Disheartening
From the reviews and buzz, I expected a memoir along the lines of a David Sedaris piece. Instead, this was a sad portrait of a self-absorbed, disturbed psuedo-clan. Lacking in wit, insight or any redeeming characters, it's apparently also dishonest -- not a real memoir, but a piece of fiction loosely based on a few facts, a la "A Million Little Pieces". It's simply not worth the effort.