Review: "God was just another one of those writers in Brooklyn"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2013
In DISCONNECTED, the protagonist Shannon is just out of rehab for the sixth time and is looking to start over, again, this time with a new phone number so she can 'disconnect' the people who walked in her world of drugs and addictions. She'd had a privileged upbringing, a great education, and a promising future as a writer derailed by her addictions -- and author Jennifer Weiner, who is obviously a talented and successful writer, paints a vivid picture of what it's like to struggle with personal demons as everything in the world around you seemingly is falling apart.That part of the story was really good -- watching Shannon struggle just out of rehab and reading about the events that landed her in rehab, it was great writing ... I just kept waiting to find out what the point of the story was.There is a great line at a pivotal moment, as Shannon is met with a startling revelation, that reads, "What a joke. It turned out that God was just another one of those writers in Brooklyn, moving chess pieces around some cosmic board for his own amusement, telling Himself a story." If the story had ended right there then I'd have thought it was great. What came after that line just wasn't for me though -- and that's where it derailed for me, because after I finished reading it I still wasn't sure what the point was.Great writing, and most of the story is great ... 3.5 out of 5 stars.