raconteur reviewed on 7/26/2010 + 168 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I suppose I'm in the minority here. I thought the book was just OK. I'm an atheist, and an ex-Catholic ... so maybe this is why I couldn't get into the story. I thought the author really romanticized the past - especially in terms of what it was like for women. While there are hardships in the book ... even they seem romanticized. I'm sure reality was a million times worse for women at the time. It is well written in terms of style, though. But, otherwise, I didn't think it was fantastic. Just OK.

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