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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Reread this because the movie is coming out and I wanted to refresh myself on the plot. I loved the story the first go round. This time I was only mildly invested in the characters, setting, and plot. The last time I read this I was on a beach vacation. Perhaps that made the difference.
Good relief from serious books recently read. Loved the "Eye-talian" characterizations and interplay.
Barely a 3. I needed a book to listen to on the airplane and had managed to get through the previous 3, so figured this would be OK. It was, but is not really a series I'd recommend.
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I remember being enchanted by this bookâespecially the magic of the book mobile!
Also such a fun story! It was kinda like if Gilmore Girls took place in the 70s. Small town, so many good characters and such a fun read.
1970s Appalachian country life is the setting for this heartwarming novel, first in a four-book series. Ave Maria, a 35-year-old "spinster" of Italian heritage is a unique person in this coal-mining town where many never graduate from high school due to teen pregnancy or poverty. When her mother dies and secrets emerge about her birth, Ave Maria is troubled for a long time and then she begins to unravel her life. Should she travel to Italy to find her birth father and her mother's relatives?
This novel, in a warm and almost homespun way, explores the impact of a community where everyone knows everyone else's business, grief, mature love, and poverty. Trigiani incorporates a light dose of feminism as she shows how Ave Maria helps a mountain girl become a business owner, and that is is okay for older women to remain unmarried. Funny and witty as well, this is a book of mainstream fiction that many readers will enjoy.
This novel, in a warm and almost homespun way, explores the impact of a community where everyone knows everyone else's business, grief, mature love, and poverty. Trigiani incorporates a light dose of feminism as she shows how Ave Maria helps a mountain girl become a business owner, and that is is okay for older women to remain unmarried. Funny and witty as well, this is a book of mainstream fiction that many readers will enjoy.
This was really a fun read. I am excited they are making a movie. It is triggering to my eating disorder. A lot of body judgment & body talk. But I used my filter & looked past it.
I really like this book, quirky characters and vivid imagery, thanks darc for the recommendation.
This is a great read. The character is very easy to relate to and I love the picture it paints of this small town in Virginia.