Before I learned here why I should have hated this book, I loved it and only wished it was longer. Barabara didn't write this book to be literature, figure it out, she wrote it because NOBODY CARES ABOUT THIS STUFF ANYMORE AND NOBODY IS WRITING ABOUT IT OR READING ABOUT IT, they are too busy caring what celebrities are screwing other celebrities.I have lived in both worlds. One of the reviewers basically said, she should get a family or friends then high rent would not have been a problem. I have been through the roommate thing and would rather wander the streets than live with my family. Some families are not helpful and some people simply have no support system. I know. I was one. Men were my support system and I lived with some of them just to get by.She has courage and heart, and wrote her truth. Most importantly, she wrote a book that is readable about a subject that usually reads like an encyclopedia.