Review: She Has No Common Sense
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2013
This book is about a woman who gives birth to a baby in the back seat of a taxi. The cab driver has to assist with the delivery and then answer questions for the media about this unusual way for a baby to enter the world. Realizing that neither one knows the others name makes for some humor. However, he finds her and they connect. It is the beginning of a great love story. That's a sweet premise, but somewhere this book loses its direction. The woman gives her newborn a name that is supposed to relate directly to the father, but she doesn't want anyone to know WHO he is. So, why on earth, would she choose the name she did?! Also, the birth father gives the woman money and tells her to "take care of it". She accepts the money although she has no intention of terminating the pregnancy. This is supposed to make the reader more sensitive to her dilemma. She suddenly turns up in New York with absolutely no preparation for the birth of her baby. No planning at all! She barely has a roof over her head (sharing one room with 2 other women!) She doesn't have a car seat to take the baby home from the hospital. The poor taxi driver has to run out quickly to buy these necessities! She doesn't have a job or any way to support herself and the baby. What on earth was she doing for the previous 6 or 7 months? Didn't she even go to a store once in a while? The birth father gave her money -- couldn't she buy some diapers or a onesie?I can't recommend this book.