Little Altars Everywhere (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

" Wells' first outing with the Ya-Yas is very similar to the beginning of adolescence-- at times it's a little awkward, things don't always seem to work properly, but its undeniably heartfelt in everything that it attempts. When it was first written, I don't believe that Wells had her characters fully formed yet. But with these shortcomings (which are few), readers will still be impressed and captivated by the author's lyrical prose and obvious joy when writing about Louisiana. "

" A fictional cross between "The Glass Castle" and "A Girl Named Zippy." Crossing my path courtesy of my new book club pals. "

" THis is more like essays written in voices of different generations of quite a dysfunctional Louisiana family. Probably not the best exemplar of Southern American literature, and personally I enjoyed Secrets of Ya Ya sisterhood much much more, but it's still got the air and that "taste" of Southern decadence, cotton and rice, and society, so it's a good light reading for lazy hot summer afternoons "

" Reading Ya-Ya series out of order has worked for me. Ya-Yas in Bloom got gobbled up first, delightful book. It shows several joys experienced by Vivi's children while giving a peek that everything is not perfect. This book, Little Altars Everywhere, reveals how imperfect the family situation really was. So interesting to see the burden each person carried, including the father. Rebecca Wells' voice is strong and insightful. Now I need to read Divine Secrets of the YA-YA Sisterhood. "

" FANTASTIC! Loved it! On par with the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. I haven't read too many book series, but the Ya-Ya books were all so enjoyable. You laugh, your heart breaks a little, you relate to the characters....and in the end you're left very satisfied. "

" Pretty dark and depressing with not enough explination. Still intersting at parts. Ya ya sisterhood is much better. "

" I used to live in Louisiana and thought it would be fun to read stories if people from the area. Book is ordinary. "

" The Ya-Ya Sisterhood was a fun read, but by the time I got to the sequel, I was really sick of these women and their twisted psyches. "

" These characters enchant me. "

" A good book. It showed a different side to the characters from Divine Secrets. A good read, and excellent story telling. "

" I read this right after Ya Ya's and I didn't really care for it. I don't remember why... but I have some sort of revulsion to it. "

" Super crazy tale. Catches you off guard. "

" Great introduction to the Yayas, but there's one chapter, Cuddling, that I found very disturbing and not keeping with the nature of the character of Vivi as she is described in the later novels. Still a good read. "

" I liked the short stories feel of this book, and while Divine Secrets is my favorite of the series, this is an easy read, great for summer beach trips! "

" I read this before Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and it is so much better. Ya-Ya is fluff. "

" I liked Divine Secrets better than this book. Still a good read for the summer. "

" The prequel to ya ya sisterhood. "

" A follow-up to The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, not quite as impossible to put down, but a must-read if you liked the first one. "

" An honest portrayal of an eccentric southern family living amidst alcoholism, intense race dynamics, and the pressures of family and gender roles. It is a sad, well-written novel, the kind you want to put away but just can't. "

" My least favorite of the trilogy, a bit dark compared to the other two, but still a good book. "

" A bit disappointing, not as good as the first. "

" Good but not as good as Divine Secrets--probably because it came second. "

" Great book, read it years ago. Love the Yaya's!!! "

" Way to redundant if you have read 'Divine secrets...' "

" I read the Divine Secrets first, and frankly I'm glad. I think I enjoyed this book more because of it. I love Sidda's story. "

" One of my all time favorite books. Your soul feels fed when you are done. "

" Absolutely stellar. I think I like even better than "Divine Secrets". Fabulous storytelling, a favorite that I re-read and am wearing out. "

" Love Rebecca Wells' books! "

" Love this author, I feel like I could be Southern Belle circa 1950 when I read her books, she does an outstanding job at depicting the culture and era. "

" I read this book after reading the Ya Ya book & was just disgusted with the mother's behavior. If I had read this book first and understood the mother, I would not have read Ya Ya. "

" This book gives a lot of background to the Ya Ya Sisterhood book. Hard truths. "

" Great prequel (written first) to yaYa Sisterhood "

" This book ruined ever watching "Divine Secrets" ever again. Vivi is terrible. I would never be able to watch that movie again without thinking of all the terrible things she did in this book-much worse than the movie portrays. "

" The characters are just so interesting!! "

" Not as good as YaYa Sisterhood, but still laden with descriptions of deep Southern characters. A sad, but powerful story. "

" Much darker than Yaya Sisterhood but still good. "

" While this explains a lot of Vivi's excentricities Iit just didn't have the unity of the first book. "

" I loved all the ya-ya books. they make me laugh mostly and cry a little. her newest one, a/b a totally different character, was amazing as well. "

" I read this after I read Ya-Ya. Sometimes I wish I hadn't read this because some of the background of the characters is disturbing. "

" Ok story but ends up dealing w/ child abuse - never my favorite subject to read about. "

" This book was a more unexpectedly dark and very "skeletons in the closet" back story for Vivi and her family. Interested to see how The Divine Secrets compares to this one. "

" This was a nice addition to the Ya-Ya Sisterhood story. Sad and happy, very poignant. A quick read as well. "

" Much better than her popular best-seller "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood". This book has great imagery and a compelling story-line that made me never want to put it down! "

" This is by far the best of the YA YA books. I read this in 1999 and the plot and characters are still with me today. "