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Cloyne Court [Paperback]

Dodie Katague
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Book Description

December 8, 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.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Three Clover Press (December 8, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0981955339
  • ISBN-13: 978-0981955339
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dodie Katague lived at Cloyne Court Coop from 1977-79 while he attended the University of California, Berkeley. he graduated in 1981 with a degree in Geography. He graduated from the University of California, Davis, King Hall School of Law in 1985. Since then, he is a prosecutor in Martinez, California.

Dodie is working on his second novel, "Rock Star Planet", a Young Adult science fiction adventure. He is waiting to retire to finish his third novel, "Devil Mountain DA", a fictional account of life in a dysfunctional district attorney's office.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy times at Berkely December 29, 2009
Format:Paperback
I read this during its development and told DK much of it sounded unbelievable. He confessed that he was actually toning down much of what really happened - probably to protect the innocent!

If you like the movie Animal House, and have any interest in the going-ons of College in the 70s, or Berkeley in particular, you're also going to love this book.

Get it, read it slowly, and enjoy!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had as much fun as Derek did in college February 15, 2010
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After reading Cloyne Court I realized how much fun I could have been having when I was instead working and doing homework! I graduated from a small liberal arts college that did not have student housing opportunities that the author did. I also realized that the generation above me did party and do naughty things, probably even more than I have so far. I guess I have some catching up to do.

One of the things that surprised me about this book is the amount of homophobia presented in the novel. I've grown up in an environment where people I think feel free to be "out" so it was scary to realize how closeted the men had to be just 30 years ago.

When I was done with the book, I remarked to my husband that I won't think about a plate of brownies again in the same way!

I recommend this book for anyone that has gone to college, or plans to go to college, or thought about going to college. Also for anyone who knows someone who went to college, because that buttoned up shirt wearing respectable man might have some stories to tell.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Read!!!!!!! April 12, 2010
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I found this book to be an AMAZING, page turning read. It is a coming of age novel set in the 1970's at CAL Berkeley, and therefore has the accompanying sex, drugs and rock and roll that one would expect, however the main character's story is a heart wrenching account of first love from a man's perspective. I would recommend this book to anyone mature enough to handle the strong sexual content. The only part I didn't like was the soothsayer lady at the beginning and end - I think she was too much. However, I would encourage anyone off-put by that part to continue on, since the rich story is very much worth it in the end and leaves you dreaming of college days, and thinking about taking a drive to Berkeley to see the real Cloyne Court.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic look at living in a student co-op
Derek Marston enrolled at the University of Calfornia Berkeley to get and education, he then moved into Cloyne Court Co-op to avoid a lengthy commute and because it was a cheap... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Heather Pearson
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Look Back At the '70's
In October 1976, Dodie Katague is a freshman at Berkeley University in California. This is the age of the hippie, free love, drugs, sex and rock 'n roll. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Sandra Kirkland
4.0 out of 5 stars Cloyne Court
Let's go back in time to the 1970's to UC Berkely in California. Cloyne Court, a co-ed student housing co-op, is the central location for much of this story. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Jasmyn A. Dieck
4.0 out of 5 stars This creative memoir has it all!
Upon receiving a message from a peculiar woman on a train, Derek moves into a co-ed college housing complex called "Cloyne Court" while attending UC Berkley. Read more
Published 18 months ago by RJDoesBooks
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting times
Talk about your life in an animal house. It is amazing how well you get a long with a group of guys when you are around them for a length of time. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Barbara Hightower
4.0 out of 5 stars Derek grows up.
Book Synopsis

In 1946, the "real" all male "Animal House" was born when Cloyne Court become a student co-op. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jackie Burris
5.0 out of 5 stars The American college experience has always fascinated me
American colleges have always fascinated me. University in Australia, in my experience at this age was very different. Australian campus' seem well, dull in comparison. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Simon Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read- little racey, but so were the times...
Cloyne Court is a glimpse into Berkeley Campus Life (sans classes) in late 1970's. The characters are well developed- and a little crazy- to say the least. Read more
Published 20 months ago by M
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine memoir and a read well worth considering
When you have two genders of college students close to each other, you're in for something interesting. Read more
Published on April 3, 2010 by Midwest Book Review
4.0 out of 5 stars A rite of passage
Billed as a kind of real-life `Animal House', this books is more of a nostalgic memoir-novel about living in an all-gender-and-orientation cooperative residential house in Berkley,... Read more
Published on February 24, 2010 by Celia Hayes
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