I Am The Wallpaper- Book Review

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Hughes, Mark Peter. I Am the Wallpaper. New York: Delacorte, 2005. Print.

At the beginning, you meet this happy young lady as it it shares Floey’s recollection of
her thirteenth birthday party, in which her loving sister turns it into a Lillian party. Floey receives a training bra from her Aunt Sarah which is much too small for her by that time. When she poses for a picture while wearing it, her best friend Azra sends it to Aunt Sarah, with a note: “Dear Aunt Sarah, thank you for the wonderful training bra. It was sweet of you to remember my birthday. P.S. It’s just what I need, now that I’m in training.

Little did she know sweet Auntie would be coming, for Lillian’s wedding with Floey’s evil cousins. The worst part? The little devils have to stay for three extra weeks after while Sarah goes on a trip. Actually, that’s not the worst part. The absolute worst part is that her life becomes published. All of it, not just what an outsider sees, but everything; diary included.

I really enjoyed this book because Hughes really put everything in perspective. To me, this would be considered chick lit, simply because of Floey’s journey to discover and become her true self. With the way he describes Floey’s “situation” to put it lightly, he sounds as though he’s experienced the same thing. That’s probably because he grew up with his mother and sisters. I loved I Am The Wallpaper because it spoke the truth about how your family can do weird stuff, but everything works out in the end. "If all is not yet well, it is not yet the end." This was an amazing book!