Perfect World

This is a very different type of book. The basic story is about a girl named Lacie whose father had committed suicide in their house. She is also not among the popular people at the school, although she has a very small number of friends. Some of the story deals with the oftentimes difficult nature of relationships among girls at school. Some of the story deals with her falling in love for the first time with a boy whose parents are divorced, and whose mother, whom he lives with, not being a very nice person at all.

Lacie also has to deal with the feelings caused by her father's death, her mother's being away from home most of the time, having to work two jobs, and taking care of her younger brother. Lacie is shunned by a former friend, finds a new friend, and continually has to deal with thoughts of worthlessness on her part.

What makes the book different from other books dealing with similar topics is that almost the entire book is about Lacie's thoughts. The amount of actual dialog in the book is very limited; the major emphasis of the book is on Lacie's thoughts and feelings, and that's the strength of the book.

This is a very unusual book and is worth reading for that purpose itself.

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