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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This is one of my all time favorite reads. From the first pages, Rebecca Wells reels readers into a reminscent journey back to childhood and those moments in life we most cherish as children. The subsequent book, Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, which was later made into a movie is also...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I am never a fan of first-person narrative. Can't say I really liked this, though I did enjoy Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. This lacked the joy of Divine Secrets—joy and hilarity interspersed with melodrama and heartbreak. Little Altars, in comparison, was dreary. Had I not first...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“PB-B @ 1993 - 11/98. This one explained some things I didn't understand in the "Divine Secrets". Also depressing, but interesting. Still about relationships, but was more about each person's individual feelings.”
Diane Wachter wrote this review Friday, April 12, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I started this book knowing that it was the first one in the series of the Ya-Ya's. I had read the Devine Secrets a couple of years ago and wanted to start from the beginning, something I'm doing with all of the series' that I have started somewhere in the middle. I loved the Devine Secrets, more than the movie but still just as good.
Alli formally awelker wrote this review Saturday, January 26, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book goes into not just the life of Siddalee Walker but rather the lives of all of the family member, Vivi, Shep, Little Shep, Lulu, and Baylor as well as the Letta and Chaney, the two people in their lives that were there for them when their parents weren't. If anyone has read the Devine Secrets, they know what kind of life the children were put through. However, I liked seeing it from the point of view of Shep and Vivi too. See how they reacted to the things that happened as well as how it affected their relationship as well.
Overall, I'm glad that I read this one second, and not first originally. I think that it gives a great back story to the characters as well as sets up the scene and makes things enjoyable for reading. I thought it was a well written piece and actually want to re-read Devine Secrets as well as read Ya-Ya's in Bloom. ”“Avoided reading Wells out of some stubborness because I did not like the movie of the second book. Yet,I have short changed myself. I laughed out loud so mkany times reading this book! Sad and wonderful. As with the movie, I just dislike Vivi but want to be her friend. Imagine that?”
mary m wrote this review Wednesday, November 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is my favorite (most dark and real) of the yaya books.”
Alison B wrote this review Sunday, October 7, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was a very good story of a southern disfunctional family in a small town and the memories that stayed with them of their lives with a selfish and controling mother.”
jan g wrote this review Saturday, October 6, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I am never a fan of first-person narrative. Can't say I really liked this, though I did enjoy Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. This lacked the joy of Divine Secrets—joy and hilarity interspersed with melodrama and heartbreak. Little Altars, in comparison, was dreary. Had I not first read about these characters--Vivi, the Ya-Yas, Sidda--in Divine Secrets, I would have absolutely abhored them here, or at the very least I wouldn't have had much patience with them. The only exception is the narrative of Big Shep. Big Shep gets a voice in this book, and an exceptional one. I could read an entire book about Big Shep.”
calamity vaughn wrote this review Monday, September 10, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I only read a few chapters. I really didn't like it.”
Susan K wrote this review Wednesday, August 8, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another Ya-Ya Sisterhood book with multiple narrators. I enjoyed it.”
Janet C wrote this review Sunday, July 29, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I had read The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood a few years ago and really liked it. I had forgotten this was out there and just came across it. I enjoyed it immensely. Ms. Wells does a great job of character development and in few pages can tell quite a story about each. This was done in 2 parts--one in the past and the other in the present but talking about the past. It worked well and fleshed out the characters as they grew up/old. A read very worthwhile. ”
Deb F wrote this review Monday, February 27, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
