "Jason Manor." Hall received his Master of Fine Arts in English from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.
Oakley Maxwell Hall was an American novelist. He was born in San Diego, California, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and served in the Marines during World War II. Some of his mysteries were published under the pen names "O.M. Hall" and "Jason Manor." Hall received his Master of Fine Arts in English from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.
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October 17, 2022
Lots of symbolism. Lots of Christ figures and themes. But in the end the result of Godless life. Just dissolution. James Dean could have played Keith for sure. This has some Steinbeck-ian undertones too. The characters are hard to like. It almost seems like Rod Sterling should be near by. These are difficult themes. I never thought of stopping reading, but...
August 30, 2023
Really interesting to read from a historical perspective, but very dated.
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