Reviews for Down the Shore: A Photo Tour of the Jersey Coast

The average rating for Down the Shore: A Photo Tour of the Jersey Coast based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-03-25 00:00:00 Matthew Brownstein Wonderful!

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-14 00:00:00 John Martinelli Simplistic and disjointed. Was really disappointed with how the book handled the overtly racist imagery on the facade of a north Seattle restaurant' it was pawned off as a case of the owner considering it a cute marketing gimmick to attract children. This sort of thing shouldn't be treated as a cutesy anecdote without censure. Why even tell this bit at all unless you're going to call out his ignorance? Is it part of the classically over-used "oh, he meant no harm" strategy? Because he did cause harm. Actively. I know local history tomes aren't always held to the highest standards, but the failure to acknowledge the gross grimness of racist caricature and trying to spin it lighthearted? I found it pretty offensive and it hampered my enjoyment of the rest of the book.