Running in the Family

After reading the first 69 pages of this book, I can already tell I'm not going to like it very much. Maybe I'm not giving it much of a chance already, and hopefully that changes. So far this book is really hard to keep up with because it's all over the place. It's hard to even quote a passage because it seems like there's only a couple passages that actually stay on the same subject for a page or two. It's also really hard to understand because it takes place in another country. All the references to things and places are over my head as a result of this, so its really hard to relate or have interest in what the author is talking about. The Liars' Club and Fathers, Sons, and Brothers, the setting was in America so the places and events were relatable because I actually new what they were. On the bright side, the actual text itself is well written. So well written that it makes it harder to keep up with. When you read an author's writing you can some what get a sense of their personalities, or can imagine them as people sitting right next to you telling you the story. I can imagine the author of this book as a well educated, sophisticated individual. Overall, I'm not finding too much interest in it so far, but hopefully it will get better as a move along and it's just a case of getting used to it. We'll see.