I have been authorized to giveaway 1 copy of Cloyne Court to giveaway. 1 winner will be chosen randomly This will be open internationally. (US winner gets a paperback and international winner gets e-book) Just leave a comment with a valid e-mail address. The giveaway will run from until 12/4. Good Luck!
Author: Dodie KataguePublisher: Three Clover Press
Date of publication: December 2009
The Real Animal House: In 1946, the "real" all male "Animal House" was born when Cloyne Court become a student co-op. In the 50 & 60s, the "beasts" waged war with the Berkeley Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, an athletically-oriented fraternity. That feud ended when Cloyne's archenemies moved across campus. However, the real story begins when Cloyne Court went co-ed in 1972 with the arrival of sixty-two women. Katague's sexy, reveal-all creative memoir takes place in the late 70s, soon after the women moved in. All it takes is one kiss to transform animals into horny princes.
I have to admit, the synopsis intrigued me. While the author did live at Cloyne Court in the late 70s, this is more of a creative memoir. I would recommend visiting the author's website to read his Q&A about the book. Very interesting stuff. That said, I must say the my college years were extremely boring compared to Dereks' experience. All through the book, I had to wonder when the students studied and it is a miracle that any of them actually graduated with all of the antics going on. Overall, I liked the story. I'm just not sure I liked Derek all that much. Some of the choices that he makes in this book didn't sit well with me. I thought that he should have been able to make better choices given his upbringing and not chalked everything up to immaturity. The book is well written and I see a bright future for the author.
About the Author:
Dodie Katague lived
at Cloyne Court from 1977-79, while attending the University of California,
Berkeley.
He is an attorney and lives with his wife and family in Walnut Creek,
California.
Dodie's Website.
3 comments:
Count me in on this one for an e book. Thank you!
Margaret
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I'm glad you enjoyed the story. My college days in the early 80's were much tamer as well.
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