share (USA: ID) (2008/08/18): an awesome touching story - one a lot of people could probably relate to! A fast read too! Johonna (USA: SD) (2008/08/31): I couldn't really get into this book. I don't know if I was in the wrong frame of mind, mood, whatever. It just kind of dragged on and then abruptly ended. Not a great book, in my opinion. I guess I don't know why Oprah wanted everyone to read this one. I could relate to the main character's struggle with living a life that doesn't quite meet your expectations, but it does get monotonous with the details of mundane every day life. Allie (USA: AL) (2012/09/09): I really like this book. I was unsure about it at first but as I continued to read, I found myself unable to put it down. The pages turned themselves, despite the fact that it is mostly just everyday things. But thrown in there among the dinners that are full of hate and frustration, there are deep dark family secrets that are hiding. Through flashbacks and different characters you begin to see that the main characters are so terribly flawed because of the experiences THEY endured as children or young adults. Instead of getting past those terrible things, they carried them over to their own children and lives. I was so worried about Amy and Bert through the whole thing. I wanted to shake their father and make him stop living in a fog under his parent's thumbs.
