I read this for bookclub. I must admit I was initially hesitant. It sounded like it would be a run of the mill memoir. However, it was FABULOUS. I literally read it in one day. The narrator makes it read more like fiction, and, despite the terrible life she had growing up, keeps her own emotions out of the novel. She could have easily been bitter and hateful - but she pushes that aside and writes the "truth" (or what truth can be found in a memoir).

Recommend for people interested in sociology.