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I honestly had no idea what I was getting into, when I began reading this book. I was very surprised, and it was completely different than my initial assumption of it. It was thrilling, yet a bit too unrealistic. She stays and attempts to clean everything up, because she is too embarrassed about her environment. Then, instead of calling the police because of her mom's "situation", she decides to leave, because she needs a break. Okay, I get it. She came from a crappy situation, but instead of doing the right thing, and reporting it, she covered it up, due to embarrassment. Instead of doing that, and making yourself look guilty (when she wasn't), why not contact the police, or CPS, and salvage what's left of your life? Perhaps I would do what she did, if I was in her situation. But I doubt it. I'd like to think I'd have a little more decency, and do the right thing, and tell the truth. Still, it was a good, fairly quick read. A dark-ish subject, with a light touch.


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Dirty Little Secrets C J Omololu Books Reviews

So, I thought a book about hoarding may be kind of interesting. I mean, I’ve seen Hoarders; the episodes were both fascinating and kind of gross. And while some of the descriptions in this book had me rethinking the wisdom of eating lunch while reading it, I found myself kind of bored with it all.

I’m the kind of person who thrives on dialog in a story. I love the interaction between characters and the wittier the banter is the better. Unfortunately for me, Lucy is alone through most of this book. I get that she wants to keep her living conditions under wraps. I understand the extreme anxiety she feels about being found out and wanting to keep everyone away from her reality. I even know what it’s like to feel embarrassed by something someone else has done and to hope to goodness that your own reputation doesn’t tank simply by association. Really, I do. It’s just that her inner-dialog didn’t really do it for me, and having the majority of the conversations take place in flashbacks left me feeling a bit underwhelmed.

I guess I just kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. You know, for someone to find out. Or for some kind of conflict that never quite showed up. I mean, there is that whole Other Situation with her mom. And if I’m being perfectly honest, finding out how Lucy handled that was my main motivation for finishing the book. In the end, even that left me feeling disappointed. While things do get resolved, I don’t feel like Lucy really dealt with the situation. I mean, she finds a way to take care of it, but she doesn’t really deal with it. Ya know what I mean?

Anyways, I guess the bottom line is that this book was just ‘OK’ for me. It wasn’t horrible. It wasn’t great. It just was. Really, it boils down to personal preference on this one. If you don’t mind some alone time in a character’s head and you have a strong stomach, you may want to check this out. It wasn’t written badly or anything, it just wasn’t for me.

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I bought this book on a whim, and I am so happy I did. I completed it in one entire sitting. I couldn't put it down (which is high praise for someone like me, who is VERY picky with reading material). SPOILERS The protagonist is relatable, and it would be hard for anyone not to empathize with her thoughts and feelings. As someone who grew up in a household where mental illness had a huge effect on the family (though I was not in a hoarding situation) I found myself recalling memories from my old childhood as I read. Some of the things Lucy's mother said could've been taken out of the mouths of relatives in my younger years, and Lucy's thoughts were often my own at 17 years of age. Her situation of feeling and being alone in a terrible situation was all too close to my own story.

The ending wasn't what I expected, and was somewhat anti-climactic considering that no one discovered her secret, but I suppose that the symbolism is all there and it's a good ending for a book where the main character's mission was doomed from the start. Should be required reading for all high school-aged students! FINALLY, a book where the author knows what they're doing, and can set up a plot with good characterization and carry it out well! So many professional writers cannot actually write these days, but Omololu is not one of them. I will be reading more of C.J. Omololu's books in the future.
I honestly had no idea what I was getting into, when I began reading this book. I was very surprised, and it was completely different than my initial assumption of it. It was thrilling, yet a bit too unrealistic. She stays and attempts to clean everything up, because she is too embarrassed about her environment. Then, instead of calling the police because of her mom's "situation", she decides to leave, because she needs a break. Okay, I get it. She came from a crappy situation, but instead of doing the right thing, and reporting it, she covered it up, due to embarrassment. Instead of doing that, and making yourself look guilty (when she wasn't), why not contact the police, or CPS, and salvage what's left of your life? Perhaps I would do what she did, if I was in her situation. But I doubt it. I'd like to think I'd have a little more decency, and do the right thing, and tell the truth. Still, it was a good, fairly quick read. A dark-ish subject, with a light touch.