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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
I loved learning about these two grandmothers. It felt a bit stilted, though. Perhaps Trigiani's loyalty to her grandmothers kept her from treating them like real people.
I had mixed feelings. I really loved the first chapters, full of really good sensory details surrounding the author's memories of her grandmothers. The latter chapters also had some beautiful writing, but they were advice-heavy. The somewhat judgmental tone marred an otherwise moving true-life portrait of two 20th century Italian-American women.
I mean... I guess the point of autobiographies is to prove that celebrities and authors "aren't so different" even if they truly are, but Adrianna Trigiani just had a normal life. It was weird to read a book that was so normal.
Reminded me of the Nonnas I grew up around in my hometown not far from Roseto.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
I really enjoyed this book from one of my favorite authors. Adriana is such a wonderful storyteller and after reading about her grandmothers, I can see where she has gotten the inspiration for her characters. I liked reading about Viola since my great grandparents lived in Roseto and I live in the same area. When reading this book, you can tell how much Adriana loved and admired her grandmothers. This book is a wonderful tribute to their legacy. It has made me miss my grandmother and wish that I still had her to share stories and spend time together. Unfortunately, my paternal grandmother died several weeks after I was born and my maternal grandmother lived 3,000 miles away. Even though I did get to see her at least once a year and she was in my life for 37 years, this book made me realize how much I still missed out on and made me regret things that I should have asked her.
I had the pleasure of meeting Adriana several years ago at a book signing and she is so friendly, personable and funny. You meet her and she makes you feel like family or a close friend. I hope to get the chance to meet her again and can't wait to read more of her books.
I had the pleasure of meeting Adriana several years ago at a book signing and she is so friendly, personable and funny. You meet her and she makes you feel like family or a close friend. I hope to get the chance to meet her again and can't wait to read more of her books.
I'm not going to finish this. Seemed to me to be uninteresting, condescending, and disjointed. Ordinary. And not worth my time.
This book had me tearing up so many times. You can feel the love in these pages. There's a lot of good advice here. I'll definitely keep this around and reread it.