I kept getting the feeling that this woman is very angry and hiding her anger behind what she tries to disguise as humor. But sarcasm and making fun of people is anger, not humor. Also, the author's almost manic attempt at turning everything into a funny story became quite annoying. Even the video featured here shows her smiling inappropriately while talking about incidents which are not funny, perhaps a way of protecting herself from the actual facts of her life. Her family must not be too pleased with this book and would probably have preferred Ms. Janzen had spent a few years in therapy coming to grips with her anger before writing a book.
I'm giving the book 3 stars because, in spite of what I've said above, this book was interesting enough to keep me reading.Get more detail about Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home.
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