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A review by lisagray68
Based Upon Availability by Alix Strauss
3.0
What a bunch of depressing, dysfunctional characters!! You'd think I'd love this, since I'm a therapist, but I get enough dysfunction at work!!
Based around the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City, this book is the story of several women, all tied together by the main character - a manager of the hotel. In the first ten pages, the main character Morgan rifles through people's hotel rooms and has sex with a busboy in the pantry of the hotel's kitchen. I understand feeling at odds with life, but geez lady, get yourself together!! I found most of the characters somewhat despicable, not able to find enough empathy to be able to relate to their behavior...
Still, it's some kind of writing than can evoke this kind of emotion from the reader. I really liked anticipating how each character would be connected to the others, and it was always subtle and not overdone. The book captivated my attention and was an easy read. Think of it as a raunchy, soap opera summer beach read. You'll read it, you'll like it okay -- just don't think you'll expand your world reading this one.
Oh, and I really still want to know who stole Uncle Marty's ashes!!
Based around the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City, this book is the story of several women, all tied together by the main character - a manager of the hotel. In the first ten pages, the main character Morgan rifles through people's hotel rooms and has sex with a busboy in the pantry of the hotel's kitchen. I understand feeling at odds with life, but geez lady, get yourself together!! I found most of the characters somewhat despicable, not able to find enough empathy to be able to relate to their behavior...
Still, it's some kind of writing than can evoke this kind of emotion from the reader. I really liked anticipating how each character would be connected to the others, and it was always subtle and not overdone. The book captivated my attention and was an easy read. Think of it as a raunchy, soap opera summer beach read. You'll read it, you'll like it okay -- just don't think you'll expand your world reading this one.
Oh, and I really still want to know who stole Uncle Marty's ashes!!