Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

It's really rare that I take the time to write a review, but this book: I just can't. Unexplicably, the book is being hailed as a "must-read" and the author is being highly touted as some kind of heroine. (Spoiler alert: the only hero here is her literary agent, who apparently is able to spin straw into gold). The book is one long, dreary whine-fest. It's very creepy and disturbing how she writes about the private lives of her clients, things about their health, sex lives, etc. that are beyond personal. No doubt any of her former clients reading this book could easily recognize who she is referring to. And Ms. Land was in her late 20's when she got pregnant. She had about a decade to finish school and establish a career. She chose to raise a child knowing her ex was not really interested in being a father. After the ex does appear to establish a bond with his kid, she unilaterally decides to move to a different state. So much for that father-daughter relationship. Would love to hear his side of the story. And THEN she goes out and does it again, something that is completely glossed over in her book. So two kids with apparently no father in the picture. I think this book is a cautionary tale how not to make choices in life. Yes, she has some talent as a writer, for the vast majority of people in her shoes things would not have turned out well in the end. Umm, when you decide to raise a child with no committed, loving partner in the picture and no adequate resources of your own, it's not going to be easy. And water is wet and gravity causes things to fall down.