I thought Phoebe had recommended this to me - but Bonny said her girls had to read it for school - so I guess she mentioned it and somehow I remembered the title and ordered it on Kindle. It was sometimes gripping - oftentimes not - it's part of a series - and I don't think I will read the others - the summaries were sufficient!
Enough said I guess! I think teens would enjoy it though.
I decided to quit buying so much on Kindle, so I went to the library - and decided to try an Anne Tyler I hadn't read. That's tough - I often bring one home, start to read it, and realize I've already read it! I need to keep better track!
It is early Anne Tyler - her third published novel - so many of the reviews focused on how much better her later work is. But other reviewers talked about how basic it was - how it captured family and motherhood and parenting and love and daily life.
One quote was very touching - I will paraphrase it - it talked about how small Pamela's life really was, but Elizabeth - the main character really - pointed out that she got up every day and dressed up and even pulled her tummy in!
That's what I like about Anne Tyler - the ordinaryness of it all - and how she paints such a great picture of it.
Another reviewer admires the fact that she never seems to pass judgment. I hadn't thought of that before - but she doesn't really - you have to make up your own mind.
That may be a plus!
