Bombay Beach NewsLocal news for Bombay Beach, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Land of outsiders- May 22, 2008 Of the many qualities to recommend Marisa Silver's novel 'The God of War,' one is the artful way it suggests the coexistence of love, longing and violence.http://www.topix.net/city/bombay-beach-ca/2008/05/land-of-outsiders?fromrss=1 Soulful story of boy's learning- May 19, 2008 "I could please Mrs. Poole just by following her rules. . . . At her house, I could reinvent myself as a boy who did things right." Simon & Schuster. 271 pp. $23 Reviewed by Frank Wilson At the very beginning of Marisa Silver's The God of War , Ares Ramirez, the narrator whose first name gives the novel its title, relates how "on a spring ... via Philly.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/bombay-beach-ca/2008/05/soulful-story-of-boys-learning?fromrss=1 'God of War' molds troubled boy's life- May 4, 2008 "The moment I held it I knew the power and sense of safety it bestowed on me would be hard to give up. ... I was now a boy who had a gun. It would be impossible to return to being the weak and helpless boy I had been." The God of War By Marisa Silver Simon & Schuster; 271 pages, $23 Quietly powerful and remarkably moving, "The God of War" is the story of a pivotal period in the life of Ares Ramirez, a 12-year-old boy living ... via SFGatehttp://www.topix.net/city/bombay-beach-ca/2008/05/god-of-war-molds-troubled-boys-life?from... |