Title: Not as Smart As She Thinks She Is
Product review: An impressive piece of work but irritating and ultimately unsatisfying. The structure is confusing - not really innovative, as many seem to think, just quirky - the inserted fables little more than pretentious nonsense. The characters, especially the mother, are caricatures, cartoon figures who only serve as opportunities for the author to demonstrate her superiority.Worst of all, Jeanette, both as a character and as a narrator, has no empathy for others in her life. She betrays not the slightest sympathy for anyone who behaves differently than she wants them to. In some circles, this type of behavior is known as "sociopathology".As a reader, this leaves one with no sympathetic or full-blooded chareacters, no social context, a plot that is as ordinary as they come, and a lot of fancy writing.I know this is a minority opinion, but I must be honest: I found this book annoying and pretentious.
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