Southern Living
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Southern living use to be a great magazine - back when the magazine was stapled (remember when?) Now it's full of fluff and guff. Makeup and fashion? Leave all that to Glamor Magazine and bring back the classy magazine Southern Living once was. After 40 years of subscribing, that's it for me."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I still subscribe... Mostly because of the recipes, but I could probably just buy the annual collection in book form and skip the magazine, if the current trend continues. The paper is thinner, there are fewer pages and the "southern" design ideas have been getting downright UGLY. Seriously. I used to pour over the magazine like a design bible, but for quite awhile now I\'ve found myself recoiling in horror at the "ideas" they\'ve come up with. This past year has been the worst. They have left their roots. I cancelled my one other magazine subscription to Better Homes and Gardens last year because their design style had gotten way too modern and cheap looking. I never thought my beloved Southern Living would go in that direction, but it has. After reading for more than 20 years, I probably won\'t renew.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Southern Living is a classic. You can read this magazine from first word to last like a good novel. The articles are well done and always interesting. The recipes are treasures and the photos are beautiful. I switched to a digital format for this magazine and love that I did that. No more tearing out recipes or wondering how to preserve the articles I wanted to refer to again. My Kindle is just as pleasant to use as having the magazine in my hand and there is so much to love about it being digital including less waste with a printed version. You can't go wrong with this magazine it is a perfect escape issue after issue."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Love the magazine particularly the recipes and garden tips. The subscription started earlier than predicted, awesome, and comes about a week and a half before the beginning of the month which is great. The process was easy and is working great. And as it was a Christmas present with auto-renew I’ve already got some of my Christmas shopping done.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "Southern Living is not what it used to be anymore. I used to love the magazine but now all it has is decorating articles geared toward the wealthy and not every day people and a few recipes that don't appeal to me. It is filled with advertising and few articles. I won't be renewing this subscription."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "I am a Southern girl! I grew up seeing this magazine at my now 92 year old grandmothers house. While even at a young age, I loved glancing through it. Have had many subscriptions to SL off and on for the past 15 or so years. Ordered this because it was on auto-renew for $5 a year. It is just not the same as it used to be. I like it, but don't love it. Have already canceled my auto re-new. Lots of ads! Not as many recipes as I remember and they typically require ingredients that are not within my stocked pantry and very time consuming for a busy mom! The decorating ideas are beautiful but not within the norm of everyday people."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'If you like a mag with 3/4 ads..this is for you!! Not a fan!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "if you identify as a Southern woman (okay, maybe a man, too), this is an interesting trip through what well-to-do Southern ladies might like to know. I am a Southerner living in New York City. This magazine takes me back, reminds me of who I am, throws some good recipes my way, and, best of all, mentions things that I can ask my Momma about (especially recipe based, but also history based).\nAt this point in my life, Southern Living is the best magazine for me (I'd say I get enjoyment from at least 1/4 of it, and that is saying a lot, since I rarely enjoy reading magazines these days)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "That's right. I even tried to stop subscribing last year when my time wasn't permitting me to read cover-to-cover as I like. Nope. Had to re-subscribe!\nIt's a beautiful magazine about food, decor, and travel in a region of the United States that most folks aren't aware of. Growing up in the SF Bay Area I realized I did not really know about the region and people in the South that so many denigrate - especially those in Silicon Valley.\nThis is a well thought out magazine that informs and entertains. The recipes included are wonderful too!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love Southern Living magazine and have been a subscriber for years. Their magazine has all kinds of things I like to read about the south. Places to go, things to see, southern gardens, recipes, interesting stories. I look forward to its arrival every month and read it from cover to cover.'}]