Mona is a
dull drone that just wants “to be seen, to be known, to matter.” She feels
insipid, vacuous, and plain vanilla. Her goal is simple: Marry Adam (her dream
guy), have his children, and live a life of marital bliss and happily ever
after. How very Donna Reed.
Right away,
Mona strikes me as very naïve and neurotic. I mean, I wouldn’t have quit my job
for trying to become the woman of some guy’s dreams and to transform her life
into the “wonderful life.” I mean, it be interesting to see how she’d go about
doing something like that. But I agree with Judy that Mona should really focus
on loving herself rather than aim to be “disgustingly married” to Adam by next
Christmas.
Narrator
Mona deviates often with her inane ramblings and goes off tangent often. One
minute, she’s an adult talking about her “plans” and, the next, she’s a
teenager reliving her past. WTF?! Who cares!
Bulk of the
story is on Mona yammering on and on over senseless, useless stuff. She’s
basically a student of dating and was aiming to convince (or voodoo) Adam into
thinking that she was perfect for him.
A fruitless
story with no end.
Best quote: “Changing
yourself into who you think someone wants is hurting yourself. It’s a rejection
of who you are…[it’s] emotional suicide.” (LOC 449)
My rating: 2.5 stars
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