Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I wasn't able to really sympathize with, like and/or respect any of the characters... except Lily. I also don't care for books filled with profanity, crude descriptions of women and explicit sex between people that I don't even 'buy' would like each other. I agree with other reviewers that a book rating system, like that for movies, would be helpful for those of us who would rather choose books without these elements. I was distracted by the repetition of the characters' thoughts and (annoying) actions such as lighting cigarettes and the pouring, pouring, pouring of Jack Daniels. I'm afraid I only finished it because I have a pathetic need to know how it ends. I am torn about leaving less-than-glowing reviews, I feel for creative souls that put their work out there for others to critique. At the same time, honest reviews allow potential readers to decide if this is the kind of book they are looking for. I also hope to perhaps encourage authors to write stories that hold-up without the foul language, that leave a little to the imagination on some topics and where young women (and older ones) don't sell themselves so cheaply.