JCO: falls/mom

 

 

I loved the Falls book, it deserves accolades. It was exciting, complex..  On the other hand, having just finished Missing Mom I thought it was hysterical to read at times, the stereotypes from the 50’s culture were drawn out and drawn out some more, but the book as a whole was just  this side of boring. There were the good girl/ bad girl sisters, bread ad nauseum, the chorus of relatives, the revelations from the past, identity issues with Mom, the rituals, give me a break!  Maybe it was meant to be tongue in cheek.  Who had a real personality?  Who wasn’t predictable?  The cat?  How about anyone else ringing in on this novel?  Pat Rouse