LFL, I liked her. I found myself just laughing at times. You are right...she could have been more straightforward about the affair stuff...I think she was afraid it would turn people away from her story, and the pain she was in. She is somebody who was really clueless but went on a quest and did some good in the world. The marriage definitely was a casualty, and the book could be hard to read if you are a LBS and read it from a certain perspective. But my persoanl opinion was that it was a great book!