Le premier tome (W)hole m'a tout de suite donné envie de lire le second. Et ce fut une très belle suite. Un tout autre genre, une belle découverte des rencontres sur le net entre devotee et handicapés. A lire pour les curieux, et pour les fans d'histoire romantique ;-)
The sequel to (W)hole, more about Elizabeth's life as a devotee, that is, she's sexually attracted to disabled guys. In this book, Elizabeth enters college, and realizes maybe she and Stewart are not going to live happily ever after. But how will she ever find another disabled guy who is as sexy as Stewart, and with whom she also has an emotional connection? And more importantly, what will her mother say when she brings home disabled boyfriend #2? Even more than in the first book, the focus here is on Elizabeth's relationship with her mother, and learning to be her own person. It's a moving and affecting story.
As in the first book, this is a very sensitive and accurate portrayal of what it's like for young dev women. Elizabeth's attempts at internet dating, her struggles to come to terms with having this attraction, and to explain herself to others, will ring true. If you are a devotee, read this book, it is about you. For anyone else who is wondering about devoteeism, this is the real deal.
I loved Whole, but it had that 'introduction to something I didn't know that freaked me out a bit' thing about it. By the end of Whole, I loved the characters and sympathized with Elizabeth's situation. I think everybody can relate to Breathe, even if they aren't like Elizabeth. Date after bad date, hateful people saying things that make you feel bad about yourself, and a mother who just doesn't understand. Getting your hopes up, only to have them trashed. After staying up until 3:30 to finish Whole, I got up at 7am to get my kids to school. I have a cold, so I planned on going back to bed, but I thought I'd start Breathe first. I never did get any sleep, but I finished Breathe and Stewart's Story, too! I recommend all of Ruth's books. Highly.