Comments on: A Sisterly Read: Ruth Reichl’s ‘Not Becoming My Mother’

By: paige

paige — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:13:43 +0000

Sara–Tender is a wonderful read–I loved Comfort Me With Apples too–heartbreaking and wonderful. Glad you like the site, and once you’ve made your way all the way through Ruth’s life and through Not Becoming My Mother, let us know your thoughts!

Millie–Chime in! I’m dying to know your reactions. Definitely read (or listen to–the audio book is GREAT) this book, and let me know what you think.

Marilyn–Poor Trudy. As much as women of our generation feel pushed and pulled between varying ambitions and demands, at least we have options. To have had none, like Miriam and Trudy, seems painful beyond imagining. And YES–it is so great to have someone telling us the hard truth, along with the lovely bits.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:18:00 +0000

Paige: for a biased reviewer, you certainly ask the right questions. Thanks for a thoughtful, lovely look at mothers and the third path we all wish was there. Miriam reminds me very much of my late grandmother, Trudy, a smart and troubled woman who spent a lifetime recounting opportunities she might have had. I’ll be reading Ms. Reichl’s book – and while it’s clear that there’s much love in her tale, isn’t it refreshing to see a publisher-timed Mother’s Day book that tells the whole story?

By: millie rossman kidd

millie rossman kidd — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:54:47 +0000

So many thoughts on this post over the last few days. Not sure if I’m brave enough (or even able to) comment coherently though.

Thanks for this post, Paige, and the book sounds like a must read.

By: Sara @ Culinerapy

Sara @ Culinerapy — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:40:19 +0000

I’m only a few dozen pages into Reichl’s Tender at the Bone, and am now happily adding this one to my ever-growing reading list. Terrifying/wonderful, isn’t it, how much our mothers affect us?

And thank you, Paige, for the lovely comment on my site. I’ve been enjoying TSP for weeks now, reading and relating and remembering of all my own sister stories. Truly lovely.