All the Ugly and Wonderful Things

Okay...  I don't know what to say.  I really liked this book!

But it comes with really serious 'ewwww-iness"

How's that for an opinion?

The general thought at book club was the same as mine. We all liked it--but we all felt guilty for liking it as much as we did.

What does that say about the author, when you can write about a despicable thing and make the reader sympathetic?

That she's pretty good.

It was a really good story with very complicated situations.

During book club we read  (not sure if was on the jacket or of the internet) that the author did have a inappropriate age relationship as well as the main characters in the book did.

Interesting, right?

As you know, I don't write 'reviews' this is more of a way for me to keep track of what I've read for the year and what book club has read which book. (whew)

But Keeli made a great tart for dessert!

Here is what Goodreads said about it:

As the daughter of a meth dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. Struggling to raise her little brother, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible "adult" around. She finds peace in the starry Midwestern night sky above the fields behind her house. One night everything changes when she witnesses one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold, wreck his motorcycle. What follows is a powerful and shocking love story between two unlikely people that asks tough questions, reminding us of all the ugly and wonderful things that life has to offer.