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Title: Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani ISBN: 0-345-44584-8 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (56 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A great read even with the heavy life issues
Comment: Well, Eva Maria and Jack Mac have been married 8 years. They have a precocious daughter, Etta, and they have survived the death of their beloved son, Joe. Now they are growing more and more distant, and Eva--being Eva--blames herself and is having problems seeing past her own needs. She listens to everyone's advice (Ida Lou, of course, gives her birds 'n bees advice on how to keep a husband happy), but she really has to get away from it all in order to find out what she really wants.
All the wonderful, quirky characters from Big Stone Gap return to make this a fun read. However, don't expect the same level of bust-a-gut humor present in the first book. Eva is much more introspective and is much more enmeshed in the life issues we all face while approaching middle age. This book is not a light read and will most likely push you to consider your own life, your goals, and how you treat the people you love. My only gripe is that Eva's character is the one who seems to bear the brunt of all the ills of her marriage...that's a gripe, however, that does not get in the way of enjoying this novel.
I read this in one sitting just because I couldn't put it down. Although it is different than the first in the series, it's a very good read, and I highly recommend it for fans of this type of literature.
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: I probably should not have started this book with such high expectations, but since I so much enjoyed Big Stone Gap, I assumed I would love Big Cherry Holler, also. Although the book begins promisingly, with Ave Maria's young daughter competing in a radio quiz bowl, and the voices of the characters I loved from Big Stone gap were back and sounding familiar and enticing me back into their world, I was extremely disappointed with the conclusion that Ave Maria was not only "wrong" in her attraction (but there was little credit given her for saying "no") to another man, but she was ALSO "to blame" for Jack's affair... that's just plain wrong - Jack should have been responsible for his own choices and actions, not Ave Maria - it seems the author is saying that just because Ave is not a "perfect wife" (like Jack is "perfect"? Bull!), it was ok for Jack to cheat. Ave's best friend, Theodore, sure doesn't act like a "friend" when Ave comes to him, broken-hearted and needful of support only to be told coldly that she brought it all on herself... now I'm not one who thinks a true friend should lie, but to tell a hysterical, hurting FRIEND how wrong she is instead of first offering care, comfort and a validation of that friend's feelings seems cold and cruel to me. It's like telling a friend who is starving that it's her fault that she's hungry and she needs to wake up and smell the coffee, then slamming the door on that friend instead of feeding her.
And we're not done bashing Ave Maria yet... the way she mourns for her dead son is "wrong," and since Jack was ready long before Ave was to talk about it, he becomes superior to her and a victim of Ave's "distance," even though he sure doesn't seem all too patient or eager to accept Ave's attempts to communicate love and a willingness to try to communicate to her husband. How cold is it, anyway, to agree to take a summer trip with your wife, tell her you're not going at the last minute, and then not show any kind of feelings when she tells you how much she's looked forward to spending time together on the trip?
If you want to take a chance with this book, I recommend checking it out from the library rather than buying it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Can't go wrong with this one
Comment: You can't go wrong with any Trigiani book, but especially this one. Heart-felt, warm, real, and brilliantly written, this is one you'll want to pass along to a friend. There are three books I've read recently that are "musts" for anyone interested in great reading: "Cold Mountain," "Bark of the Dogwood," and this one--"Big Cherry Holler." BCH is by far my favorite of all three, but you should check out the others when you have the time.
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Title: Big Stone Gap : A Novel by Adriana Trigiani ISBN: 0345438329 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary & Sewing Circle by Lois Battle ISBN: 0142000361 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Can of Peas by Traci DePree ISBN: 1578565235 Publisher: WaterBrook Press Pub. Date: 16 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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