Title: Neither funny nor particularly poignant
Review: Maybe it's me, but I did not like this book at all. Perhaps I've read too many Oprah books, have grown cynical of "coming of age" semi-autobiographical stories or have just become tired of "poor, pitiful me" books. This book is similar in tone and style to Caucasia by Danzy Senna and Falling Leaves, which tell of difficult childhood and teenage years, but is not as good as either of them. I found it difficult to read. The author seemed to only scratch the surface of some of the real issues and characters/people in her life. For example, it was very hard to get any sort of mental picture of Lonnie. Without that, it was hard to get into the book. Or any real understanding of her parents. Finally, I found most of the "vignettes" neither particularly funny nor moving.
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