No Place, Louisiana

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Summary: Hmmmm...
Review: Well, I must say that I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book. I enjoyed it, but found it to be very dark most times. It's the story of a young Louisiana girl, Nita, who wants to get as far away from her currant situation as possible. Her step-father is creepy, her mother cares about nothing other than pleasing him, and she's in a dead-end job waiting tables at the local diner.

Along comes Louis, who offers marriage, a car, and a chance to get away from it all. Only problem is she doesn't love him, she can barely stand to be near him, she just wants what he can offer her. As their life goes on, and they begin to have children and really get to know one another, the story turns very depressing.

You realize very early on that there is something seriously wrong with Nita. Nothing is good enough for her, nothing makes her happy, she is constantly upset or depressed about one thing or the other. That made this a very difficult read for me. I would get so angry at Nita that I would just throw the book down and not pick it up for days. The abuse scenes were hard to take as well...and as the book moved along they appeared more frequently.

Overall, I would have to say this book was so-so. I don't think I would recommend this to anyone, just based on the dreary subject matter, but I didn't hate it. It was an interesting read to say the least.