Matt+C's+Book+Review


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Surfing, it’s not only a sport, but it is a passion, lifestyle, love, hobby, and more. In Ventura, there are many surfers, and many great surf sports. This is the reason I chose the book **__Riding High__** a novel by John McLean. I found this to be a great novel, with many exciting parts to it!

I loved how the reader would keep me hooked to the book. Although the first couple pages were slow, the rest of the book definitely made up for that. I loved how descriptive the author was about everything. It almost made you feel like you were actually there. While the author was describing surfing, it almost felt like you were there, inside the wave. He gave you the sight of inside a wave, the feeling, the thoughts, the smell; everything! This book even raised my interest because I am a surfer and I can relate to everything that he describes. But, this book is not only about surfing; it goes into to lifestyle and freedom of a surfer. It describes how close surfers are to nature and how they get away from all the pollution, technology, and modern day stuff. It brings you back to the good old’ days when you are out there, just the waves and you. There is no other stress, girlfriends, limits, laws; it’s a hobby that can get you away from the rest of the chaotic world.