I received this book free through a Goodreads giveaway and regret to give it only 2.5 stars. It's a quick read coming in at 267 pages and while it did have some nice aspects about it, I unfortunately just didn't love this book. It's a unique idea to use the Freegan lifestyle as part of the story, and has enlightened me on the subject. But to give some constructive criticism, I thought for this size book there were far too many characters. I had a hard time remembering who was who. What added to this frustration for me was the use of similar names. For example, Perla and Percy, who were in the same woman's group. Their names being so similar I would have to pause to remember who each one was. Likewise, Ma and Mom (the one character's two mothers). I thought it would have helped if she used distinctive nicknames for them. Another thing that I personally struggled with was the numerous foreign words and phrases. Not knowing the language, I unfortunately felt as though I was missing parts of the story and thereby disrupting its flow. The book also felt overly busy mentioning so many underlying topics and viewpoints that I believe it took away from the truly charming part of the story. I felt that it was almost there, but fell slightly short.
I hope that the author takes this review in the spirit it has been given, because I commend and congratulate her for being published and acknowledge the time and effort she put forth in telling this story.
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