Crossroads Road by Jeff Kay is the story of a mother-in-law winning the lottery and driving her family (or at least one member of it) mad.
Started: 5/30/2013
Completed: 6/13/2013
Recommendation: Funny, worth the time
Recommended By: Freebooksifter.com
Review:
The book is good, but probably a better concept then implementation. Describing how crazy the family is puts the book off to a great start, but it bogs down when, well, the family can't really get crazier. In addition sympathy and understanding for the protagonist gradually diminish until there is just one more crazy in the crazy pot. I wish I was clever enough to have thought of the idea, so kudos there, and I really wish I could offer suggestions to help eliminate the plateau and gradual drop-off towards the end, but I can't. I enjoyed the book, it was fun, but after a series of one-liners could sustain no further description, the book washed out. Still worth the read just for the mental images, but nothing to write home about.
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