"Dear Neighbor DROP DEAD" - by Saralee Rosenberg - Book Review

I was first drawn to this book because of the title.  I think sometimes we would all like to say "drop dead" or worse to our neighbor.  But I found that this book is about so much more than rivalry between neighbors.

I sit on my front porch swing and laughed so hard during the first half of the book that my sides hurt. It was somewhere about then that I realized that I was relating so well to the main character that it was funny hearing the stories told.   This book is about  relationships between husband and wife, mother and children, in-laws, neighbors and so much more.  It is about life as well as death and how both of these affect us as individuals in different ways.  It is about finding ourselves and our purpose in life.

Dear Neighbor Drop Dead is about how we all long to be accepted and loved for who we are. It is about judging others for what we think they are like. It is about people turning to those lease expected for support and guidance when life throws dirt in your eyes so to speak.

This book was very humorous and could so easily be real life but  while reading it, I learned something about myself that was totally unexpected.  I learned that I could be one the characters in this book. My life could be told similar to some of the stories. I think that is why I enjoyed this book so much. It is a wonderful book about how real life is. Life can be difficult but when we have someone (anyone) to lean on, it helps soften the blow.

The Author has the ability to write the story in a manner that most of us can relate too. It is a way of laughing instead of crying at our ups and downs.  I loved the authors style in writing. She has a way of taking the reader behind the doors of the characters to see the  personalities and life of those in the book and then intertwining them together. I feel like I came away from this book with some new friends.

I would give this book a FIVE STAR. There is not a dull moment in this book. The reader will not want to put it down until it is completed.

About the Author

Saralee Rosenberg is the author of A Little Help from Above, Claire Voyant, and Fate and Ms. Fortune. She lives on Long Island (where else?) with her husband and three children.

The Author has written a couple article on gather that will help you to connect to her writing style.

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Crazy neighbors and the things Mr. Rogers never mentioned!

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Avon A (July 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061253774
• ISBN-13: 978-0061253775
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches

The on-sale date is July 22, 2008 but you can pre-order it now from your favorite bookseller.