A weird book, maybe a great one? I almost stop reading. Kinda hated it for first 30%. Then I got hooked. Could not stop. But the last 25% left me wondering what the hell was this about? There are so many great things about this book, and yet I feel unsure that everything that is brought to the front (alcoholism - amazing amazing depiction of a 60 yo woman pretending she isn't an alcholic-, life as a townie, gentrification, class, age, love, parenthood, etc). Anyway, I enjoyed a lot of this, but expected a bit more towards the end, whatever that means (not that I mind open or half open endings, but I don't think it's that here).