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Review: The dissolution of his parent's marriage is the opening act of Jeff Goodell's book, Sunnyvale. His mother appears to have grown weary of being married, and she not only divorces Jeff's father, she begins a job at the fledgling Apple computer company. This sets a chain reaction in motion, Father is gone, just a melencholy bystander in his children's lives. Jeff, starts to work at Apple, but not possessing the soul of a true geek,(and lacking the vision to realize how huge Apple will become) he leaves for adventure in Lake Tahoe. His brother Jerry floats around hoping to break into the world of rock and roll, until snagged by sex and alcohol. Youngest child, Jill, is sometimes overlooked in all the "new lives" being established, and defends herself with anger and despair. This is a chronicle of their lives in the 70's and 80's. Increased divorce rates, women in the work force, latchkey children, redefined male roles,the introduction of the cyber age, the decreased importance on human performance, drugs, sex and rock and roll. Behind the sunny promise of happiness and prosparity in the name Sunnyvale, lies a melencholy tale of a family unraveling and never completely mending. Jeff Goodell is unflinching in his telling, and heartbreaking in his confusion and honesty.
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