A review by wildmind1
The Salt Point by Paul Russell

4.0

I'll admit it. I was afraid to re-read this novel by one of my favorite authors, which I first read closer to the time in which it was set, at an age when the concerns of the characters were not unlike my own. I was afraid it wouldn't hold up. Aside from a few passages that seem like they're trying a little too hard to summon up a disaffected Less than Zero style and tone, this novel still works, moving and often tender, with believable characters and situations and some beautiful writing. An unexpected bonus? The musical references led me to throw together the perfect soundtrack for this book: The Psychedelic Furs, The Cure, Bowie. Depeche Mode, Bronski Beat, and, of course, The Smiths, always The Smiths.