Gritty and very memorable. I love Dorothy's style of writing. She isn't afraid to write about what we are all afraid to talk about.
I loved this book. It's definitely not a “light” read. Dorothy really captures the feelings and thoughts of her characters.
This is one of the books that got me back into reading again. I loved the way that as Frank grew, the writing grew as well. When he was 5, it was written as a 5 yr old would write. Very well done.
This was actually not my favorite Fannie Flag book. It was a quick read and held my attention though. Much better than the movie.
I was disappointed. I thought that the plot was excellent, but in the end, I felt that it was overly sappy and didn't understand why this was on the bestseller list for the length of time it was.
Another story that I was really anxious to read. Left me disappointed. Glad it was a quick read, as I didn't even like the main character. Perhaps that was the point?
Every teen should read this book. I read this in 8th grade and vowed I would never touch drugs because of it.