Title: sitcom tedium
Product review: The best writing in this book appears at the beginning of each chapter, when Lewis depicts a crushing disappointment in the life of a writer. It's an effective narrative device. Otherwise, it's pure tedium. Most of the positive reviews seem to come from teachers, but for those of us who aren't teachers, the novel seems just a diary of sitcom situations in the classroom, most of which are entirely predictable and with repetition, become boring. Dialogue should move the plot forward, not simply function as an exchange. I read a lot of domestic reality/women's fiction, and almost never put a book down-- especially one I purchased, but this is one that went back on the shelf.
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