Sting-Ray Afternoons

I'm a completely biased reviewer - Mr Rushin graduated from a southern suburban school in Minnesota the same year I graduated from a school about 30 miles south of his. So I know of all the Bloomington landmarks (the Met, the Southtown theater, the Holiday Inn) he discusses in the book, but I was at most of them around the same time he was.

Having said that, I don't think you had to have grown up in a Minneapolis suburb in the 70's to appreciate the book. It's smartly written, it's honest and it's heartfelt. I think it's relatively universal story, but I think it helps if you grew up in the 70's.

Highly recommended.