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I started out this book with apprehension... oh great another coming of age story about a mistreated teenager...

However, I really liked the character Tully, and the story was original and entertaining. The author paints a very vivid picture (warning some very "naughty" scenes) and you very easily are taken back to the 80's. I would not consider this book a real "page turner," as I had no problem putting it down, but it was compelling enough to keep picking it up and wanting to know what was going to happen to Tully. The themes in this novel were presented very clearly and formed slowly and approately so that there was a cathartic sense of understanding during the last chapters. This is one of those books that when finished reading I think, "yep, that's how life is." Even though I wouldn't necessarily have thought of it that way before reading the book. I found the novel to be very Anne Tyler in that way.

This made me think about my own dreams and the things that should be let go of as I approach 30 myself and you start to realize that even though your life is not what you though it would be when you were a teenager or in your earlier twenty's it can still be ok. I think that I agree with Tully in that the best dream of all is to be dream free -- even if this doesn't necessarily mean having all your dreams come true. It sounds like I'm advocating giving up but it's really about reevaluating the value of what you already have.

I actually purchased this first addition copy for resale, but I think I'll be keeping it for my own collection! This book will leave you with something to think about.