Posted in 52 Books in 52 Weeks 2009

This book is very short. I mentioned it in my previous post and looked to see if my library had it the next day.  By dinnertime I had finished it!  It's almost like character sketches with a plot.  But the characters are so vivid, you can't complain.  And I wasn't even upset that the book was over, like I am sometimes, because it just seemed perfect as it was.  It told the story, and the story was done.  I think I will see what other books Segal has written.

I'm sure my enjoyment of the book would have been greater if I were familiar with Harvard and its environs, since that is where the story is mostly set.  Also, for some reason, the entire time I was reading the book, I was picturing Martin Sheen as his father.  I don't even really like Martin Sheen!  Then I was trying to figure out who I would cast as Jenny and Oliver, but I couldn't because I don't know enough young actors.  Of course, now I will have to put the old version on my Netflix queue.

(Oh, and I do understand now why my mom freaked when she saw her five year old reading the book!)