* unreliable narrator
* blog style - the author is sorting out her own feelings, insecurity
* my's own feeling of a certain guit of picking up 
  the book to feel better by comparison
* uneven, needs editing, certain parts repeat
* pace keeps shifting, two parts - alcoholism and recovery and messed up 
  childhood
* unable to lead a normal, stable life maintain relationships
* love/hate  
* immature questionnaire for the mother
* manipulative controlling, emotionally unstable trainwreck of a mother