Review: A perfect snapshot into 1962
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2012
Brown does a great job of taking the reader to 1962 in her book Bombshells. Period details serve as the stage for the characters to play out their personal dramas. It's a coming of age tale of Melanie and Birdie, but also an adult drama. Set during the Cuban missile buildup, the story contrasts the personal crises with the international crisis. Very well written, very engaging.I was a teen during the Cuban missile crisis and remember the terror and tension of the time. It's comically depicted in the film Matinee, which I also recommend. Like the film, Bombshells relives that time in our history, but on a more serious note.Matinee