I did not expect to hate this book as much as I did, but this is the first book in awhile where I've hated every character, especially the narrator, so vehemently. Definitely do not understand all the praise for this book. 
 Things I hated: 
 1. Evie. She was the worst, had no character growth from 14 to middle age, had no depth, and was overall a flat character that did not react like a believable, living person to any of the situations presented. 
 2. Fake Manson family. Most aspects were lifted literally from history with names and locations changed. The historian in me cannot handle this, as the Manson murders were one of several catalysts that brought about the end of innocence in America. In Cline's world, the fake family has little of the same impact and there is no context or nuance regarding them, they are just a paper background for the awful main character to experience her insecurities and desire for attention. 
 3. Obnoxious, flowery writing that would have appealed to me when I was 14 and unaware that good storytelling required more than metaphor and oddly stilted sentences. 
 I wish I could erase this book from my memory.