"Thoughts of Joy..."

MAD RIVER ROAD

Joy Fielding ~ BOiPod
Personal Rating: 3/5
Yearly Count: 49

This one had a lot of promise. The beginning opens with an intense scene and definitely grabbed my attention. Actually, in general, I thought the plot was pretty interesting throughout, but the level of immaturity in the characters was just too much for me to bear. That made it difficult for me to enjoy the book as a whole.

Virtually, it's about an unplanned road trip from Florida to Ohio and the lives of those that are connected to the two traveling. There were three main storylines going at once which worked fine and the components of a psychological thriller were apparent. However, in my opinion, even those that weren't supposed to be considered psycho definitely had one problem or another.

Another thing ... one of my biggest pet peeves is lying; it's an appalling character trait. This book was filled with ridiculous lies that annoyed me to no end. Overall it gets a "Just Okay" rating from me because I think Ms. Fielding had something there, but lost her way. Although, she apparently wouldn't care if I rated it a "Don't Bother", because she talks after the book about not being able to please everybody. What kind of comment is that?