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Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On!: What Southern Mamas Tell Their Daughters that the Rest of Y'all Should Know Too
by
Shellie Rushing Tomlinson (Goodreads Author)
The host of All Things Southern shares the sass and strength of Southern mamas in this spunky guide to life.
In this humorous handbook, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, host of All Things Southern, reveals the all-important lessons Southern Mamas teach their daughters. Readers will discover why blue eye shadow is trashy and learn to interpret regional dialect like the Southern M...more
In this humorous handbook, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, host of All Things Southern, reveals the all-important lessons Southern Mamas teach their daughters. Readers will discover why blue eye shadow is trashy and learn to interpret regional dialect like the Southern M...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
May 6th 2008
by Berkley Trade
(first published 2008)
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I enjoyed it. It was simply written, had amusing little quips in it from various Southern women, but I did have one issue with it. Most of the Southern women that I have known have not been so fundamentalist as Mrs. Tomlinson. Perhaps she was exaggerating her viewpoints but most of the Southerners that I have known have been open minded about things that she stated were fundamentally opposite Southern "values" and I felt as if she was making blanket statements about her own family rather than "S...more
This book was annoying and underwhelming. That's not a good combination. The whole Southern thing is just so overdone-I really felt like I heard all the same jokes and stereotypes before. And I hate to tell the author-but I have absolutely no Southern roots (except the pretend ones because of my two years in VA) and I got ALL the same advice and direction growing up. So it really is just a tribute to good parenting-rather than southern parenting.
But I did like the title because the chapter with...more
But I did like the title because the chapter with...more
This book was okay - entertaining enough to continue reading, but nothing groundbreaking. I thought the author told stories in a funny way, but the anecdotes were similar to what I've read in other "southern raised" books. Content-wise, I found quite a bit of the "southern" advice being the same advice I got from my mother having grown up in the Northeast, so it seemed less about geography and more about just general child-rearing. Either way, it was a fun pool read, and perhaps southerners woul...more
I really wanted to love this book, but I had a hard time staying interested in the stories--the same stories, jokes and anecdotes I've read a hundred times before.
I love Southern humor so I went into this book expecting the likes of Jill Connor Browne or Celia Rivenbark, which this wasn't. However it's entirely possible that had I read this closer to its release date and not several years later--after I've read many other Southern humor books--maybe I wouldn't have felt that the book was played...more
I love Southern humor so I went into this book expecting the likes of Jill Connor Browne or Celia Rivenbark, which this wasn't. However it's entirely possible that had I read this closer to its release date and not several years later--after I've read many other Southern humor books--maybe I wouldn't have felt that the book was played...more
I loved this book!
The Southern culture was portrayed in a funny and meaningful way. I laughed out loud many times throughout this book, sometimes because of what happened, but more often because of how it was written. I bookmarked many pages to return to because they made me laugh or contained pearls of wisdom. The recipes that concluded each chapter were a fun addition. I even loved reading them through to see how the directions were worded.
I would recommend this book to women. All women. At...more
The Southern culture was portrayed in a funny and meaningful way. I laughed out loud many times throughout this book, sometimes because of what happened, but more often because of how it was written. I bookmarked many pages to return to because they made me laugh or contained pearls of wisdom. The recipes that concluded each chapter were a fun addition. I even loved reading them through to see how the directions were worded.
I would recommend this book to women. All women. At...more
I was ready to LAUGH OUT LOUD at this book....and it just wasn't as funny as I wanted it to be. It did have some humorous places and definitely was accurate about how being a female in the South is...and explained a few things to me that I have seen growing up...like the "tombstone twitch", the importance of writing prompt and important thank you notes, and why you cut both ends off a ham before you cook it.
Oh my gosh. This book was hilarious, and I could see so many of things in people I know. myself included. It was an added bonus that the end of each chapter has a few recipes, but the family story will keep you laughing as your reading it, and then when you least expect it, a passage will pop in your head and your going to start laughing about it. Well, at least I did....
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was really interesting to see how my raising and experiences have coincided with hers. I now know that I've had a truly Southern raising. I also loved the recipes that are included throughout this book. I can't wait to try them all. I've tracked down her website and it's a lot of fun to go to as well.
I was not particularly impressed by this book. I have a Yankee Momma, but have a southern Daddy and have lived most of my life in the South. I didn't find anything that I didn't already know. There were some amusing anecdotes and quotes, but I don't think that this was all that enlightening. If I could do it again, knowing what I know now, I would have rather borrowed it from the library.
I think there must be a Southern Mama somewhere in my Mom's family. I heard a lot of the words of wisdom imparted by Ms. Tomlinson's Mama when I was growing up. Although I sometimes thought the author lost track of a story and never caught up again, overall I really got a kick out of this book. The recipes look great too.
My sister gave me this book and I read / laughed til I cried my way through it in one sitting. Child, rest! Heifer, hush! Shellie tells my story as she shares hers. I need to hint up my tube of stop-light red lipstick because Mamma says, "Even a barn door looks better with a little paint on it."
If you grew up anywhere in or near the South, and yes, I can capitalize it here, then this book details your life. It is a FUN read--you'll be thinking, "Why didn't I write this book?" Mouth-watering southern recipes included. My fave: hot-water cornbread. Enjoy!
This book is a sweet reminder of all those southern sayings that my mother and other family members used to say. Many of them still hold true today. Adding to the wit & wisdom is the inclusion of southern recipes. Definitely not a read for those without an appreciative of southern fiction.
This was a fairly crappy book. If you base your knowledge of southern women off this book, please understand that this was more a portrayal of TRASHY southern women (think trailer trash white chicks who will never get out of the trailer park).
I live by the values in this book.As a "Southern Belle" I could identify with a lot of what she says. I think this is good book for anyone who wants to live by the good old fashioned values of the South...
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It was okay. I was expecting a lot more of the quirky southern-isms (like dancing with a broom at your younger sibling's wedding). Many of her observations were not uniquely southern.
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So fun & spunky! I really liked reading & then saying yes that is me & my life. This should be the instruction manual for being a southern belle!
Lighthearted and entertaining 'self help'. Brought back the many memories of growing up in the South. Not to mention some good recipes
I loved the humor, down to earth advice, and recipes in this book. I should've lived in the South - I'd fit in better there!
I thought it was funny ! If you grew up in the south back in the earlier years then you heard a lot of these things.
Hilarious take on Southern life--especially in Louisiana. Laugh out loud funny. I’m going to buy this book.
I just really enjoy that whole "Southern" viewpoint. This book is full of fun essays and recipes too.
Not what I was expecting, but a pleasant surprise. It is a compilation of short stories.
I didn't like this book. It was like a stuck up version of the Sweet Potato Queen books. It was boring, not all that funny and the recipes weren't that interesting.
LOVED this book! It should be required reading for all southern girls!
Fun book to read, humorous and easy for many to connect to.
Witty, charming and thoroughly enjoyable. And the recipes are yummy!!
Delightful southern wisdom from a great storyteller. Loved it!
I'm trying to rate it as no stars but i dont know how.
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As an infant, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson had one of the earliest cases of appendicitis ever documented. Subsequently, fifty-four doctors came to Natchez, MS to study her case. In retrospect, Shellie believes it may have been better had they studied her brain. Shellie is willing to admit it. She hears voices. After briefly considering medication she has instead chosen a career in storytelling to all...more
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