欧宝娱乐

I picked this up thinking, "Great - a fun book about a girl named Rachel who goes on vacation." Except not so much. Turns out, her "holiday" (view spoiler)[is to rehab because she has serious substance abuse problems. But if you think this book sounds like a horrible downer, it's not (hide spoiler)]; Marian Keyes is terrifically funny and she makes Rachel a sympathetic character and narrator.

The first person point of view is expertly employed to hide certain things from the reader, revealing them only as Rachel herself is forced to face the truth. (I'm not usually a fan of first person POV because it feels like sleight of hand or amateur hour all too often, but it's absolutely appropriate and effective here.)

I'm glad I stuck with this book even after my initial assumption proved to be ludicrously wrong. This is one of those reads that makes you look at the world - and your own life - a little bit differently after you put it down. (It also made me consider getting a therapist to excavate my emotional baggage but I chickened out.)