Enchantment, Daphne Merkin

This book reminded me of how I felt after reading Angela's Ashes, which is to say, damn depressed. The main character, Hannah, is the ultimate in unsympathetic heroines. She's whiny, self-centered and fixated on an abusive relationship with her mother. I'll admit that her mother does pretty much seem like a bitch, and was certainly cold, but I also spent the entire book (during which no real action happens) mentally screaming at Hannah to grow up and get a life. I suspect that the book is highly autobiographical, and if I don't ever get to meet Merkin I think I'll be fine with that.
Posted by supersusie at December 1, 2003 10:57 PM