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For You Mom, Finally (2010)

by Ruth Reichl(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0143117343 (ISBN13: 9780143117346)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Penguin Books

review 1: I'm a Ruth Reichl fan for the most part but this did nothing for me! I did not see the point of it being a book... An essay for later collection perhaps. I don't agree that it was an "openhearted investigation," there was not much investigating done. It was a quick show & tell of some letters and a few brief memories, not much was taken to higher, thoughtful levels, and I didn't find it revealed much of anything we didn't already hear of her mother from her other books. The points it SUPPOSEDLY explores (but really only gets as far as raising or presenting) are interesting and would make great topics of discussion for anyone who would really take the time to dig into them.
review 2: I enjoyed Ms. Reichl's memoir about her unconventional mother. She makes c... moreonnections between her own life and her mother's in a way that suggests she is surprised to have had much in common with her mother. Children often have a skewed vision of just who their parents are which makes reflective memoirs like these really worth reading. It was short which meant it was easy to read and left me wanting a bit more. I've added it to my collection of favorite books on mother-daughter relationships. less

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