Helpful Score: 2
I was not a big fan of the author's writing style in this book. As a memoir, I expected the writing to be a bit more straightforward, but oftentimes I had to reread passages several times to understand their meaning. By about page 60 or so I debated not finishing, as i was bored with the book, but I plowed on, and really wished I had stopped when I did. In a nutshell, it really seemed like the author beat the same point home, the same hurt, the same betrayal, over and over for 277 pages. For instance, when the author writes about her years at Princeton, the only things she mentions are the times she sees or speaks to family, her job, and her personal activities...nothing to do with school or personal growth at all. There did not appear to be any coming to terms with her upbringing at the end.
I doubt I will read anything else form this author, as I was rather disappointed in this book.
I doubt I will read anything else form this author, as I was rather disappointed in this book.
Helpful Score: 1
I have to agree with the other reviewer...I almost quit reading but plowed on because it's really such a short book I figured I may as well. It seems as if the author was more interested in showing off her wordiness and literary imagery and shocking with vulgarities than telling the interesting story of her life. At the end, when I closed the book all I could think was, "What a load of claptrap. Get over it and grow up."
