**** 4 stars
I struggled a little bit to get into this book; I wasn't sure I was going to like it. I had just come off of reading two really strong and entertaining reads, so a slight book hangover might have handicapped me a little bit. But I pushed through (I might not have, except this is the book club choice this month) and I'm glad I did.
I think I saw the main character described as an unreliable narrator; maybe she is. I'm not sure. Hildy doesn't hide anything from us; she is as honest with us as she is with herself. And there's the "unreliable" part, I guess. I think it takes real skill on the part of an author to provide layers to a character this way. There's the layer with the "real" voice but we see a subtext that's closer to the truth. Marian Keyes does this really well, too. We see subtly how other characters reaction to the narrator and how situations unfold based upon the narrator's actions. I love books like this and I'm always in awe of how an author manages that.
Great book. Very sad but funny in a wry and dark way.
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