A review by blueranger9
Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days: An Almost Completely Honest Account of What Happened to Our Family When Our Youngest Son, His Wife, Their Baby, Their Toddler, and Their Five-Year-Old Came to Live with Us for Thr... by Judith Viorst

3.0

I have to admit I'm on the fence about this book. The first few chapters of this short book come across as a long rant about why having her son and his family stay with her for 3 months proved to be an inconvenience, absolutely ruined her sense of order, and temporarily cured her OCD. I was beginning to wonder why I'd picked up the book in the first place. I don't want to hear about someone complaining about having family over, but she wrapped it up pleasantly enough with decent introspection and a fascinating analysis of modern parenthood that made it worth the few hours it took to read. So while it is not my favorite Judith Viorst book, it is really nice to hear about her lovely grandchildren and find out what exactly became of Alexander after that "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day." Now I know.