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by Kem Nunn (Author)
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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: No Exit Press; New edition edition (9 Jul 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1901982327
  • ISBN-13: 978-1901982329
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 129,562 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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People came to Huntington Beach in search of the endless party, the ultimate high and the perfect wave. Ike Tucker came to look for his sister and for the three men who may have murdered her. In that place of gilded surfers and sun-bleached blondes, Ike looked into the shadows and found parties that drifted towards pointless violence, joyless violations and highs you might never come down from…and a sea of old hatreds and dreams gone bad.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Surf Novel Classic!, 10 Sep 2003
By Mr. J. D. Mitchard (Bristol/Bath) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tapping the Source (Hardcover)
'Tapping the Source' is a classic surf novel, I'm not a surfer but this book could certainly encourage you to start. It's about a boy named 'Ike' living in some tin pot back town in the middle of nowhere who works real good with motorcycles. One day a guy turns up with a piece of paper telling him "these guys killed your sister" and then leaves. What happens next is along the lines of the film 'Point break' with Keanu Reeves - where 'Ike' has to infiltrate the surf dudes down at the beach, this includes taking drugs, shagging women and lots of fighting which is all very entertaining - oh and surfing. As by the title of the book you may guess that there's a 'free spirit' surf vibe running in the undercurrent where 'Ike' learns to embrace nature while riding waves and women. But without giving anything away too much - 'Tapping the source' has a more sinister meaning as well, ooohh. It's an easy read and nicely descriptive, (favourite line from the book) "Gray concrete ribbons unwinding too fast in the early light". I'm surprised it hasn't been made into a film?! Ike travels around alot in the book - up and down the coast - in and out of consciousness, so the imagery never really stops. You might find the ending a bit disappointing hence 4 stars. I'd definitely read some more by this author on the strength of this book. Nice one Kem Nunn!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars coming of age novel, 20 Jan 2003
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Unmissable., 12 Sep 2000
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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.
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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
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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. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars 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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