Bruno Morais Morais itibaren Vișniovca, Moldova itibaren Vișniovca, Moldova

I always had lukewarm feelings for ol' Samantha. She was a little prissy. Actually, not true. My friend Erin was prissy, and she had the doll. I guess there's an unfair association there. I do remember that I learned the word "pine" (as in, "I pine for you") from the one where she hangs out in a cabin. Also, I was always pretty sure her aunt with the new-fangled ideas was having premarital relations with her boyfriend, which I thought was pretty cool.

I was severely disappointed with this book - the ocean offers so much rich potential for story telling, and instead we get a modern update of Hans Christian Andersen's melodramatic angst.