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Steel Valley: Coming of Age in the Ohio Valley in the 1960s
by Jerry Madden
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
STEEL VALLEY
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π»ππ·πΎππΆπ·ππ: When I got the email asking if Iβd like to read this book I jumped at the chance. I weirdly believe I was supposed to have lived in the 60sβ¦ past life maybe? But anytime I see anything with a 60s slant (book, movie, doc) Iβm there for it. Jerry Maddenβs novel takes lots of inspiration from his own life in the Valley in Ohio in the 60s. It is CHOCK full of historical tidbits and anyone who is from the area will drown in nostalgia. (Iβm that way with books from New Orleans.. I know that street!) So, historical fictionβ¦ sure. But at its heart itβs a love story. A Romeo and Juliet story of two young people who can never seem to find each other at the right time. But also, a love story to life in simpler times and Ohio. And a witness to history as it changed in the most important years of these peopleβs lives.
πΊThank you to @booksforwardpr for including me on the tour for this book and to @jerr.ymadden for my #gifted copy.
πΉππππ’ πΌπππππ
Out now
π»ππ·πΎππΆπ·ππ: When I got the email asking if Iβd like to read this book I jumped at the chance. I weirdly believe I was supposed to have lived in the 60sβ¦ past life maybe? But anytime I see anything with a 60s slant (book, movie, doc) Iβm there for it. Jerry Maddenβs novel takes lots of inspiration from his own life in the Valley in Ohio in the 60s. It is CHOCK full of historical tidbits and anyone who is from the area will drown in nostalgia. (Iβm that way with books from New Orleans.. I know that street!) So, historical fictionβ¦ sure. But at its heart itβs a love story. A Romeo and Juliet story of two young people who can never seem to find each other at the right time. But also, a love story to life in simpler times and Ohio. And a witness to history as it changed in the most important years of these peopleβs lives.
πΊThank you to @booksforwardpr for including me on the tour for this book and to @jerr.ymadden for my #gifted copy.