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            I honestly do hate reading, but for some reason I like this book.  I really don’t know why though.  I like the style she writes in.  Her use of vulgarity made the novel s real and you could almost feel her pain as she yelled them.

            I did however get a little confused when I first started reading it.  Clarissa started the novel off in the middle of her flashback.  It kind of threw me off.  She never identified herself until later.  Then as I read on I realized what was going on.  Another thing that really confused me was I didn’t  Pankaj was her fiancé.  That REALLY threw me off.  I thought that was her retarded brother.  It grossed me out that he was bathing her and sleeping with her.  I thought it was so odd.  I didn’t find out that he was her fiancé until class on Tuesday.  That made me feel pretty dumb, but once I knew it all made sense.

            Her writing is very visual and casual.  I can follow the story pretty well now that I know who is who.  The description of the bellhop seemed so real.  I thought her comment on the bathroom was a little odd, but personal and not many people say those things.  Just little things make me laugh in the book such as, “Earwax gets out of control when a kid’s parents go through a divorce.  You know, a sign of neglect.” page 42.   The issue of neglect is sad, but the way she said it was funny to me.

            I felt like I felt her pain when she found out about her dad.  When her fiancé was bathing her it made me sad.  She was so helpless.  It was interesting to me that she picked up all her things and just left.  Her mother did it too, but it was just so quickly done.

            I like how when the novel continues she talks more about her mother.  She gave her good advice about men and explained the importance of Clarissa’s name.  It gave me more incite on her and Clarissa’s relationship.  How her mother snuck around and lied about cheating.  I found it interesting when Clarissa went to go find her and didn’t want to believe she was dead.

            The next chapter started off in the present again.  It makes things confusing when the flashbacks occur with no warning.  I did like how Clarissa went to find her father.  She went into the church and it made me interested as to what would happen next.  The way the chapter ended was great.  It’s very suspenseful because her father asks is your mother dead?