Yvonne M. S. (woodworm) reviewed on 3/24/2009 + 92 more book reviews

Ive been reading RANDOM FAMILY by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc in bits and pieces. Ive found it difficult to stay away for long though. The story is a train wreck, but not in its a bad book way but in the way that the lives of the characters are constantly colliding upon themselves and they seem to constantly fall short of the goals they set for themselves. Its life imitating life, repeating the sins of the father and so on. So why isnt it one of those books that can be put down and walked away from, easy, its like those Spanish novellas on the television, the characters are just so damn entertaining.

All fun aside, drugs, poverty, teenage motherhood, jail, and all the other things that go in hand are heartbreaking in so many ways. Yet, there is the underlying strength to continue on and forge forward despite the lack of anything real or promising. I suppose that beyond the entertainment factor Im waiting to see if there is one among the many characters that breaks the cycle. There is one character, Milagros, who without hearing from her has the strength of nails as she takes on the responsibility of anothers children and raises them the best way she can on her own. One thing for sure though, is that they all seem to love as hard as they live, not always a good thing.

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