Title: Disappointing
Product review: I'm glad I'm not alone in my assessment of this disappointingly mediocre novel. While the author has her moments, I reached the conclusion that she just isn't that great a writer. She certainly lacks something in the character-development department.I'll give it this much, though, the book held my interest. There's always something intriguing about stories that gives clues in the present to what occurred in the past. But the characters just didn't hold up. The Ya-Ya's behavior, especially as children and teenagers, was too unrealistic. Well-raised Catholic southern girls of their era didn't raise hell in public, or bath naked together as teenagers.And the character of Sidda was too exasperating for words. She couldn't marry the man of her dreams because she "didn't know what love is". Give me a break!! And if I read one more sentence about these woman boozing it up...It's a promising story that could have been much better in other hands. The best thing about it is it's wonderful title.
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