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    In the Break
    In the Break
    In the Break
    Audiobook5 hours

    In the Break

    Written by Jack Lopez

    Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo

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    About this audiobook

    A championship surfer, Jack Lopez accurately depicts the art of surfing in this tale described as The Outsiders for a new age. In the Break tells the story of fifteen year-old Jamie and Juan, best friends who live and breathe surfing. They don't have a care in the world when they're out on the water. But when an argument between Jamie and his abusive step-father comes to blows, Jamie turns to the one person who can help. Together the two (plus Jamie's sister Amber) head for Mexico-surfboards stowed in the back.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateFeb 1, 2013
    ISBN9781470356194
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    • 4/5
      Rating: BI'm going to be honest, I picked this book up because Jack Lopez is a client of Nathan Bransford, a literary agent who runs this fantastic blog that I read every day. I wanted to get a flavor for what kinds of book he likes in the YA genre... what gets him to say "Yes," to a query and wanting to read more. I have to say I was surprised, I actually hated the beginning of the book, it totally dragged for me (and not just because it's about surfing... more about that later), but because I didn't find it to be very well written. The story line was essentially intriguing, but Lopez assumed we'd care about the conflict with Jamie and his stepdad, F. I didn't intrinsically care, which made for tough reading. I had to force myself to read the book early on, almost as an assignment to myself.Later in the book Lopez gets into the Jamie/F dynamic and it was really interesting, and I wished that that had been at the beginning to make me care about Jamie. Also, the Jamie/Juan dynamic is awesome (later in the book), fleshed out with stories about their shared childhood, and that should have been hinted at or brought out earlier (so I would have cared).In regard to the whole premise of using surfing as a plot device/motif, I have essentially zero knowledge of surfing, it's culture, etc., but Lopez did a really good job with that. He made me understand so I was in the tube with Juan, I was waiting in line for a set with him. I got it.The ending isn't at all what I wanted, but it was poignant and I literally had a lump in my throat while reading. None the less, Lopez gets a little heavy-handed with his descriptions and musings in the last 20 pages and I found myself skimming those parts to get at the real meat of what was happening and how Juan felt about it.My final critique is in regard to Lopez's actual word choice. He does this weird thing where he weaves together surfing lingo, cussing, laid back chatter, and then Prince George-era English. Seriously, he uses the word "for" as a replacement for "because" like he got paid on commission by the word "for." An example for you: "Lopez wrote awkward sentences, for he had a deep love of the word 'for.'" Weird. Just write "because." Seriously, every time he used it (which was a ton of instances) I felt like I was being stabbed, for it broke my heart that he ruined otherwise perfectly good prose.The book earned a B+ rating because the premise was good, the characters were strong, the ending was moving, but it wasn't executed as well as it could have been.
    • 4/5
      After Juan's best friend Jamie finally stands up to his stepfather and beats him up pretty good, they decide to skip town and head for Mexico with Jamie's sister Amber. A big swell is building on the coast and the surfing conditions are going to be amazing. But the excitement of being on a road trip and searching for the perfect wave is dampened by the circumstances that have them on the run. This book is great for surfers and Southern California teens, but I think a lot of people would enjoy it and identify with the characters.
    • 2/5
      Juan’s best friend Jamie beats up his step-father and Juan, Jamie and Jamie’s sister decide to flee to Mexico, catching the waves on the way.Has the unnecessary melodrama of a YA novel, but good writing and decent characters. The surfing stuff is pretty cool, and would probably appeal to teens. Oh-so-vaguely reminiscent of Y Tu Mama Tambien, but PG-13.