I truly hate saying anything negative about any book but this book is one that I can't say anything good about. As I tried and tried to read this I was wondering how it received so many awards. There was nothing within this book that I could relate to and I couldn't stand that the "f" word was on every page at least once. I can read books that contain that language, however, I have not encountered one that used it so liberally as this one did. When I say there was nothing for me to relate to I never left home to live with an older man to do drugs and have sex. I have never done any drugs and could not relate to or understand them using so many hard drugs so young and that it was so acceptable. This may make me a prude and that is okay. I was just raised with a different set of standards and expectations. I know there are a lot of you out there that really like this book. I'm glad that you can understand it and relate to it. I'm happy for Jennifer Egan for writing a book that has brought her much fame and awards. I really wish that I could say something nice as well but this is one of those times that I feel that I can't support the portion that I struggled through to read.
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