Genre: Fiction
Pages: Paper
Publisher: Vintage
Reviewer: Virginia Armstrong
JAGS: 6
Life is not what Carrie Bell had imagined. At twenty-three she had yet to act on her
life. Graduating from college, she still
continued to work at the University library where she had participated in the
work study-program while in attendance.
Then there was Mike Mayer, her high school sweetheart. They had been together for eight years. The mystery was now gone from their
relationship. Everything was so
predictable and boring.
Now, she seemed to be at a crossroad, uncertain of what path
her life should take. Should she stay or
should she go? She knew that Mike had
become aware that something was wrong.
That perhaps there time together was coming to an end. Still, they never discussed it. Instead, Carrie trudged through her days, her
thoughts elsewhere, as Mike worriedly hung on.
Before Carrie can decide how to remedy her dilemma, Mike has
an accident which leaves him paralyzed.
Her entire circle of family and friends expect her to be there for him,
yet she wants nothing more than to bolt out the door. Now, she faces even more
difficulties. If she decides to break it
off, everyone will think it’s because of Mike’s injury. That’s she’s weak-or worse, a coward.
The Dive from Clausen’s Pier makes the reader ponder what
they would do in a similar situation, yet the answers can only lie within the
complexities of a real situation, with so much more knowledge of each of the
characters. I thought the story was compelling, deep-seated with feeling yet a
bit drawn-out and boring. The writing was done very well, the characters and
places true to life, yet it moved along ever so slowly.
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