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Published: June 27, 2010
Words: 22748 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook description
Miles has a weird job carrying old men around a pool at a water park, but never mind: He's lined himself up for a summer of working in the sun, drinking with his friends, and hitting on his good looking co-workers. When Auburn actually takes Miles seriously, a real, live relationship grows out of those lazy months. And something very real and very alive grows out of that relationship.Adult-content rating:
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troubled relationships, summer job, water park, fingernails, alien baby, swimming poolAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
P. H. Madore
on Feb. 20, 2011 :
A heroic first.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Tricia Lagae
on July 27, 2010 :
Fast-paced, highly original, well-written, and very fun to read. I recommend The Pool to anyone seeking a strange spin on a summer love story!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Nolan Myers
on July 22, 2010 :
Great book - clever, entertaining, and suspenseful. Well written and fun!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Fat Josh
on July 21, 2010 :
(no rating)
This is a compelling if disquieting read. Really a cleverly done piece of work.
Using a strong tone, thick characterization, and clarity of setting that people tend to call "literary fiction," the very short novel or very long story uses a plot that's, what? a blend of sci-fi and horror, I guess, to capture what goes on in a romantic relationship.
It's really tough to categorize this story because of the way it's written and the actual plot it follows, but in the end, like most things worth reading/listening to/watching, it's basically a love story.
A pretty grim and haunting one. Heartily recommended.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Tesspionage
on July 20, 2010 :
Fascinating and satisfying. Great twists and very vivid.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
The Advocate
on July 14, 2010 :
Creepy and captivating - I love where this story took me - albeit a bit unsettling at times - I ended up in a place I did not expect to be when I started the read. I was thinking about Miles and Auburn and ... that other guy ... for days after I finished it.
(reviewed the day of purchase)
Review by:
linda deetjen
on July 07, 2010 :
A read that seems familiar if you go back to your many summer jobs and then becomes strange and then stranger in a very organic way. It is in the end a fun and romantic story that goes amok..be ready for motherly love to an extreme..not for the timid.
(reviewed the day of purchase)