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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2)
Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood - Ya-Yas, Bk 2
Author: Rebecca Wells
When Vivi and Siddalee Walker, an unforgettable mother-daughter team, get into a savage fight over a New York Times article that refers to Vivi as a "tap-dancing child abuser," the fallout is felt from Louisiana to New York to Seattle. Siddalee, a successful theater director with a huge hit on her hands, panics and postpones her upcomi...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060173289
ISBN-10: 0060173289
Publication Date: 4/12/1996
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 170 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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 WestofMars avatar reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 162 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
I have heard raves for this book, but it didn't live up to the hype for me. It wasn't focused enough; the plot wasn't as compelling as I'd have liked.
scrapbooklady avatar reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 472 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
"Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" is an incredible book. It deals with difficult subjects without turning people into stereotypes. It tackles subjects of abuse, and the reactions from it psychologically on both parties. It details loving relationships between people without turning to sentimentality. And it's hilarious and heartbreaking in the same page at times...Everyone has things that they must learn to forgive our parents for. We all carry wounds from the way we were raised. We all have a sense of love for our families and friends that transcends the boundaries of rational thinking. The Ya-Ya's are truly eternal reminders that we must hang on to those things, grow from them, learn from them, but most of all, keep them close and don't analyze them...Just love them for who and what they are.
reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Filled with humor and heartbreaking tragedy, interesting; quirky characters, you will fall in love with this story as I have. It is best to read the companion bk., Little Altars Everywhere first.
reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 16 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
My all-time favorite book... I've read it three times, and it never gets old. By describing three generations of women, from Buggy to Vivi to Sidda, Wells creates a picture of the complicated mother-daughter dynamic, giving background glimpses to help us understand what makes them tick. Vivi especially is a character of depth - she makes me love her one minute and hate her the next, a pattern that adds to her authenticity. And oh, the Ya-Ya's. This is a group of girls who defy the common definition of "family," proving that the bond between friends can be the most powerful thing in the world.
nascargal avatar reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 352 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
It took me awhile to get into this book, but once I did I found myself really caring about the characters. There is some real humour in this books, and some very touching moments as well.
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 ourbookaddiction avatar reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on
Over the years I've read many, many great books. Great as they may have been, only a very small pool of them can I vividly remember or even recommend. This book will be one that will stick with me. The storytelling was magical and transporting. My eldest daughter was reading this at the same time I was and we both loved it.
reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 19 more book reviews
Love this book!
jpeeps avatar reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 9 more book reviews
This is a great book, enjoyed it more than the movie.
reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 247 more book reviews
I found this to be an interesting story even though I have not read Book 1 of the Ya Yas. It's a very interesting story of four girls who were best friends all their lives. It is sometimes sad, sometimes funny and heartwrenching at times.
mrsteacher23 avatar reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 11 more book reviews
The characters were enjoyable (except, oddly, Sidda, who I thought was kind of boring), but the present-time story seemed to drag. I loved the stories of the past about the Ya-Ya's but Siddalee's storyline was a snooze fest for me.
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not good
demiducky25 avatar reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 161 more book reviews
This is the second book in the "Ya-Yas" Series" and probably the most famous of the three. It is also probably the best of the three, or at least I thought it was the best in the series. This book presents Siddalee (Sidda) Walker, grown up and on her own, dealing with the idea of marriage. She is in love with a wonderful man, but she can't seem to bring herself to marry him due to issues from her childhood, particularly those issues with her mother, Vivi. She feels like she's never been taught how to love, and this is compounded with an incident that caused Vivi to alienate herself from Sidda. Sidda decides to seek refuge from the world in a cabin out in the woods, and there she discovers what she was longing for, with a little help from her mothers' friends, the Ya-Yas, and a scrapbook containing their "Divine Secrets." Using the "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" as her guide, Sidda discovers secrets from Vivi's life, which helps bring understanding to her own life.

As mentioned before, I liked this book the best out of the three. The writing style is more "traditional" than the first and third books. Those books both bounce back and forth between time periods and character perspectives in every chapter. This book has much cleaner transitions between time periods and keeps everything except a few letters between characters in the third person. This book can certainly be enjoyed without reading the other two books in the series. I felt that Vivi was much more of a "mixed up and misunderstood" character in this book, rather than the monster she seems to be in the first one. I like Vivi much better in this book.
reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on + 2 more book reviews
I adored this book! I felt it was as good as the movie if not better!
reviewed Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Ya-Yas, Bk 2) on
One of my favorite books ever! This book had me laughing out loud one minute and crying the next. Set in the era of my own childhood, there are many recognizable scenes making me feel as if I surely had known these women.


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