Addie keeps talking about how he had all these dreams and was so athletic and now he’s having seizures and drooling, and it’s SO PAINFUL to watch knowing what he used to be. First off, Addie’s brother’s injury is played for pathos, and it’s not even his pathos-it’s Addie’s and the rest of the family’s. Okay, so here were my major issues with this book. Mother didn’t want her, kept her, exposed her to all sorts of horrible things, including a would-be stepfather who was also a would-be child molester.Īll very sad, but of course there’s the requisite moment where Addie (our narrator) realizes that maybe, Valerie’s life was not as glamorous as she thought!
Here, I’ll give you some convenient lists.Īddie’s family had the following problems:īrother got into a car accident at fifteen, sustained a traumatic brain injury, and was permanently disabled.Īddie had binge eating disorder and topped out at 350 pounds.įather didn’t want her, abdicated all responsibility for her. The book hinges on everyone having problems. Turns out that at their fifteenth reunion, Valerie ran over the guy who raped her during their school days, and then left him outside, naked and bleeding in the middle of a Chicago November. The plot, such as it is, is that Addie Downs opens her door one night and finds her best friend from high school standing there, covered in blood. I have gone to bat for her before, and I probably will again. Okay, guys, you know I love me some Jennifer Weiner. These are all run on sentences but represents clearly the ridiculousness of this story. This leads to more stupidity including police investigation w/ Jordan the fame divorced cop who falls asleep jerking off to children's show host who falls in love with formerly fat Addie, botched "bank robbery" where women actually withdraw money from Addie's account, a visit to the Florida Keys and Addie's being pregnant by her 50ish Indian boyfriend/swim partner who is actually married and never ever had any attentions of leaving his wife of 20 some odd years. Valerie seeks revenge on Dan at her High School Reunion making him strip down to take nude picture of him ( (really does this seem appropriate way to deal with someone who raped you it wasn't like a high school prank that some boy pulled on you by snapping your bra and stealing your panties from your gym locker) then almost kills him with her car. The storyline was beyond stupid, Addie fat girl odd ball loses weight reunites with former best friend Fox News Weather girl Valerie who abandoned her after Addie told her parents that Valerie was raped by Dan the Jock who everyone including Addie had a crush on. I just want to know what book these individuals read because it certainly wasn't this one.
This book was billed as heart-break betrayal, small town scandalous, funny, Thelma-Louise Style adventures.
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