Rose Sobel

I don’t know if it was the writing, or the fact I’m fed up with selfish, out of touch, wealthy people, but the main characters Phoebe & Lila, did not conjure up empathy or amusement. Phoebe’s flippant suicide plan, and freeloading at the wedding; Lila’s rude, spoiled, rich girl character both were more annoying than funny. Both characters were struggling, yet the author didn’t make me feel much of their pain. The gastro intestinal surgeon didn’t realize Lila was wrong for him? Duh The supporting characters didn’t save the story. Oblivious and not funny sums up my impression of this novel.