The basis synopsis of the book from the back cover is three generations of a family haunted by love, although now that I think about it I really don't know which three generations those were - John's parents, John and Arlyn/Cynthia, Sam and Amy, or Will? Maybe that's why I just didn't get the book. I really can't give you much more about the book than it's about an extremely dysfunctional family trying to figure out why they are so dysfunctional. But I could tell you. It's the:- Mom that thinks people have wings and can fly away at any time
- Son that is high throughout the book and draws scary images (think the possessed artist in Heroes)
- Dad who is not around, cheats on his wife, and is haunted by his wife after she dies
- Nanny who sees said wife haunting dad and decides she can and should save druggie son
I'm sure there are a ton of people out there that love Alice Hoffman, including Jodi Picoult, but I just couldn't wrap my head around this one and it definitely did not make me immediately order another one of her books right away. I will give her three stars though because the way the story all tied together was intriguing and yes, I'll admit the writing was good.
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Thanks for the honest review. I'm one of the only people around who doesn't like Jodi Picoult, so I can bet I won't like this one either.
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