A story of coming of age and family the Smart One takes a look at 1 long year of turmoil in the life of a family and the changes that come with it.Weezy's first priority has always been her children but now that her youngest Max is a senior at college she's not sure what to do with herself. Mart...
I really REALLY wanted to like this book. I loved the idea and concept and heard a lot about this book. It became confusing to me with the intertwisting of stories that included characters at different times in their lives. I felt it jumped back and fourth to much and not very smoothly. The chara...
It's commentary of coming into adulthood and familial relationships/positions rang true to me. Sometimes being a functioning, healthy adult is hard, and in fact it can be hard to even define what makes you a functioning, healthy adult. The book explores that. It also explores dealing with your fa...
We were still traveling all the time and hoping for the best (whatever that meant), but the bad news kept rolling in. The Farm Bureau decided not to endorse either candidate, to stay out of the race altogether, which was a huge blow for Jimmy—he’d been courting them for months and their support w...