I won this book through the FirstReads program on goodreads.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found myself drawn from one emotion to the next as I read about Jeanne Darst's life from childhood to adulthood. For reader's who enjoyed reading Wall's "Glass Castle" or either of the Wolff brothers' memoirs of their childhood with alcoholic. depressive and dysfunctional family-life, this book resonates in much the same way. There are moments of laugh-out-loud hilarity, as well as moments that will make you cringe. The author's language and voice evolve, as you read, bringing an age-based sense of reality and sequence to the narration.

This was a thoroughly enjoyable, voyeuristic read.