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When I first read this book many years ago, I was initially drawn in by the raw and uncompromising story of a young girl whose life wasn't even remotely happy or positive. But when I overlaid my initial titillation and genuine curiosity with a more critical consideration of this book, I didn't think it was anything more than a bit of over-hyped sensationalism. There are writers who, with less obviousness and far more literary panache, can shock us just as deeply, but on that cerebral level that this book just doesn't seem able to touch. I'm thinking of The Bone People and Fall on Your Knees and Bastard Out of Carolina...all exceptionally good books (and in the case of The Bone People, a great book) that put forth painful stories with a quiet skill not even remotely achieved by this author.