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Goodreads puts this title in their "chick lit" comparison test, and I would say it's chick lit in the way Maeve Binchy is chick lit--the main characters are women and the book focuses on their relationships with each other. To me chick lit generally focuses on the main character's relationships (or lack thereof) with men.
The thing I enjoyed most about this book was the southern setting. Reading about the ya-yas was similar to watching some old movies--the most compelling things about the charac ...more
The thing I enjoyed most about this book was the southern setting. Reading about the ya-yas was similar to watching some old movies--the most compelling things about the charac ...more
This book was popular for a while, so when I saw a used copy at a book sale for a few bucks I picked it up for a fun summer read. It never grabbed me, just annoyed me. I struggled to get even 50 pages in, and decided to give up. It is a bit cloying in its nostalgia. As my mom says, life is too short to read bad books. I'm letting go of this one.
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Very charming book. The part where the little girl farts on stage at the beauty pageant and announces herself as "Pooty Pootwell" is classic - had me laughing for an hour.
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I liked its lesser-known counterpart, Little Altars Everywhere, much better. I read that one (Altars) first, so this one felt like a disappointment.
Mar 20, 2008
Terri
marked it as to-read
Feb 01, 2010
Kimberly
added it
