Reviews for Not My Daughter

The average rating for Not My Daughter based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-04-01 00:00:00 Douglas Hoblit Although I have heard good things about Barbara Delinsky, I wasn't thoroughly impressed with her writing and I probably won't read more from her. I feel like I didn't gain a thing out of this book. The premise was appealing to me (pregnancy pact) but the book was really about what defines a 'good' mother. Which, as a mother myself, is also an appealing topic, but I just wasn't feeling this book. It went on and on about the same thing for countless pages. Even the epilogue was too drawn out! The characters were annoying. There was no depth to them, and the story mainly consisted of boring dialogue. Susan's relationship with her mother was ridiculous. Like the woman held a grudge for nearly 20 years because her daughter got pregnant, is a total bitch to her (but Susan continues to call her) and then miraculously decides to be kind in the last few pages. As for Susan and Rick's relationship... What the heck was that? I don't care if the book is fictional, it should still make SENSE. Delinsky droned on and on about how bright these teens are and blah blah, yet they seemed like complete idiots to me. Their mothers should have smacked them.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-10-11 00:00:00 John Henderson The premice for this story was intriguing (though highly unlikely). Four 17-yr-old girls from good families make a pact to all become pregnant at the same time. (This isn't a "spoiler comment," because it occurs in the first few chapters). They don't want husbands, just babies. For no apparent reason. Which is what makes the girls unsympathetic protagonists. How can we feel sorry for those self-destructive immature idiots? Of course, they can't support themselves, so they expect to live with their families of origin while they enjoy the pleasures of motherhood sans responsibilities and without being bothered by intrusive husbands. The book is centered on their mothers' reactions to the pregnancies. They agonize about them endlessly. Their own reputations are tarnished, particularly Susan's, as she is the high school principal. The book drags on and on and doesn't go anywhere. Everybody sits around knitting and discussing how upset they are. I wanted to like this book, but it didn't hold my interest.