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Welcome To Paradise, Now Go To Hell: A True Story Of Violence, Corruption, And The Soul Of Surfing (2013)

by Chas Smith(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0062202529 (ISBN13: 9780062202529)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

It Books

review 1: I found this book to be vapid and totally self-serving. Sure, there are a few interesting anecdotes about the surf industry and the inhabitants of the North Shore, but mostly this book is about CHAS SMITH, who, frankly, is not even remotely interesting. I lost count of how many times he mentioned his "pink button down", skinny jeans and red Vans. Also, he would like the reader to know that he is cool enough to throw loose shakas, that he once dislocated his arm 4 or 5 times in one night of passion with "his lady" (hurk) and you will be reminded repeatedly that he has an "addiction to destruction". Smith writes with almost laughable admiration about the local thugs who dish out slaps and chokes to those who violate their code of ethics, while trash-talking the actual sur... morefers who just don't care about "fashion" as much as Smith himself does. It's a shame he can't see past his own reflection; with the access he had to the North Shore during peak surf season, he could have written a really fantastic book. This isn't it.
review 2: The first few chapters I was like what the hell does this have to do with surfing? Then it kicked in real hard, and by the time it was about the ocean the battlefield undertone analogies all made sense. This is a riveting read an introspect few would kill for and most would die for. Chas Smith goes behind enemy lines to deliver an account of the gripping realities of dreams shattered into reefs and Hawaiian fists alike. This should be a mandatory read for any surfer deemed "core"... less

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