Reviewed by Christy
Jane is a pregnant, 18 year old pizza delivery girl. A
soon-to-be teen mom of a once teen mom, she floats through life with no real
direction. Though her mother and boyfriend Billy are warm and supportive, she
feels smothered and yet lonely at the same time.
When harried mom Jenny calls in a
special order for a pepperoni-and-pickles pizza, Jane is intrigued and agrees
to the unusual request – even running to a nearby grocery store to purchase a
jar of pickles. When Jane arrives with the pizza and meets Jenny face to face,
she sees her as a whirlwind of an interesting person who she wants to know more
and more about. This interest turns into a preoccupation, which then develops
into an obsession.
I really didn’t know what to expect
with this novel. I have to admit, the bright, fun cover drew me in more than
anything. The description just isn’t normally the type of story I gravitate
towards. Though I don’t think the novel really has the same carefree tone as
the cover, it does have the same irreverence. Jane is going through a lot in
her life, impending motherhood, uncertainty about her future, and the recent
death of her alcoholic father, all of which she uses Jenny as a distraction
from. Frazier’s writing is charming and wry, and leads to a dramatic climax
that I honestly didn’t see coming. It’s heavy and a little dark but not without
hope.
Pizza Girl is a slim book,
just a little over 200 pages, but it packs a punch. About half way through, I
honestly didn’t know how I felt about it but I was enjoying reading it. The
more I read, the more I liked it. So maybe you can’t judge a book by its cover,
but you sure can find a good read when you least expect it!
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