Even if you don’t “remember” the 1970s, you’ve probably heard it was a time of great change. On this edition of THe Weekly Reader, we review two new books – a novel and a biography – about a tumultuous decade in American culture: Lake Effect, by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, and Judy Blume: A Life, by Mark Oppenheimer.
Remember The Seventies: "Lake Effect" by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney and "Judy Blume: A Life" by Mark Oppenheimer
D'Aprix Sweeney: Ecco (l); Oppenheimer: G. P. Putnam's Sons (r)