false <![CDATA[Crooked Little Heart: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175571170m/531339.jpg 531339 8 At 13, Rosie plays a gangly, pigeon-toed second fiddle to her juicy, sexy friend Simone. The two are junior tennis champs who often cart home trophies. But driven by the gnawing fear that she's a loser, Rosie starts to cheat. Meantime, boy-crazy Simone dabbles in off-court disaster. Up in the bleachers a weird loner named Luther obsessively follows Rosie's games, while at home her mother wrestles her own demons. Anne Lamott (<i>Operating Instructions</i>) has turned in a fair depiction of the blood and bones of adolescence that's thankfully leavened by sharp humor and transcendent moments. The novel is uneven and heavy-handed at times, but often rewarding. 907023 1997 Crooked Little Heart: A Novel total:1254|5:191|4:447|3:471|2:126|1:19| 1254 4427 1579 97 5 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 20 21:15:59 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 21:20:54 -0800 2007 Rosie, and they are two of my mom's favorite novels of all time, so when I read them I couldn't help looking for her in them. I found her, but I also found that I really loved Crooked Little Heart far more than Rosie. Rosie, especially the ending, didn't really push my t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 20:44:17 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 20:53:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Mar 19 12:07:23 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 20 12:44:16 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Feb 01 13:14:49 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 13:15:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 18:34:18 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 06:49:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 09:05:58 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 09:45:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 24 19:19:15 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 09:17:03 -0700 2008
As far as story goes, I thought Crooked Little Heart was pretty boring. Lots of details to an un-interesting p...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 08:33:36 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 10:07:23 -0700 2007 I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that I had a beehive
Here inside my heart.
and the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
From my old failures. -Antonio Machada (from Times Alone)

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I really loved this book, mostly because I could empathize with Rosie's middle school angst and insecurites. But I also admire (and envy) Lamott's writing in general - she creates beautiful phrases such as "...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 17:13:31 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 09:41:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 12:45:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 12:48:44 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 09:16:25 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 13:41:24 -0700 2009
A book about a thirteen year old girl reminds you of being 13.
A book this accurate about a thirteen year old girl written by the mother of a boy in real life is remarkable.

I cannot imagine having this good a relationship with my mother or a strange...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 14:01:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 14:04:00 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jul 05 07:23:41 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 05:32:59 -0700 2008
This story is about a 13-year old girl who plays tennis and her mother who struggles with depression and is a recovered alcoholic. The mother is remarried but still grieving for h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 13:01:14 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 07:52:17 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 13:01:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 22 10:32:23 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 10:33:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 09:58:03 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 18:11:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 25 07:32:58 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 07:35:27 -0700 2009 3 0 true false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Dec 07 11:34:09 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 11:51:21 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 15 07:09:55 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 10:23:17 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=531339