Life Penalty

Rating:
Summary: GAIL IS FOR THE BIRDS!
Review: This author has written some truly good books, but this one falls far short of the mark. I agree with the other reviewers that Gail is for the birds. She plain made no sense! She repeatedly did dangerous things and one stupid thing that really stands out in the minds of most readers is the way she point blank accused a man who was staying at the same flop house she was renting. I also thought her hitch hiking escapades were implausible and just plain stupid. She had no right to criticize her surviving daughter Jennifer when she [Gail] was a guilty party. All that stupid woman did was sneak around, commit irrational acts and lie. Jack was a saint for putting up with her. And, yes, why didn't he or somebody call the house to be sure she didn't lapse into another irrational fit? I think somebody, like an available neighbor or a visiting nurse should have supervised her. Gail was clearly a danger to herself and others. I really didn't like the way she blamed Jennifer's boyfriend for killing Cindy. (The brief glimpses the reader is given of Cindy portray a spoiled girl). I am glad Jennifer wised up and bailed out on gail. I really didn't like Gail.

Rating:
Summary: GAIL IS FOR THE BIRDS!
Review: This author has written some truly good books, but this one falls far short of the mark. I agree with the other reviewers that Gail is for the birds. She plain made no sense! She repeatedly did dangerous things and one stupid thing that really stands out in the minds of most readers is the way she point blank accused a man who was staying at the same flop house she was renting. I also thought her hitch hiking escapades were implausible and just plain stupid. She had no right to criticize her surviving daughter Jennifer when she [Gail] was a guilty party. All that stupid woman did was sneak around, commit irrational acts and lie. Jack was a saint for putting up with her. And, yes, why didn't he or somebody call the house to be sure she didn't lapse into another irrational fit? I think somebody, like an available neighbor or a visiting nurse should have supervised her. Gail was clearly a danger to herself and others. I really didn't like the way she blamed Jennifer's boyfriend for killing Cindy. (The brief glimpses the reader is given of Cindy portray a spoiled girl). I am glad Jennifer wised up and bailed out on gail. I really didn't like Gail.

Rating:
Summary: Poor Story
Review: This book took me a year to read because it was so easy to put down. The last 3/4's of the book could have been written tighly in maybe twenty pages and maybe not even worth it. Too simplistic, too underdeveloped. The Gail was dull and selfish and incredibly self centered. I little feeling for her except "Boy that was stupid". The worst of her books.

Rating:
Summary: dull
Review: This book took me a year to read because it was so easy to put down. The last 3/4's of the book could have been written tighly in maybe twenty pages and maybe not even worth it. Too simplistic, too underdeveloped. The Gail was dull and selfish and incredibly self centered. I little feeling for her except "Boy that was stupid". The worst of her books.