Pizza Girl

I’ve picked up so many books recently I teach college English and I read short stories all the time for my students so I thought maybe I would read some more books and I’ve started so many books and read a chapter or two or a dozen pages and then I just put them aside…. Probably too much internet or TV or having a young daughter but I’d never make it past 45 minutes…. I saw this book mentioned this morning on I think it was lit hub weekly or lit up daily and I like the way it sounded… I like the voice…so I got a Kindle app and I bought my very first Kindle book and I started it this morning and I finished it around 6:00 in the evening…. Needless to say I enjoyed it very much….

A look inside the mind of a pregnant teenager as she grapples with impending motherhood and adulthood. The ferment in her inner dialogue is contrasted with her inability to communicate with those around her. She fears becoming her drunken father. She becomes obsessed with a woman to whom she delivers pizza. This is the adult she hopes to become. Her thought processes are at once quirky, funny and touching. Highly recommended l

The book is not funny or enjoyable. I had hoped the main character would have the ability or courage to make some positive changes in her situation but remained stuck in her unhappy circumstances. In the time of COVID, I wished I hadnt spent my time reading about a pregnant, alcoholic closeted teenager. If there is a sequel about her fetal alcohol baby, Ill be skipping that. Know enough about that from being a special education teacher.

I’m not one to get sucked into a book but when I do, I love reading! I heard about this book on NPR and decided to give it a try. I definitely found myself attracted to the writing style and overall plot. I really enjoyed the book pulling my emotions into a very uncomfortable space. The main character is so well developed through the book but has lots of mystery. The main character will make you feel more her, want to yell at her, but you are her best friend and the reader is the only one who gets to know most of her secrets. It is about a 18 year old with 18 year old issues so there’s only but so much complexity a 18yr old character can have but this 18 year old has some issues that will a captivate any audience. I think the obsession with the middle aged Mom will leave you uncomfortable unless you ask yourself questions to wonder if maybe all of this is okay and why am I uncomfortable?

I think the writing is very good but the story is sad and nothing really gets resolved. The long lasting damage of addiction prevails even though one hopes for the best and a better future for the Pizza Girl and her family. Yet, in the very realistic end, there is little hope for better and a potential for worse.

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