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Summary: Wish I could give this 0 stars
Review: I, too, read this for my book group and I have to say it's one of the worst books I've ever read. It's contrived and unbelievable. I found all of the Ya-Ya's annoying in their belief in their own cuteness and outrageousness. I've never heard of people spending so much time cultivating their own mythology. And why exactly are they so special? Because they went skinny-dipping? It's like a bunch of women who all thought they were Zelda Fitzgerald but were really just mid-sized fish in a very small pond.I found Sidda unbelievable too, and even the other members of my Book Group (most of whom at least liked this book) all found her boyfriend just too perfect to be real.
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Summary: Poignant
Review: Rebecca Wells has captured the tortured essence of the mother/daughter relationship. I laughed, I cried, I've told all of my friends. Ya-Ya is to die for.
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Summary: Very disappointing
Review: I didn't like any of the characters. Maybe that is a sign of a good writer to have that response from a reader? The women in this plot were all overly indulgent, self-centered, whiners and martyr. Particularly the grandmother and daughter. (Very hard to understand why the mother hated Vivi so much and yet catered to her and her friends so much.) I kept reading it hoping for redeeming improvement. If everyone was such good friends it seems help could have come forth much sooner. Reader in NoCA
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Summary: I Loved this book!
Review: I couldn't put it down! It brought back all the memories of growing up with my Mom and her two close friends. (We did everything with their families, too!) I recommend this book to EVERY woman....you will not be disapointed!
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Summary: A book about relationships. Mother/daughter. Friendship
Review: Excelent. One of the best books I have read in a long time. Could not put it down. I loved the friendship that these women shared. A must read for all women.
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Summary: Great book for all women with life long friends!
Review: I really enjoyed the book. I related to growing up surrounded by all of my "aunts" who were actually life-long friends of my mother. The book clearly points out that its okay to look to the past, but don't get stuck in it. A great read.
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Summary: So warm, so human, so beautiful
Review: Once in a while a book like this comes your way to make your day. Divine Secrets has a way of warming your heart as it gets you involved with Vivi, Teensy, Caro, Necie and Siddalee. You laugh with them and cry with them, feel their pain and triumph in their joys. Divine Secrets is more than just a story. It makes us draw into our inner selves and count our blessings.
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Summary: I looked for joy, I found obnoxious self-indulgence.
Review: I read the entire book. I hated it. I kept expecting some explanation of the behaviour of the characters, and all I got were anecdotes. The last chapter was completely anticlimactic. I didn't like the daughter and couldn't have cared less if she got married to the stud or not. And the mother -- was the point just to prove that boozy old ladies were young once, too?
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Summary: Cathartic material
Review: This is a book I devoured whole heartedly. It spoke to me as a mother and as a daughter and as a friend. I craved gumbo every night I read it. When Ms Wells included the word "liminal" in her text, it was totally appropriate because that's how I felt with that book - especially the last 1/4 when I cried the entire time. It was as if someone took my thoughts and organized them in a wonderful story. A million thanks to someone as talented and perceptive as Rebecca Wells.
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read.
Review: This heartwarming, tear-jerker is for everyone who has ever been either a mother or a daughter - and even for those who haven't. It's about the complex relationship between women - be they mothers, daughters, sisters or friends. It is truly inspiring and moving. Definitely one of the best books I've ever read. It has turned this television watcher back into a reader again.
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