Another Day in Paradise [Import] [Paperback]

Eddie Little (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Vintage; New Ed edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099768313
• ISBN-13: 978-0099768319
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,568,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not every person's typical day in paradise, January 9, 2002

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Janice M. Hansen (California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Another Day in Paradise (Paperback)

There are certain books you can pass along to friends and loved ones with high marks, and, then, there are books you give very high marks to, but choose not to pass them along.

Your aunt Maude would probably not understand this fantastic novel at all. Your mother would wonder why the hell you loved it so much. You would feel frustrated to defend your preferences, and, so, it may be easier to keep it in your bookcase and only offer it, if at all, to persons evaluated to be of the nature to appreciate a literary genius.

This is potent material. As a nurse working in emergency medicine and in forensics, I search for an understanding of such pathology. Aside from a gripping novel, I can not escape the impact of such revelations by the author. He opened more than his soul to expose this kind of wound on paper.

If you want to understand addiction, read this novel.
If you want to know what to expect when you are completely addicted to your drug of choice, go to page 226, paragraph 11. There, in full blown absolute reality, is the truth. Only someone intimate with the issue could tell it straight. Eddie spent some very difficult nights and days in order to elucidate the hell he went through. The gift for all users is to be good enough to translate the truth into words that the most unyielding addict will pay attention to.
In an extraordinary novel, Eddie has done just that.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very surprised., November 29, 2005

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RVJ (Fort Lewis, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Another Day in Paradise (Paperback)

When I first heard the premise for this book I thought it would be garbage. The idea of a fourteen year old running with hard criminals seemed ridiculous to me, but I really enjoyed this book. I liked it so much I got the sequel (steel toes) immediately after I finished it. This book really hit me in some hard way, it was disturbing at times, and filled with such pain that it could only be written by someone who has seen hard life. Look past the insignificant details, like the kids age and get lost in this one. It's one of those books that has changed me a little, and it might do the same for you. I hope Eddie Little gives us some more reading sometime soon.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A teen's initiation into the world of crime..., June 15, 2000

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D. Ross "http://directorblue.blogspot.com" (USA) - See all my reviews
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...hooking up with an experienced burglar and his girlfriend (both of whom have significant substance-abuse problems), Bobbie endures a roller-coaster ride of joy and pain, with each peak more pronounced than the next. One gets the sense that this is an autobiographical glimpse at the life of Eddie Little. Regardless, it is a brilliantly executed time capsule which snapshots a troubled youth's charged foray into adulthood.

Tremendous work... highest recommendation.