Last Days of the Late, Great State of California [Paperback]

Curt Gentry (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 401 pages
• Publisher: Comstock Book Distributors (June 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089174021X
• ISBN-13: 978-0891740216
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,679,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Historical / Fiction of the State of California, June 6, 2000

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Laurie D Sales (Clovis, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Days of the Late, Great State of California (Paperback)

The fisrt three quarters of the book is a historical insight to the State of California and what makes it so special and unique. It offers a look into the Reagan political era. The remainder of the book is a "what if". What if California didn't exist?

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars breathtaking in humor and scope, April 4, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Last Days of the Late, Great State of California (Paperback)

Gentry's novel is the account of the events surrounding California's cataclysmic slide into the Pacific Ocean in the 1970s. In pseudo-documentary style, the daily lives of individuals among the multitude are sketched in brief vignettes that give the flavor of California living in the Seventies. Cultists, topless waitresses, Ronald Reagan and enviromentalists are depicted with an affectionate touch. Humor and pathos are mixed in generous parts as the disaster unfolds. I would recommend this book for anyone who ever laughed at the nuts out west while secretly wishing to be one

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 30yr memory!, May 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Last Days of the Late, Great State of California (Paperback)

I read this book in the early 70's and loved it! I found it funny, tragic and obviously, memorable. I've thought about it often and am now trying to find a copy to re-read. I'd like to see if it is as good as my memory thinks it was and if it is as good, share it with some California "Johnny come lately" friends!