I have to agree that this is a somewhat lackluster book. The protagonist, Kate Klein, is the prototypical Jennifer Weiner main character: thirtyish, Jewish, overweight, inappropriately (verging on annoyingly) clownish, and caught between the professional world and domestic concerns.The book is basically a chick-lit murder mystery. As with other Weiner stories, it conflates the fantastical and outlandish with the mundane, a formula that doesn't feel natural to me at all (e.g., when put on the spot at Kitty's funeral, Kate ends up singing "If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands" during a misguided eulogy--so over-the-top and not very funny).I find most of Weiner's characters to be uneven and underdeveloped, and Goodnight Nobody's are no exception. I am done with Weiner, and I am still trying to understand her overwhelming commercial success and critical appeal.