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A review by erinmp
Family History by Dani Shapiro
3.0
Rachel Jensen has an almost perfect life: two beautiful children, a terrific husband, a nice house in a small town, and a job that she enjoys. Although she is often a worrier and pessimistic, it still takes her by surprise when her entire world crashes around. Her daughter has turned into a sullen, angry, volatile teenager practically overnight. And then when Kate is left alone with her baby brother, a horrific accident occurs that threatens to tear the family apart.
The book was pretty good and kept my attention longer than most of the recent bad books I've read, but it wasn't terrific. Shapiro seemed to drag things out and by the time I read about the incidents that she had been alluding to throughout the book, they were not only not a surprise, but completely anticlimactic. It could have been better, but it wasn't a horrible book. So-so.
The book was pretty good and kept my attention longer than most of the recent bad books I've read, but it wasn't terrific. Shapiro seemed to drag things out and by the time I read about the incidents that she had been alluding to throughout the book, they were not only not a surprise, but completely anticlimactic. It could have been better, but it wasn't a horrible book. So-so.