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The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story
by Ree Drummond
This was a good book to read after I finished the slightly psyche-scarring "Uprising." Light and easy to read, fun and humorous. But I had some issues with it.
First, it reads like a blog, which is kind of like "duh," since Drummond is a blogger. I remember reading about the first 1/4th of the book when she was doing weekly updates on it. But somehow I thought the finished product would be less bloggy and more... booky? It seemed choppy in places, a little "too good to be true" in MANY places, and I admit I got pretty tired of hearing about how great Marlboro Man looks in "charcoal," and his beautiful strong tan arms, and how he is her drug, etc etc etc. It kind of reminds me of Twilight with a rancher instead of a vampire.
I think that's my second issue with it - Drummond whacks you over the head with stuff to make sure she's really driven it home. Her parents' marriage troubles and the doom-doom-doom there, how hot Marlboro Man is, can she live as a rancher? etc. etc. I got pretty tired of the "Oh I want you but we are practicing restraint!" make-out sessions.
I'm not sorry I read it, but it's not really worth a whole lot of hype. There are some recipes in the back, but those you can easily get off her website.
Good if you need some fluff.
First, it reads like a blog, which is kind of like "duh," since Drummond is a blogger. I remember reading about the first 1/4th of the book when she was doing weekly updates on it. But somehow I thought the finished product would be less bloggy and more... booky? It seemed choppy in places, a little "too good to be true" in MANY places, and I admit I got pretty tired of hearing about how great Marlboro Man looks in "charcoal," and his beautiful strong tan arms, and how he is her drug, etc etc etc. It kind of reminds me of Twilight with a rancher instead of a vampire.
I think that's my second issue with it - Drummond whacks you over the head with stuff to make sure she's really driven it home. Her parents' marriage troubles and the doom-doom-doom there, how hot Marlboro Man is, can she live as a rancher? etc. etc. I got pretty tired of the "Oh I want you but we are practicing restraint!" make-out sessions.
I'm not sorry I read it, but it's not really worth a whole lot of hype. There are some recipes in the back, but those you can easily get off her website.
Good if you need some fluff.