Blue Shoe

Rating:
Summary: Who is she kidding?
Review: Who is she--by this I mean both Anne Lamott and her central character Mattie--kidding? Mattie is a mess, no matter how "endearingly," who at the end has little to redeem her--her selfishness and blindness are overwhelming. She's sleeping with her ex-husband, who has re-married and whose new wife is expecting. And she is coveting another woman's husband. No matter how disagreeable the "other women" may be, there is no excuse for Mattie's behavior, nor her lack of honesty and candor. And she seems incapable of doing anything short of praying--and I'm a great believer in prayer. I usually enjoy Anne Lamott tremendously, and her characters equally--especially because of their flaws and their faith. But I found Blue Shoe to ask too much, even of Lamott's faithful.