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Title: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: A Novel by Rebecca Wells ISBN: 0-06-092833-6 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.97 (1105 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Never mind the hype, enjoy this for what it is
Comment: The GOOD thing about hype for a book [besides the money it makes] is that people are exposed to a book they may not usually read. The BAD thing about a lot of hype for a book is that people have unmet expectations when they read it.
This is not the book for you if: you want something that moves FAST FAST FAST. You like a thriller. You don't want to deal with difficult sibject matter.
This IS the book for you if: You like Southern literature. You like to know the WHOLE story--including back stories that show us why someone has become who they are. You want to think about a story and its characters for months after you close the book.
This is a good book. It truly is. Full of Excellent characterizations. A sprawling, Southern tale covering decades and numerous people. Well-drawn, clear portraits of several characters and their relationships to one another. Well worth the time.
NOTE: I would reccomend NOT reading Little Altars everywhere as another reviewer reccomended. I liked Vivi at the end of this book. After reading Little Altars, I couldn't stomach her and I found that companion book to be so intensely sad.
Rating: 4
Summary: Happy endings don't just happen in Disneyland.
Comment: I first heard about this book from my sister, thinking it was silly and trite, I ignored it, until my curiosity got the best of me.
I'm glad it did.
Wells does an excellent job of portraying the frustrations of a young mother in an unhealthy marriage. After discovering the sad fate of her lover, Vivian reluctantly agrees to marry the next man in line, who happens to admire and love her more than she ever could. Problems from the marriage stem out to Sidda and her siblings.
After Sidda gets a successful boost in her media career, she gives an exclusive interview on her life that brings up memories of the past and from that interview starts the painful healing process between Mother and daugther, and also between Mother and Father.
Wells book tells us that happy endings do exist, even in the most bitter of situations.
It's a shame that the movie couldn't do the same.
Rating: 4
Summary: Divine Secrets of the YA-YA SISTERHOOD: ¿Fairy Godmothers¿
Comment: "You know everything about female friendship. You've been bosom
buddies with Caro, Necie, and Teensy for over fifty years. You are the expert." This is what Siddalee Walker wrote in a letter to her mother asking to give any information she could about her close relationship with her life long friends the "The YA-YAs" in the book written by Rebecca Wells called the Divine Secrets of the YA-YA Sisterhood. The author's purpose in this book is to help the reader understand that friends are an important part of life, and that it is not hard to love. The author shows this with Sidda as she tries to decide whether or not to marry Connor McGill, her fiancé and co-worker. This is a great book that will keep its audience on the edge of their seat wanting to read more.
This book tells a story about a mother-daughter relationship. "Tap-dancing child abuser." That is what the New York Times called Vivi Abbott Walker. A journalist interviews Sidda because of the play she directs called Women on the Cusp. The journalist twists her words around making it seem as though Vivi is a bad mother. Vivi is furious! She shuns Sidda, and this leads to Sidda postponing the wedding with Connor McGill because she does not think she can learn how to love. The YA-YAs, - Caro, Necie, and Teensy, convince Vivi to send the "Divine Secrets," a scrapbook of the four girls' lives growing up, to Sidda. They hope this will help Sidda understand her mother and not give up on love. Sidda has flashbacks while looking through the scrapbook of the times her mother would take her and her three siblings to Spring Creek to swim in the waterhole, and how her mother made their birthdays so special. "Those early birthday moments were liminal, Sidda thought." However, stubborn Vivi still will not forgive Sidda because of what the article said. Sidda decides to call Caro, her godmother, for some advice about Connor and for a story to some of the pictures in the book. Caro is very helpful and Sidda tries to understand what her mother went through as a child and a mother.
This book is very effective because it shows that true friends will be there no matter what. The YA-YAs are four girlfriends that stand by each other through thick and thin. They love each other, and when their families have problems, they become each other's family. "If she could, Caro would have taken her friend Vivi away from that house of hate to the Gulf Coast, where her parents had a cabin. She would have taken care of her because she loved her."
Sidda stays at a Cabin at Lake Quinault to try to figure out her problems. The cabin is relaxing and helps her focus on the problems she needs to face. A lot of the flashbacks take place in Louisiana at Pecan Grove, where Vivi and Sidda grew up. Pecan Grove is a place that everyone comes to and they know they will be welcomed. "Kids would show up at Pecan Grove without even an overnight bag, because they knew Vivi Dahlin could supply what they needed." The setting makes the reader feel comfortable, as if they are actually there with the characters.
This book is great because there are so many flashbacks of the YA-YA's lives as children and as early mothers. It makes the reader feel as if they are right there with them every step of the way, through the characters blissful moments and their heartache. This book, however, is somewhat hard to follow at times because it skips from one chapter talking about Sidda, to the next talking about Vivi's past. Wells does a great job of foreshadowing what will happen toward the end, but she waits way too long to let the audience know. Toward the last few chapters the reader is ready to be done with the book.
Overall, this book was hilarious! The stories that Vivi wrote about as a child will actually make the reader laugh out loud. The YA-YAs are a rambunctious group of girls who know how to live life to its fullest. This book definitely deserves four stars. Read it to find out why!
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Title: Little Altars Everywhere: A Novel by Rebecca Wells ISBN: 0060976845 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: White Oleander by Janet Fitch ISBN: 0316284955 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title:Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Widescreen) ASIN: B00005JLCT Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title:Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood ASIN: B0000658AS Publisher: Sony Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $12.99 |
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Title: Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding ISBN: 014028009X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 24 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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