First sentence:"My father and I were in the laundry room and we were having a crisis."
Description:
"Recalling the agony of growing up obsessive-compulsive and a religious fanatic, Jennifer Traig confesses to the most peculiar behavior -- such as tirelessly scrubbing her hands for a full half hour before dinner, feeding her stuffed animals before herself, and washing everything she owned because she thought it was contaminated by pork fumes. Devil in the Details announces Traig as one of the most hilarious writers to emerge in recent years -- and one of the strangest." -- from the back cover
My thoughts:
Funny and poignant, this honest book about obsession, family and overdoing religious ritual made me both laugh and think.
Date read: 8/30/2008Book #: 61
Challenges: Non-Fiction Five Challenge 2008, Unread Authors Challenge 2008
Rating: 3*/5 = good
Genre: Memoir
ISBN-10: 031601074X
ISBN-13: 9780316010740
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Year: 2004
# of Pages: 242
Binding: Trade Paperback
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