Lori S. (ourbookaddiction) reviewed on
Helpful Score: 1
I confess that when I read fiction I tend to steer away from the mainstream. I like fiction that is off the beaten track and generally I am not much for the NYT Bestseller List. I picked this book up because the description seemed quirky and interesting and I do enjoy reading authors who dont have tons of book published. What intrigued me about this book was taking a trip down the old Route 66 and trying to remember a time when people did not fly all over the world for their vacations, but simply got in a car or camper, loaded up the kids and drove to various parts of the US. Yes, there is a side of me that longs for simplicity. Ella was a crusty character, yet at 80 years old was fully in control of her faculties. I guess there is a part of me that read this book wondering if this would be my husband and I one day. At what point does a person no longer get to decide what is right for them when death is near? Why do we feel that the adult children have more decision making power? Why do we take a persons dignity away from them? It is an interesting look into the mind of a woman who spent her whole life caring for her husband and her children
