3.5 really... This was certainly interesting. Not only all the quirky stories she told... but how she told them. It is written as a conversation... Kate is sitting around with a cup of coffee telling you the stories she accumulated along the way. Lots of "But I was telling you about..." and "Oh where was I". Lots of fragments. Turns out this is endearing and I felt that I was able to hear the stories in that warbley voice of hers like she was speaking to me. It was fun. I gave it to my mother for christmas... guess I should give it back to her now!