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Summary: Divinely hilarious!
Review: The spicy aroma of Creole and Cajun cooking wafts through the air as four young friends, Caro, Necie, Teensy, and Vivi, all connected by their divine sisterhood, swing on the porch of a grand Southern home. Years later and half way across the country, Siddalee, Vivi's daughter, sits on another porch deep in the Northwest rainforest and so their stories begin. Wells' novel explores the complex personal relationships that we all experience in our lives. Throughout the book, Wells' reveals the lives and memories of both Siddalee and her mother, Vivi . Descriptions of the characters are quite vivid and stay with you long after the book is read. You become a part of the sisterhood with Wells' storytelling. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood tells a wonderful account of growing up in the South. We read of deep-rooted friendships, the complexity of being in love, and mother-daughter relations. The unconditional love amongst girlfriends is the most wonderful you'll ever read about. Mix a mint-julep and enjoy your trip to bayou country.
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Summary: Y'ALL MUST READ THIS BOOK!
Review: Being an inhabitant of the loosely fictionalized "Thornton, Louisiana" myself, I can tell you all that this book has caused a stir in this city. The abra-cadabra liquor store actually exists on Lee Street and is really the hocus-pocus liquor store. No matter, this book is a prize winner no matter how you look at it. The characters steal your heart and tickle your funny bone. I love a book that makes me laugh and cry and this one fills the bill. Vivi could very well have been my own mama and I really related to her and to Sidda. Wonderful, touching story of a mother and daughter and the liberating power of forgiveness and understanding in a family.
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Summary: Simply divine!
Review: Divine Secrets, and soon after, Little Altars Everywhere, were perhaps two of the most enjoyable books that I have read in quite a while. I was captivated by this tale of Siddalee growing up with the YaYas and coming to terms with her life, her upbringing and her family itself. These books were a sort of guilty pleasure that left me torn between wanting to finish them and not wanting them to end.
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Summary: NOT GA-GA OVER YA-YA
Review: Large portions of this book were either unbelievable, trite, or downright annoying. For examples, leaf through the book for any mention of the dog, Hueylene. All of the "dog" passages reminded me of the stuff I used to put in term papers so that I could meet the minimum length requirement.There were some cute little stories stashed here and there, but all in all, I'd have to say that this is the most overrated book I've read since Memoirs of A Geisha.
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Summary: Divine Secrets of Ya Ya Sisterhood
Review: After hearing countless positive recommendations, I picked up this book and began to read the adventures of a character not unlike myself. The beginning of the book is difficult to get into. At first, it is slow and relatively boring. However, if you make it half way, you are sure to find the book a delightful treat.
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Summary: Good Writing
Review: I admire this book more for its gorgeous writing style more than the plot and characterization. Sidda could've been fleshed out more, and the Ya Ya Sisters themselves seemed cliched stereotypes more than flawed and human, as one of the reviewers noted. It didn't seem very real and belivable to me, but it is fiction, so I won't be too hard on the book for that. What made me enjoy it the most was the way it was written, though. Rebecca Wells is very talented in that respect.
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Summary: What a good book!
Review: "Secrets....." was hard for me to decipher at first. I didn't know what to make of the flip-flop of years between Sidda and Vivi. It was a bit hard to follow up until the middle. Then the book really takes off. All I can say is... I wish I had been with Necie, Caro, Teensy and Vivi the night they hit the local water tower. You go, girls! I liked Rebecca Wells style of writing so I think I will check out "Little Alters Everywhere."
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Summary: Please ! This is not the south !
Review: I half way enjoyed this book. I picked it up from the new book shelf in my library just after it hit the bookstores. And just as I thought, many, many readers believe it to be a portrayal of southern women. I have NEVER met anyone like these characters. And I don't think I live a sheltered life. In addition, I read about "Ya, Ya friendship groups" popping up all over the country. Many of these people were "discovering" friendships with women for the first time in their lives. How Sad ! To think this book about drunks, smoking fiends, and (as seen in Little Altars)child abusers, directed women to cherish the other women in their lives; and how bizarre to need a ritualistic club to do it in. Personally, I would rather have experienced more about Sidda's relationship with her boyfriend. He seemed really wonderful ! Who WAS that guy?
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Summary: We need more books like this!
Review: This is a bold, beautiful book. It goes where many books don'tdare go - women's friendship, mother-daughter, marriage, career,alcohol, raciscm; and all in one book! I had a hard time putting itdown. After two months I re-read it in one day. I laugh, I cry. And I gave it to all my girlfriends.
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Summary: Amazing Book
Review: My cousin turned me onto this book, and I owe her a great big thanks. I was totally absorbed and hooked. What an amazing read....there's nothing else like it. It's the sort of book that makes you happy that authors share their ideas and creativity with you. We're very lucky to have this one. It's smart and very well-down. And, worth every minute of time spent reading it.
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