Michelle Brafman

I really wanted to enjoy this book. I typically like to read about lives of people and a family and how they weave into one another without even knowing that they do so. But, this one did not keep my interest. There was a lot of focus on religion, not that it was a religious book...just too many mentions of it for me. I also found the characters needing more depth or assistance. They seemed fairly flat or concerned with themselves. I typically understand that in a book about individuals, but the characters just didn't have enough "glow" about them for me.… (más)

I enjoyed this book of interconnected short stories. Perhaps one of the reasons many readers found this book confusing and unsatisfying is because they were reading it as a straight novel. This has been marketed as a novel, and I think if it had been presented as short stories, it would make more sense to readers. Apparently, many of the "chapters" had been published separately, so it's no surprise that some find them a little disconnected. Once again, faulty marketing seems to be the big problem here. These are well-written stories that amount to far more than the "gossipy rich people in a suburb" description on the back of the book.… (más)