#19

Book #19 was a really fast read.  Durable Goods by Elizabeth Berg is another great story.  I love Berg's writing style.  It's sweet and poignant and real.  She gets to the emotions of her characters and, just like life, we don't always know the motivations behind the actions.  I got into this one because I accidentally picked up the third book about this character, Katie.  After reading the first few pages, I had to go back to the library and get the first ones.  (OCD wins again) 

The themes of family, growing up, friendship, and tragedy all come into play in Katie's life.  Her mother is dead, her father a mean mystery, her sister trying to escape, and her friend just wants to be grown up.  How do we survive in this life?

Good quote (page 41): "I like to believe that there are no time zones, that all of us could at the exact same moment crawl under our blankets and close our tired eyes."  The world should rest together.
fl: Well, I have broken the toilet. ll: "Hey, wake up," he is saying.  "Everything is here."