This book reminded me A LOT of She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb, which is one of my all time favourite books. Instead of having a very insecure female going through horrific growing pains, All About Lulu chronicles the life of a male protagonist who also struggles through puberty and early adulthood entirely due to his crippling love for his stepsister. I was surprised about the plot twist in the last chapters, and it actually made me go back and read a few passages to clarify certain scenes. At times, I did get annoyed with the main character - his whiny, woe-is-me attitude grated my nerves. Personally, I found his brothers and dad much more fascinating and great comedic relief. The dad is a body builder, “Big Bill” that competes among the likes of Governor Ah-nold and eats too much meat. The twin brothers are hilarious, and I’m sad that as the years went by, they became less and less visible in the story. The first-person narration provides the reader with dry humor, the dripping with sarcasm voice of the protagonist, which made me smile a few times at the witty comments.
3 Bookworms.
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