All This Could Be Yours

Well, I didn't hate it. What's the opposite of a reader's wheelhouse? This book falls into that category. I have such a hard time with rich (well, here they are upper, upper middle class) problems and grown adults who still blame all of their problems on their parents not loving them enough. I'm going to paraphrase a line from the book: Dad was bad. Mom was cold. Nana cooked. Something like that. It's really hard for me to grow empathy for kids who 1. had Nana and 2. had law school paid for. Maybe I have just read too many “death of the patriarch” books lately. I don't mind them. I just prefer they be a little more The Royal Tenebaums. [b:The House of Broken Angels 40603634 The House of Broken Angels Luis Alberto Urrea https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1529592536l/40603634.SY75.jpg 57042177] was a fabulous read on a similar theme. Here's the thing, almost at the very end is a chapter about Sharon, a New Orleans native who is battling an overgrowth of vegetation in her garden because of an absentee Airbnb landlord's property is encroaching on her personal paradise. That is the story I wanted! I wanted to read about Sharon!!!!! Instead she is very mildly connected to the story and the chapter just feels thrown in there.