Failure to see

I fail to see what a girl's choice of pajama style would have to do with a book I never read anyway, which is, "Valley of the Dolls," a roman a clef written by Jacqueline Susann. Wikipedia speedily reminds us that the term "doll" as used in the book also could be used as underworld terminology for barbiturates or sleeping pills. And yet it was the "speed" diet pills that belonged to Joan's older sister that were referred to in Miss Marken's 10th grade English class. Joan said that she took one of her sister's diet pill and then was so wired she could not sleep for three days. Thus we get a fleeting glimpse of Joan's druggie older sister, maybe. I really would not want to point fingers but then again I am not taking any bluff from those Italian whiners.