thndrstd 's review for:

Bad Nature by Ariel Courage
4.0
emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Upon receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer on her fortieth birthday, Hester drops her life as an attorney in NYC and drives cross-country to kill her father.  Along the way she picks up John, an environmental activist armed with a camera, who chronicles waste sites.  The writing is sharp and smart and the book could have easily devolved into a saccharine or cliche ending, but it does not. An entertaining, thoughtful novel.