I really tried to read this book but I can't do it. It made me way too depressed. It got such glowing reviews from people I trust, but this book was not for me. I already know people are terrible, I work with the general public, but I don't want a book that goes deeper into the psyche of these terrible people! Also, I didn't want to read about a terrible failing marriage or a book full of characters in which I didn't like a single one! Plus, the author had tidbits and thoughts that every once in a while I would think, "Hm, I've also thought that" , or " That's true ", but I hate agreeing with these terrible people!!! It makes me feel like I'm terrible for agreeing with them! I gave it well past my 100 page tester limit but found myself hating the book, the characters, the general public, and life in general each time I reflected upon it. Then I looked up the summary on Wikipedia, and gladly moved on to a nice, whiny, teen book, or a delightful juvenile fiction.