I usually like Jennifer Weiner's books - I love to read books that make me laugh. Although I laughed some at All Fall Down, the topic of housewives being addicted to pills was not a funny subject matter. But I did stay with the book and had a hard time putting it down. Some of the addiction problems hit a little close to home as we all know someone with addiction issues. Allison Weiss's life too me was sad - new big empty house she did not pick out or could not afford, a husband that did not pay attention to her, a daughter with some problems, a father with Alzheimer's, a mother that did not pay attention to her, etc. - she felt entitled to those pills to me to escape her horrible life! I did feel like Jennifer did a lot of research on the subject matter. The ending was not tied up with a pretty bow but that would be realistic with this subject matter.
This book would make a good discussion book for book club. I'd give it 4 1/2 stars.
Book Description from Amazon:
Allison Weiss got her happy ending—a handsome husband, adorable daughter, a job she loves, and the big house in the suburbs. But while waiting in the pediatrician’s office, she opens a magazine to a quiz about addiction and starts to wonder…Is a Percocet at the end of the day really different from a glass of wine? Is it such a bad thing to pop a Vicodin after a brutal Jump & Pump class…or if your husband ignores you?
The pills help her manage the realities of her good-looking life: that her husband is distant, that her daughter is acting out, that her father’s Alzheimer’s is worsening and her mother is barely managing to cope. She tells herself that they let her make it through her days…but what if her increasing drug use, a habit that’s becoming expensive and hard to hide, is turning into her biggest problem of all?
With a sparkling comedic touch and a cast of unforgettable characters, this remarkable story of a woman’s slide into addiction and struggle to find her way back up again is Jennifer Weiner’s most masterful work yet.
The pills help her manage the realities of her good-looking life: that her husband is distant, that her daughter is acting out, that her father’s Alzheimer’s is worsening and her mother is barely managing to cope. She tells herself that they let her make it through her days…but what if her increasing drug use, a habit that’s becoming expensive and hard to hide, is turning into her biggest problem of all?
With a sparkling comedic touch and a cast of unforgettable characters, this remarkable story of a woman’s slide into addiction and struggle to find her way back up again is Jennifer Weiner’s most masterful work yet.
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