The Daughters -due sept 4

During the epic hurricane Isaac, I picked up a free read that I very much enjoyed. I read The Daughters by Joanna Philbin. Maybe you recognize the last name Philbin? Regis Philbin, of Regis and Kelly, is her father. Hold onto this, it will be important.
The book follows a girl named Lizzie who lives with her parents in New York. Her mother used to be a super model, but now has her own fashion line that is in a bunch of stores. Her father is a New York Times columnist.
This book was wonderful. I have always wondered what the brangelina kids feel like have cameras following them everywhere just because their parents are famous. Or maybe little Suri Cruise during this whole Holmes cruise divorce thing. How does she feel?
Lizzie is in this situation, along with 2 of her friends who are also daughters of the rich and famous.
The book also explores her feelings on trying to discover herself in a world full of cameras. The book is written in third person omniscient, meaning you can "hear" Lizzie's thoughts and no one else's but you get a narrator to kind of "check" her story. Here is an example: The whole book she is convinced she is ugly, because she is comparing herself to her mother. The narrator fights this by telling you she is just "non traditional looking."
I think this book is just one huge reflection on the authors childhood. She is the daughter of someone famous, but yet no one has really heard of her. Maybe she is just touching on her experiences and exaggerating them, or maybe she is writing about her experiences and just doesn't want to admit it sucked do much. Who knows...
I read this whole book on Wednesday during the hurricane because I literally had nothing else to do. It took about 3 and half hours spread throughout the day. I discovered bad weather and a lack of electricity provided good reading time.

The Daughters 8/29- 220 minutes, pp. 1-275



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