2006 book 86

gina frangello's my sister's continent
there's a blurb on the front of this book from steve almond saying that frangello "writes about sex, psychology, and sisterhood with a rare sensitivity and tremendous wit." that's an apt description of this story, which centers on identical twins, one a former ballerina, recently injured, one on the verge of being married. family secrets are revealed and stuff happens. it's not particularly funny, per se (actually it's very bleak at times), but it's well written and engaging. my only problem was the narrator's obtuseness about certain things that are made clear to the reader, which fits the story and all, but just annoyed me a tiny bit. still, i did like this book a lot, would recommend it, etc.