Book a Week 2012 #7

Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott

The story follows a teen's descent into drugs and alcohol and her parents reactions. I did not like this book. I couldn't identify with any of the characters. Everyone, including parents, were past drug or alcohol abusers. The dialogue seemed unbelievable. There were many times that I couldn't figure out who was speaking.  And when they were speaking, I was thinking, "No one talks like that." Amazon's reviews on this book are pretty split, but most agree that she's a better non-fiction writer. I'll try one of her non-fiction books later, but I won't be recommending her as an author anytime soon.