Kelly’s Reviews > The Moons of Jupiter > Status Update

It's not my fault, she says to herself, as she has said so often before. Usually when she says it it's a whine, a plea, a whimper. Not it says itself matter-of-factly in her head; the tone in which it is stated is bored and tired. It seems as if this could be the truth.

...In Valerie's company you do wonder sometimes what all the fuss is about. Valerie wonders. Her life and her presence, more than any opinion she expresses, remind you that love is not kind or honest and does not contribute to happiness in any reliable way.