Otherwise Phyllis

Overall not a favorite, but the story is well written and the characters interesting. I didn't care for the mother's story that much (twice divorced and sorry about it but expecting to come back to be honored by the town...it was just a bit too edgy given the circumstances of the town life). And in many ways the story really seemed to act like marriage was a pity and bad for the average person, so I couldn't get behind that. Of course, though, rambunctious Phil (Phyllis) gets to find true love, but not so anyone else. So while the small-town-life parts were good, it was also kinda bummer.