sheer determination

i wish i could say that i liked this as much as i liked the lovely bones.
i didn't.

the almost moon.
i started this the day before sweet pea was born. it was a quick pick up before i went to the hospital for some fetal monitoring. i knew i would be sitting there for over an hour....which was true. i recognized the author and was looking for something to pass the time. let's just say that i got through three-fourths of the book over six weeks ago. it was just stubbornness that made me finished the last part today. it was hanging over me that i had not finished this book.....and i only had about 50 pages left. i was about 30 pages into the book when i considered putting it down. while i think she is a good writer, i can't say i found her story all that gripping. she kills her mom, sleeps with her best friend's son, and considers killing herself. not where i am.... perhaps at a later time i might have found this as amazing as all the reviews did.


here is a great description: "think the living-room tragedy of long day's journey into night fused the sunny, surly, dark-funny domesticity of six feet under."

i think i missed the sunny parts of the novel.
but i finished.... and don't recommend.