Candy B. (candieb) reviewed on 1/30/2009 + 239 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I am not really sure if I liked this book or not. It seems obvious to me that this man still puts his mother up on a pedestal, but I have little more than disdain for her. Everything seems to be a constant joke and reason for high drama, I kept waiting for him to say what he really thought. This woman may not have been physically abusive, but she was so many other things.

And there was SO MUCH about his mother. What about him? What about his life? Was he always in the shadow of her? I've been told I can read more into a book than is really there, am I just imaging this?

Sigh, I dunno... unless you are a hardcore memoir reader, I might tell you to skip this one. I was a bit disappointed and felt it wasn't the whole story. Not that there's anything "wrong" with that, but I want to know why and I want it to add up. This one? Didn't.

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