Thursday, October 21, 2004

A Girl Becomes a Comma Like That : A Novel -- 3 Stars

11/4/04 Book Group Selection
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743257758/qid=1098407108/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-0016964-1934333?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Dinner at Clark's in Lake Oswego.

This book is written from the viewpoint of three women. Rachel, the main character, is struggling with her mother's battle with breast cancer. Her method of coping is promiscuity and clinging to her mother. The relationship of the mother/daughter was never close until the cancer diagnosis. Now Rachel has moved in and can't cope with her mother dying.

Georgia, a teenager who gets no love at home and turns to boys/men, to fulfill her need for 'love'. She is connected to the other character, Ella, because Ella is a counselor at the Women's clinic that Georgia uses for treatment of her various STDs.

Rachel is Ella's poetry professor.

The underlying theme is the unhealthy relationships that exists between these women and the men they choose.

After bookgroup discussion, I had more appreciation for the story. Probably would give it 3 out of 5 stars.

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