Cis H. (californiadreamin) reviewed on + 289 more book reviews
So disappointed as this book had rave reviews and promised to be funny, light-hearted, tender, etc. Well, it wasn't, at least not to me.
Patrick's best friend from college marries his brother but then dies of cancer. Patrick's brother ends up going to rehab so Patrick becomes an instant parent to his 9 yo niece and 6 yo nephew. He takes them from Connecticut to Palm Springs for the summer while his brother is drying out.
Patrick is 40-something washed up sitcom star, constantly referring to terms these poor kids don't understand and then ridiculing them because they don't know Dorothy Parker or Tab Hunter, or what a mimosa is. Good grief, where his is sense of compassion for two grieving kids??? He annoyed me throughout the book with lame jokes, over and over! I almost DNF but hoped for an ending I could enjoy. No, he continued his immature, borderline cruel treatment.
I don't know why so many readers loved this book. I thought he was a big jerk!
Patrick's best friend from college marries his brother but then dies of cancer. Patrick's brother ends up going to rehab so Patrick becomes an instant parent to his 9 yo niece and 6 yo nephew. He takes them from Connecticut to Palm Springs for the summer while his brother is drying out.
Patrick is 40-something washed up sitcom star, constantly referring to terms these poor kids don't understand and then ridiculing them because they don't know Dorothy Parker or Tab Hunter, or what a mimosa is. Good grief, where his is sense of compassion for two grieving kids??? He annoyed me throughout the book with lame jokes, over and over! I almost DNF but hoped for an ending I could enjoy. No, he continued his immature, borderline cruel treatment.
I don't know why so many readers loved this book. I thought he was a big jerk!
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