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Jessika
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May 28, 2010 08:04AM
Oh, and I almost forgot--I'd kill to have an Aunt Tootie! Or women like Oletta and Miz Goodpepper in my life!
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Jess wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I do not feel sorry for the father either, but having grown up in that area, I understand that fathers are not the fathers they are now. they didn't get involved and they were certa..."It could be... although sometimes I think fathers just don't know how to relate to kids in general. They're so consumed with their adult lives and adult problems that they forgot how to interact with children.
I agree that I really didn't like the dad...and I never condone cheating on your spouse, no matter how crazy s/he is. But the one time I did feel a TINY bit bad for the dad is when he brought CeeCee the rest of her books. It seemed like he was really trying to make an effort to see her happy, and that was sweet. We all know how much boxes of books can mean to a little girl!
Jess wrote: "Oh, and I almost forgot--I'd kill to have an Aunt Tootie! Or women like Oletta and Miz Goodpepper in my life!"I adored this book and I too, would love an Aunt Tootie in my life as well as Oletta and Miz Goodpepper.
I never knew how much I would enjoy Southern Literature. I like it SO much I joined the Southern Lit group.
I loved this book! What a delightfull read!
Brenda wrote: "That's true. I agree. One thing I was surprised by was that the mother died so early on, and then BAM, lucky CeeCee gets a great life. Someone suggested that there was nothing propelling the nov..."I think that is why I liked it. The book really reminded me of all of the novels I read in my teen years. It is just total escapism and I find that a lot of fun.
I just started this book and I am charmed by it. Love Aunt Tootie!
I just finished listening to this on audio. I thought the early chapters with her mom were decent enough, but apparently all that we all need to do is find an older relative living in the south and all our problems will be solved. I also had some difficulties with explanations of mental illness. I think the author captured life with someone who is mentally ill very well, but there's some inaccuracies with other information presented. I doubt that in the 1960's the dictionary would have mentioned that psychosis is genetic. I also didn't think it was wise for Tootie to tell CeeCee that she wouldn't become mentally ill herself. Yet another case of glossing over potentially hurtful experiences of life.
