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Summary: A delightful journey of discovering one's self.
Review: Although I could have read this in one sitting I held out for a second day so I wouldn't be left without something to read today. Once I got used to the form of the journal entries from the past mixed in with the here and now I quickly became engrossed with Molly's life and adventures. It felt so familiar, almost too familiar. The struggles with finding something worthwile about yourself and the struggles of finding and maintaining a relationship, without losing yourself. I found I couldn't read fast enough to get to the next chapter. At times I wanted to strangle Molly but I also wanted to strangle Johnson and Nancy as all their roles seemed to switch and change. It was great to read "someone else's" journal and find someone else shared many of the same thoughts I've had, whether mundane or earthshattering. As I got into the last third of the book I realized I wasn't breathing anymore and dreaded that I would soon be finishing it. I look forward to reading more by this author.
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Summary: Human, fun, moving and so, so true
Review: I did not know what to expect when I picked up this book for reading on a business trip. I got so involved in the richly real characters that I could hardly tear myself away to go to meetings. I finished it on a plane, and I sat reading til the plane cleared out because I still had a couple of pages to go. The book is beautifully constructed, with an unpredictable, almost musical flow, and the characters will stay with me for life. This is one of those "best friend" books you tell your best friends about, as I have done. There are moments and images that have stayed with me for the months since I read it. If you came to consciousness in the '60s, or know someone who did, revisit the times and how they grew into a gentle wisdom in the '90s. I thank Leigh Curran for this beautiful work.
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Summary: A real healing force! I relished every word.
Review: I got totally engrossed in Molly's life and her relationships, and enjoyed all the cultural references - Woodstock, the McGovern campaign, Nixon's resignation. The various struggles to live within a family and with love were made very real. Although the story is often dark and depressing, and nothing turns out as planned, in the end we are left with the sense that all the difficulties have been necessary lessons, that Molly will have the life she wanted, although not the way she wanted it.
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Summary: Summer Reading with a Kick!
Review: I read this book while I was back east this week -- I couldn't put it down! Those wonderful characters and clever structure...what a terrific read. I didn't want it to end, but thank goodness for Molly it did. If you're looking for an engrossing summer book, "Going Nowhere Sideways" is the one. I can only hope Hollywood doesn't make me wait too long for the film version.
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Summary: FANTASTIC... tender, infuriating and completely human.
Review: I was invited to a book signing by the author having known her casually many years ago. Aware of a play she had written I went, bought the book had it signed, gave Leigh Curran a hug and left. Having reading material at home that had to be attended to I left it in my car to be picked up when I had a few spare moments. Now almost three quarters of the way through I find her narrative so moving that I am portioning off the remainder so that I won't come to the end too quickly.
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Summary: FANTASTIC... tender, infuriating and completely human.
Review: Molly takes you on a journey of memories long ago obscured by the hype and break neck pace of the digital age. A time when the country was in turmoil and everyone was trying to find a deeper meaning and context to the chaos. Molly, as our tour guide, is intelligent, sincere and on a personal quest to live a "useful" life. While it takes her 20 years to figure it out, it seems all too brief for this reader who couldn't put the book down and longs for the next installment. Molly's tale is at once tender, intelligent, at times infuriating, and completely human. I loved every word! Leigh Curran is an exceptional writer... poetic and profound.
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