Reviews

Every Mother Is a Daughter: The Neverending Quest for Success, Inner Peace, and a Really Clean Kitchen (Recipes and Knitting Patterns Included) by Sheila Solomon Klass, Perri Klass

graggirl's review against another edition

1.0

Bleh! I did nopt like this book. Maybe if I had a remotely good relationship with my mom this book would have been readable. But, it was just too "Oh look my mom and me are best friends" for me.

nferre's review against another edition

2.0

Mother and daughter constantly compare and compete in the world. A bit of a sleeper for me.

k8iedid's review against another edition

4.0

In THE RED TENT, Anita Diamante says "If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully. Stories about food show a strong connection. Wistful silences demonstrate unfinished business. The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.”

This quote could have been the epigraph to this book.

AHHHHH mothers and daughters - give it all to me. The audiobook version is like a non-stop therapy lesson, listening to a mother and daughter share their experiences and takes on each other. They are alike, they are different, they can't understand each other, they accept each other - ultimately though, they appreciate each other. I loved this book.

nferre's review against another edition

2.0

Mother and daughter constantly compare and compete in the world. A bit of a sleeper for me.

kefletcher's review against another edition

4.0

Loved it so much, I had my mom read it!

nferre's review against another edition

2.0

Mother and daughter constantly compare and compete in the world. A bit of a sleeper for me.

kimveach's review against another edition

2.0

Didn't really finish this. I just found it a little too "something". I'm not sure what the right word is - sort of too "New York intellectual". I just couldn't relate.