Like "Ya-Ya Sisterhood" so much, picked this up to give it a try.

Here are the Ya-Yas, all grown up: looney Louisiana toons. The story focuses on the family of Vivinne and Shep Walker, which can only be described as being joyously dysfunctional. When I choose to use the word "joyous", what comes to mind is a quote from a wonderful old physics teacher. "being ignorant, and delighting in it, is like a dog wallowing in its own vomit". Never forgot that quote. While this is light reading, I personally don't enjoy reading about alcoholics, who are so self-absorbed they blindly abuse their children, without a thought to the ramifications. I am probably taking the book too seriously, but there you have it.

Picture taken in 2004, from the banks of the Mississippi River, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This book is being sent to dutch-flybaby in the Netherlands. Should be on its way by Sept 1.

One of three (!) books I found on the floor behind the front door as I came home last monday :-) I'm adding a scan of the neat postcard included in the package. Thanks for the trade Hotflash!

I have read only half of this book as it comes to close to chicklit in my opinion (and I don't like to read chicklit). I was irritated by the alcohol abuse, the misbehaving of the ya-ya's and especially these sentences on page 5: 'you have to start early if you plan to be popular. Mama understands the gospel of popularity and she is passing it on to me so I won't be left out on the fringes.' It made me want to put the book down right away, now I got stranded at page 118!
I kind of decided to skip 'The devine secrets of the Ya-Ya sisterhood until I read hotflash's journal entries. She didn't like this book very much either (is my interpretation) and did like the Ya-Ya sisterhood. I'll think about it some more...

Reserved for Elefteria. Will take it with me to the meeting in Amsterdam next sunday :-)

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I'm giving this book to Elefteria today at the bookcrossingmeeting at Café Lef in Amsterdam today. Happy reading!

some booktitles are fascinating. the inbearable lightness of being.... everything is illuminated.... even if you don't have any idea what the story is about... you just want to read it because of the title.
also this one. and whe I saw Dutch-flybaby had it available I asked for it and got it! thanks.
he! that's me sitting in the window with the pink t shirt :-))

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I liked it and I didin't like it... a weird book. typical American I think....
sending it to Raepuuska as a part of the "5000th Dutch bookcrosser present"

Hoera! Got my welcome packet today from the post office.

I hunted this book down at the OBCZ in Amsterdam. I really liked Wells' other book, perfect bedtime reading, and I am curious to know if this one can live up that. Looking forward to reading it.