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A review by szeglin
There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell: A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble by Laurie Notaro
3.0
Awesome awesome title. This book didn't live up to the expectations I had for it, but that's OK.
The story was rather slow in the beginning, and I felt the farewell party scene was very forced (as were certain other scenes later on), but it did pick up steam around chapter 3.
Charlie wasn't quite as fleshed out as I would like, and I found some of Maye's behaviors a little too odd to be plausible (I still don't buy the rationale behind the holiday sweater). Rowena was way too two-dimensional for my taste. I find it hard to believe she'd be able to maintain her social position in such a small town if she really was so sour all the time.
For some reason, I kept missing details--I had to keep going back and rereading earlier sections. That's an unusual thing for me. Despite the drawbacks, I did enjoy this novel. It was a fun, quick read. It would be perfect for a weekend trip.
The story was rather slow in the beginning, and I felt the farewell party scene was very forced (as were certain other scenes later on), but it did pick up steam around chapter 3.
Charlie wasn't quite as fleshed out as I would like, and I found some of Maye's behaviors a little too odd to be plausible (I still don't buy the rationale behind the holiday sweater). Rowena was way too two-dimensional for my taste. I find it hard to believe she'd be able to maintain her social position in such a small town if she really was so sour all the time.
For some reason, I kept missing details--I had to keep going back and rereading earlier sections. That's an unusual thing for me. Despite the drawbacks, I did enjoy this novel. It was a fun, quick read. It would be perfect for a weekend trip.