Most reviewers' take on this book is that it is a book about the impossibility of "The American Dream," the shallowness of American life, yada yada yada. I read this book as an elegy to deep personal disappointment despite having played by the rules. More particularly, I read the book as a warning of sorts to parents; saying that despite parental love, attention and concern, kids can still turn out rotten, self-absorbed, misguded and that they may betray you. I think the novel is also about balance in one's life - striking a balance between being a good parent and being an emotional and physical doormat to one's child and, supposing one's child ends up abnormal, not blaming YOURSELF for THEIR missteps. I think the novel also speaks to just how much we should (or should not) allow religion and ideology to influence our sense of self.

This is a very thought-provoking book that will likely be interpreted in as many ways as it has readers.

Released on Monday, February 16, 2004 at Forest Hill Yoga (on book rack)on Forest Hill Ave. in Richmond, Virginia USA.

On book shelf near side entrance.

I'm not lost, just forgotten for a spell. I well be re-released to Forest Hill Yoga today. Thank You!!

CAUGHT IN RICHMOND VA USA