Sunday, November 11, 2007

book 57

If I am Missing or Dead, Janine Latus
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The jacket description seriously misrepresents this book. I thought this memoir would be about Latus' sister's murder and how she dealt with it. The title refers to a letter left by the sister (Amy) in a desk drawer to let people know of her fears regarding her romantic partner in the event of her disappearance or death. But Amy's death doesn't actually come into play until the very end of the book. The rest focuses on Latus' own bad relationships, particularly her oppressive and frightening marriage. I mean, seriously, her husband makes her get breast implants and forces her to weight herself every day. Amy is really an afterthought here. Well written, but not what I really wanted it to be.

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