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cheesygiraffe's review against another edition
Read back when it first came out. I remember enjoying it at the time.
ilovestory's review against another edition
3.0
Cute book that took me back to my Southern roots -- and I still want to try out some of the recipes. Good, light, beach reading.
readingiscol's review against another edition
5.0
I am so glad I finally got to read this book! Excellent!
vll295's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book. I think that I will probably re-read this one at some point. The book was good, but I tend to like those I can relate to a little more.
emmapennpls's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
I love the South and I loved getting to relish in a day before my time. As much this book glosses past the major issues of the South at that time, I too have wished to lay on a grand porch on beautiful land with my girlfriends and eat local fruits! I really don’t think it goes further than that.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
krism's review against another edition
2.0
While the book was entertaining, it's also..... disturbing and depressing. It's supposed to be about a tumultuous mother-daughter relationship and the daughter's reckoning with it. But the mother is an alcoholic narcissist. She is abusive. Are we really supposed to find her antics with her dear friends, the ya-ya's, funny/charming? I admire their loyalty and life-long friendship but they sound like a pack of mean girls from high school who never grew up. The book has a happily-ever-after-because-we-understand-and-accept-each-other fairytale ending.
bikes_books_yarn's review against another edition
2.0
I felt like this was a better story than Little Alters Everywhere - but really it was just a Part 1 and a part 2. I had a hard time with the abuse and alcoholism - just like I did in the first book. I think if I hadn't watched the movie first I would never have commited to reading these two books - since they seem to be scrunched together for the movie.
I have no desire to read any further in this series. The writing was good and the characters believable - but I felt like it was just depressing stuff really. And I have a hard time with what I call "Hallmark Moments" - they sort of make me throw up in my mouth a little. Not that I don't find myself blubbering over a book on que - but I resent feeling like I am being lead on an emotional rollercoaster. And that's kinda how I feel about these books.
I have no desire to read any further in this series. The writing was good and the characters believable - but I felt like it was just depressing stuff really. And I have a hard time with what I call "Hallmark Moments" - they sort of make me throw up in my mouth a little. Not that I don't find myself blubbering over a book on que - but I resent feeling like I am being lead on an emotional rollercoaster. And that's kinda how I feel about these books.
amibunk's review against another edition
3.0
I thought the sequel was better. This one was more dark than I had anticipated.
thursday48's review against another edition
3.0
TL;DR: if you want to read any of this series only read this one.
The first time I listened to part of this audiobook I was around 12 and my mom had checked it out from the library. I remembered thinking then this family had some serious mental health issues. When I saw it on my library's digital collection I had a touch of nostalgia and only a vague memory of what it was about so I listened to the whole series. I can now safely say this is the only book worth reading. I this book is the only one of the three with a storyline outside of the flashbacks that allows the story to flow. Over all it's an average book that made me feel nostalgic about listening to audiobooks with my mother while working over a puzzle. Also 12 year old me was right.
The first time I listened to part of this audiobook I was around 12 and my mom had checked it out from the library. I remembered thinking then this family had some serious mental health issues. When I saw it on my library's digital collection I had a touch of nostalgia and only a vague memory of what it was about so I listened to the whole series. I can now safely say this is the only book worth reading. I this book is the only one of the three with a storyline outside of the flashbacks that allows the story to flow. Over all it's an average book that made me feel nostalgic about listening to audiobooks with my mother while working over a puzzle. Also 12 year old me was right.
maryehavens's review against another edition
1.0
Abandoned on page 102.
I wanted to like this but I think I can figure out where this is going with Sidda trying to connect with her mom/the past while using maximum nostalgia to add perspective to her life. I just need an edge right now and I don’t think I’m going to find it here. The word “precious” comes to mind and that makes me want to scream and vomit at the same time.
I think I have book hangover from Delta Wedding - didn’t even realize it. I’m going to do a palate cleanse with some graphic novels and then jump into Faulkner. Maybe.
I wanted to like this but I think I can figure out where this is going with Sidda trying to connect with her mom/the past while using maximum nostalgia to add perspective to her life. I just need an edge right now and I don’t think I’m going to find it here. The word “precious” comes to mind and that makes me want to scream and vomit at the same time.
I think I have book hangover from Delta Wedding - didn’t even realize it. I’m going to do a palate cleanse with some graphic novels and then jump into Faulkner. Maybe.