Mennonite In A Little Black Dress: A Memoir Of Going Home (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
At times it was extremely witty. At times it was very poignant. As memoirs go I'm not sure what the story wanted to be - about healing from the end of a relationship, returning home or revisiting the childhood culture you chose to leave. I still enjoyed the read, laughed out loud in some places, was confused in others (owing to the fact I am not Mennonite nor familiar with Mennonite culture), and thought about my own relationship with my childhood in others. Hysterically funny. It kind of petered out toward the end, but I had the feeling she was too busy living the next part of the story to write details, and wanted to publish this one while still fresh, so we don't know what happened with the guy she started dating, etc. So amazing to read about an intelligent, witty, competent, loving, caring woman who gets bogged down in a relationship with a self-destructive, demeaning (and sometimes threatening) man.
What do You think about Mennonite In A Little Black Dress: A Memoir Of Going Home (2009)?
Did not finish this book as I did not like it at all. Made no sense and no plot.
—p5592
