- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New Ed edition (12 Sep 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006171435
- ISBN-13: 978-0006171430
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 481,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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People came to Huntington Beach in search of the endless party, the ultimate high & the perfect wave. Ike Tucker came to look for his sister & for the men who may have murdered her. When he looked into the shadows he made some disturbing discoveries.'
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About the Author
Kem Nunn lives in Northern California and is the author of Pomona Queen, Tapping the Source, The Dogs of Winter and Tijuana Straits.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Possibly the best book I have ever read. The first surfing novel I have ever read. Amazingly true to life descriptions of the sport. I also liked the way it tackled other aspects of life in Huntington Beach apart from the surfing. A true eye-opener to the whole Californian surf culture.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I found this novel well written, carefully plotted and with good characterisation. It's basically a coming of age story which uses surfing and early 1980s californian slacker lifestyle to show the growth of the main character over the course of a summer. I liked the way it was difficult to gauge the level of threat implied behind the sinister goings on - for example, has ike's sister been murdered or has she just wondered off. You don't find out until near the end. I did, however, have two main problems with it: firstly, the novel has suffered slightly because it seems to be very much of its time (this is a problem you often get with fiction which is a few years old but set in the present) - i had to really think about what early 80s california must have been like - it seems to me with hindsight a kind of a dark hidden and not very well know period - after the beach boys era of californian surf but sort of pre- mtv/baywatch sanitised generation. I think because of this the novel has become more of an historical piece of literature than perhaps the author intended or could have forseen - with the advantage of historical hindsight it seems like it could only have been set in a few years in the early 80s. When you have this sort of situation with a novel which has been around for a few years you usually expect a foreword inserted by the author to give an historical perspective and i think this would help here. You definately can't read it as though it was written in 2003. Another problem with this novel (and through absolutely no fault of its own) is the influence its had on other writers - i can think of 3 or 4 novels which have really copied from it, for example, the Beach, and a lot of Bret Easton Ellis - especially Glamorama. I think this became more apparent toward the end of the novel and the conculsion felt a bit contrived because of this. Overall though a good read.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book a very absorbing read. The plot is well thought out and this keeps you gripped as you search for the answers. I was on a surf trip while reading it and found myself picking it up every spare moment I had even just to read the next couple of pages.
I agree with the coments from the other reviewer about the historical context of this novel and you should bear this in mind as you read, because the picture it paints of California at that time is very good.
Recommended
I agree with the coments from the other reviewer about the historical context of this novel and you should bear this in mind as you read, because the picture it paints of California at that time is very good.
Recommended
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tapping the source
wow i really dont read to often, but i totally enjoyed reading this book. i'm from the east coast and it gives a totally new perspective on the west coast. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2006 by Jason Mountz
Small town boy discovers surf, sex, drugs and something more
While a little depressing 'tapping the source' charts a teen ages search for his missing sister from the desert to a seedy surf town, and beyond the beach into the sea. Read more
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