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Wayward by Dana Spiotta
1.0

Read 118 of the 270 pages. And that was generous. This is a short story at best. This story of a privileged, middle-aged white woman was so boring. I found my mind drifting as I was reading this story. I honestly didn't care what happened to Sam. Also, I couldn't tell if the author was being ironic or not in her writing. There were parts of the novel where Sam referred to other people and said how cliche they were. And yet Sam is the biggest cliche. It's like the author was just ticking boxes. Middle-aged white woman? Check. Midlife crisis? Check. Angsty teenage daughter? Check. Scary homeless person? Check. Well to do white husband who pays for everything? Check. It was all just so boring.