Review: the path not taken-well written and authentic "voice"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 9, 2012
unlike some women's/chick-lit/romance/family drama books, this book is more about the details of one young woman's life, up to the age of around 30, the choices she makes, and what she regrets. it's serious, not silly, not melodrama, not more than pg rated (thank you), and not full of cliches. it's well written, and involving.it got me thinking about all the paths i took, and the ones i didn't take. because the main character is a woman artist, i found it easy to identify with her since this is my field, also. maybe many young women have traveled and had similar experiences - many flashbacks for me, there, too. i liked the way you get to know the young woman more deeply as the book goes on- the character evolves for us, becomes more clear- like a painting that goes from sketch to completion.perhaps i read this book in a different way because of my (older) age-i am far older that the narrator. much food for thought: how many of us have trod paths we wish we'd been able to change, and where were those moments? perhaps this book may resonate with older women because we have so much of our lives to look back on, and, at an older age, it becomes easier to see all the paths.the author must have children; the child in the book was rendered to perfection. no charicature here, but loving, cute, sweet, heartwarming, and frustrating vignettes of a very young child, and how the young mom deals with each situation. very well, i thought.i did not feel i wasted my time on this book. instead, i am very glad i read it. i'd wish for a sequel....the young woman's voice is quite authentic, and valid- would enjoy a second book as her life continues.