Susan Sage

The protagonist of this book, Maggie, is a very creepy individual. A 50-something teacher, she becomes obsessed with a teenaged student. The author takes the obsession just short of crinimal, but the journey is uncomofrtable at best. The plot is weak, mostly it involves Maggie's obession, Tae, going on a road trip to meet whatr she considered to be an uncle but is actually her father. The characters are very well developed -- just uncomfortable to behold. In the end, nothing is really resolved, so there is no satisfying ending to this tale.… (más)

The premise for the story is intriguing and the reason I wanted to read the book in the first place. Not sure what I was expecting. Possibly a Thelma and Louise-styled adventure, but on a kind of G-rating given the age of one of our adventurers. The author brings a number of issues to the story - pretty much everything from race, sexuality, literary (artistic) freedom and social constraints (both good and bad). The story was quite interesting at the start, where we get to learn about both Maggie and Tae's situations, but the whole road trip to focus on writing (which morphs into a road trip about family ties discovery) never really developed any cohesion for me. It came across in the end as too contrived, trying too hard to accomplish, what, I am just not sure. This is probably a case of too much being crammed into one story.… (más)