I can't say I liked it but I didn't dislike it either

This is NOT a recommendation for a holiday read.  It's about hoarding, suicide, a woman who sleeps with her sisters husband, and a father who sleeps with his son's girlfriend, not to mention a whole lot of other crazy stuff.  To tell you the truth I am still not sure what I think about this book.

I finished it but I can't say I liked it.  But I didn't dislike it either.  It was a train wreck I couldn't look away from because I wanted to see if there were going to be survivors.  I leave it up to you to decide it it's something you want to read.  If you read it, please chime in with your thoughts.  

Comments

[Joan]

I read a book earlier in the year, a hot best seller that I can't recall the Title. It was made into a movie starring Ben Affleck. The female star was unknown to me. This book had not one likable character, neither one of them had a single redeeming virtue, yet I had to finish the book just to see if either character turned into a decent human being. No. I wanted to throw the book against the wall.

I think I'll pass on your book.

[Diane]

I read it... And loved it. Not a holiday book, to be sure. Not a happy family story in a traditional sense, either. But I loved the writing, and how each family members-- um, quirks-- unfolded gradually. I loved how the mother's hoarding was portrayed with both realistic horror and genuine empathy for how it developed. So if I were looking for a feel-good story, I'd say avoid it. But for a well written, careful, truly empathetic look at a complicated family, and done with some humor, too, I'd say read it. I really did love it.

[Joan]

The book/movie I couldn't recall the name of was Gone Girl.