Sandra reviewed Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg
Review of 'Middlesteins' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Meh 2 1/2 stars
Kinda confused as to the underlying message of this story... Don't try to control others? Leave people to their own doom? Don't bother trying to be happy? Broken people raise broken people? Life sucks? All of the above? None of the characters were particularly likable. And not that likable characters are always necessary in a story. But jeez, there was no insight as to what made these unlikable characters tick. Why was Edie obsessed with food? Why was Richard so cold and distant? (Why did these 2 get married in the first place???) Why was Robin so troubled? Why couldn't Benny and his wife Rachelle communicate? Why should we even care?
