Labeled by readers as a "memoi-warning," aka the ultimate cautionary tale, "Book Smart, Dick Dumb" is an addictive, infuriating ride. The author, Oubria Tronshaw, narrates her chaotic, boy crazy adolescence on Chicago's bible-thumping south side, all the way through her post-college nuptials with the mysterious "Professor." This is a can't-look-away train wreck story of a woman stumbling blindly into the generational trap of being brilliant at school, yet dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to self-worth & relationships.
