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Penelope is living a bit of a lackluster life in Pittsburgh. She bartends and paints/ draws for herself, occasionally going home with the another bartender but not always. When her dad gets drunk and falls again outside the local bar in Bed-Stuy impacting is already deteriorating health, she feels guilty enough to go back to the neighborhood to look after him as her mother, Mirelle, left him after the earlier, more serious fall.
The story is of family relationships and their larger impact on lif ...more
The story is of family relationships and their larger impact on lif ...more
For me a one star book is one I did manage to finish, although I probably skimmed quite a lot. For me to enjoy a book I need to connect with and like, at least one character and this was not possible here. What a bunch of shallow self-centred characters! Learning about Brooklyn was interesting. But for the rest - forget it. At least it was a free Kindle first book!
Nov 23, 2016
Devin Murphy
marked it as to-read
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Sarah McCauley
marked it as probably-abandoned
May 15, 2019
Yesica
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