I’ve been reading a lot of psychological thrillers lately, and wanted something a bit lighter for a change. This book looked and sounded intriguing, so I thought it would be a pleasant change of pace.
The book is a story within a story. We learn about the main character, Haze, through her past newspaper columns which are heartwarming for the most part. The other people in the book are ones who knew her, were friends with her or are looking after her at the hospital. The author did a nice job of pulling this together into a interesting look at the everyday lives of so many. Besides the opinionated Haze, the other important people in this book are a teenager who is somewhat surly in the beginning and his mom who is dealing with a separation from a cheating, currently somewhat nasty ex.
The book wasn’t as amusing as I thought it would be, but overall it was ok. It did cover some controversial topics such as abortion, had cheating spouses and a lesbian couple.
The book is a story within a story. We learn about the main character, Haze, through her past newspaper columns which are heartwarming for the most part. The other people in the book are ones who knew her, were friends with her or are looking after her at the hospital. The author did a nice job of pulling this together into a interesting look at the everyday lives of so many. Besides the opinionated Haze, the other important people in this book are a teenager who is somewhat surly in the beginning and his mom who is dealing with a separation from a cheating, currently somewhat nasty ex.
The book wasn’t as amusing as I thought it would be, but overall it was ok. It did cover some controversial topics such as abortion, had cheating spouses and a lesbian couple.