Fancy White Trash
by Marjetta Geerling
4/5 stars
Review by: Marina
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Abby Savage is the only normal one
in her crazy, Jerry Springer show family.
Her mother has been married and divorced from her father twice and on
her third marriage with “The Guitar Player” who has been around the block with
both of Abby’s sisters. In response to
her family’s flexible morals and driveway fights that entertain the
neighborhood, Abby developed her own set of rules for love to ensure she does
not wind up like the rest of her family.
Problems arise when her ex-boyfriend (and best friend’s older brother)
shows up in her life again and does not meet any of her rules, especially since
she thinks he might be the father of her niece.
Geerling’s writing, while unexceptional, is solid and humorous. Abby’s mood shifts from teasing and sarcastic
to tears realistically, given her chaotic situation. The novel is predictable, but Abby’s personality,
the quirks of her family, and the side story of her best friend coming out of
the closet are enough to keep the pages turning. Throughout the story Abby is the first person
to make snide remarks about her family and also the first to defend it, clearly
illustrating the love-hate relationship so many of us are familiar with and the
strong bond of the Savage family despite its extensive problems and
backstabbing. Between the realistic
depiction of family dynamics and the human nature habit of wanting to watch the
train wreck, this novel will be sure to delight.
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