I just finished reading the book and thought I'd give you myopinion, whether you wanted or not. I was captivated by thebeginning, thinking that this gal writes very well. I read it to bea tongue-in-cheek novel that would be fun. After the first fewchapters, I changed my mind. The rest was painful but I readit to the end. The further I got, the more I skipped.The middle was a philosophy treatise by an amateur who tookHeisenberg's name in vain a great many times. Linking it to herown philosophical rantings.The "histories" have no place in a novel.The last part of the book, according to one of the reviewers,should have been titled, "My Boring Life Story With a Visit FromMary." It's clear why she never found a love of her life.