I've given up on this book.
I got about a third of the way through and lost all interest. All the characters were shallow and uninteresting. Probably one of the worst books I've attempted to read in a long time.
I need to rant about this book.
the main character, Will, is an ass. He lies about being a parent to get single women to like him. He ends up meeting Julia who is had a son, Marcus, who is twelve years old. Julia tries to commit suicide and is a complete ass. She doesn't care about her kid and cries all the time. Marcus becomes friends with Will behind his moms back. He says he needs a father figure but Will is just as immature as him. Marcus finds out that Will doesn't have a kid, and then Will comes clean with everyone. At this point I thought the Will would try to start over and stop lying. But no, he meets another woman and tells her that Marcus is his son, even though he is not. Then Will convinces Marcus to pretend he is his son around the new woman.
This is when I stopped reading it. I can't stand reading books where everyone is a liar and has no morals. I don't care how it ends. I read two-thirds of it before giving up. A book should have you completely hooked by then. None of the characters were relatable, so I didn't care what happened to them. I don't care if Will redeemed himself or not. By the time I stopped reading the book, I didn't care anymore.
There was no moral character in this book. This was like that horrible movie everyone recommended, Prelude to a dream. Dumb asses doing dumbass things to themselves, but in the books case, with out drugs. I hate stories like that.
November 6th, 2012: Americas new Independence Day.
