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I was really torn between giving this book and awful review, and giving it a great one. So I compromised and put it smack in the middle of the star continuum.

This book was very difficult to read. The tales of abuse chronicled in Me & Emma prompted me to close the book and take a "break" from it many times.

Though I thought I knew what the ending would be, and dreaded it for most of the book, I was thrown for a loop. Although the character I thought was going to die did not, I strangely didn't feel relieved. I'll admit it, I cried during this part. It's a very deep, sad look into the coping mechanisms children resort to when forced to experience death, trauma, and physical and mental abuse. It was the type of ending I had to read twice (and yes, i cried just as much the second time). However, the ending leaves a lot of questions and a lot of concerns for the characters' well being, as it ends somewhat abruptly (the only thing in this book that ends abruptly - it tends to draw out *too* much at many other points).

In my opinion, Me & Emma is worth reading, but make sure to follow it with a book by David Sedaris, because you will need a pick me up.