Review: No zombies, mummies, or vampires
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 18, 2012
It took me a while to get around to reading this. It wasn't what I expected. Yes, the story is about Libby and her husband, a somewhat upper middle class British couple, deciding to sacrifice to send their son Max to a private school, but nowhere does anyone turn into a mummy.Libby tries her best to fit in with the snobby rich mommies, but they treat her like trash. Along comes Fenella, whose son is also just starting at the private school. She's funny and irreverent and doesn't care what anyone thinks of her. Libby and Fenella, of course, become good friends.This book is written as the diary of Libby. Entries begin directly with the verb. It maintains the first person point of view and Libby has a distinctive voice. I was surprised at how often Libby wrote in her diary. She had school meetings and events nearly every week, all of them requiring her to dress properly, which she managed by shopping at thrift stores--I wish I could find thrift stores that sold designer clothing for cheap. Libby spends the rest of her time socializing with Fenella. They drink a lot. And drink. And drink. And drink. And have hangovers and then drink more.There is a LOT of British slang, but it can be skipped and the meaning is still understandable from the context. Libby's portrayals of the other characters is quite entertaining. Of course, there are trials and tribulations, and of course, everything is happily resolved. It's not great literature but it's lol funny in places.