One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

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Summary: TERRIFIC BOOK
Review: This book is terrific! It is very funny and at the same time very moving. The author really knows how to get inside the head and heart of a teenage girl. The story is told in a consistently compelling voice, and all the characters come across as unique and multi-dimensional. Ruby's ironic obversations about Los Angeles and Hollywood are priceless - compared to Ruby, Alice in Wonderland was dealing with everyday reality. This is a book as hilarious as it is powerful, and I recommend it to all readers.
A Fan in Los Angeles

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Summary: One of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies by Sonya S.
Review: This is not " one of those hideous books where the mother dies." Ruby immediatly makes it clear that she DOES not want anyones sympathy, she just things to go back to the way the were " berfore." I was immeditaly attrached to Rubys quirky personality and all its little facets,espesially her emails to her dead mother. As the story goes on, Ruby unwillingly begins to develope a relationship with her father, and his gay " interior designer" Max. Its a quick read, seeing as its written in poems. If you liked " What my mother doesn't know" you will love this book.