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Jan 26, 2016
I was excited to read "Bettyville" given its local connections (Mid-Mo setting!) and the many rave reviews I read and heard. And on many levels it does not disappoint. Hodgman's memoir is an examination of his life, which he reflects back on as he takes care of his aging mother. There are laugh-out-loud funny moments and moments so gut-wrenching that I found them hard to get through without shedding a tear. With that said, the book was uneven for me. A mark of a good book is one that I can't wait to get back to when I've had to set it down. And I don't think I ever felt this way with this one. It felt a bit disjointed at times--jumping through time and then back again without clear transitions. With that said, I read mostly fiction. And this was non-fiction, so it wasn't going to have that same narrative arc that a fictional novel would have. So maybe that's what was missing for me?