carolinadd0f

I was able to talk to the author last night (she called into our book club discussion)to clarify some questions we all had. It was great to get perspective and immediate feedback which made me like the book even more. It's brutally honest, gritty, funny, tender, uncomfortable and questionable throughout the read...although I found myself turning the pages wanting to read more and finishing the book. I can see how some people would not be amused by some things written but that's where the brutal honesty comes in....we've all felt these things at one time but have not been truthful enough to admit it...Diana Joseph does and that's what makes this book compelling. It's written very "out of the box" and not tied up with a ribbon at the end to make it all nice. This is a compilation of short essays within a book...pieces of her life primarily through her relationships with the men in her life. You would think she's defining herself through these relationships with these men but not true - just a lot of lessons learned (some she passes on to her son...or tries to). She keeps his anonymity by calling him "the boy" so his name is never mention which gives the feeling of disconnect. Some men have first & last names being called that throughout, other men have just first names mentioned to give a feeling a distance and closeness respectively. I found after the discussion with the author I was more understanding of her choices rather than critical so this was a very special treat to get the other side of what was not written.

2022-10-21 05:50