Eva's review
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
Maybe those kinds of friendships have just migrated north? I know that I have my gaggle of girls up here! Sticky sweet doesn't necessarily mean false. Reading your review helped me to remember what a rare and precious jewel these kind of friendships can be. Eva, I hope that you find some lifelong girlfriends that you can laugh with and cry with and forgive and be forgiven by and call in an emergency at 3 in the morning. It's a treasure that is not to be missed!
Eva's review
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Eva's review
rating:
recommended for: anyone who thinks Steel Magnolias is the best movie EVER
I am so tired of this sort of storyline. A group of Southern women who form a timeless bond of woman-ness and Southern-ness and triumph in the face of all hardship because they are delicate as blossoms yet strong and fierce. Uh-huh. I'm Southern, I'm a woman, and I haven't seen such a bond between Southern women of any generation in all of my years. I don't know where this romanticized notion came from, but it's time to put an end to it. Down with Southern chick-lit!
That said, when entering a genre so well-covered and sticky sweet, one must do something to make one's work stand out. I believe Rebecca Wells does an above-average job at this, and her book was a fun and easy read. It was hardly ground-breaking, nor did I find it moving, and I didn't shed a tear or laugh out loud. I just wrinkled my nose at the way everyone just wrapped up their lives with a nice bow at the end and no one walked away with residual hurt feelings or misunderstandings, then put the book down and decided to ...more
That said, when entering a genre so well-covered and sticky sweet, one must do something to make one's work stand out. I believe Rebecca Wells does an above-average job at this, and her book was a fun and easy read. It was hardly ground-breaking, nor did I find it moving, and I didn't shed a tear or laugh out loud. I just wrinkled my nose at the way everyone just wrapped up their lives with a nice bow at the end and no one walked away with residual hurt feelings or misunderstandings, then put the book down and decided to ...more
Maybe those kinds of friendships have just migrated north? I know that I have my gaggle of girls up here! Sticky sweet doesn't necessarily mean false. Reading your review helped me to remember what a rare and precious jewel these kind of friendships can be. Eva, I hope that you find some lifelong girlfriends that you can laugh with and cry with and forgive and be forgiven by and call in an emergency at 3 in the morning. It's a treasure that is not to be missed!