Title: Wanted it to be better
Product review: This book is a fast read. It was enjoyable enough, but I have some problems with it. I just don't think Perrotta gets the female "voice" right--not like say, Wally Lamb did in "She's Come Undone". Most of the characters are over-the-top, especially the retired cop, and a lot of the situations that they face are a bit unrealistic. Would Catholics really switch sides of a church mid-service if a child molester sat among them? The satire, however, is dead on. One Catholic met her husband in a wet t-shirt contest.The biggest problem I have is with the utter lack of any love these parents show for their children. While it does mirror my neighborhood quite well in that respect, I really felt like Sarah and/or Todd needed to have some remorse for what they did because they cared so much for their children. The best one mother can do is say "Isn't he a cutie pie?" several times.Given that, it is really hard to feel anything for the characters. Not even pity.
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