Thursday, May 10, 2012

Feature and Follow Friday (4)


Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.


Q: This Sunday in the U.S. is Mother's Day, in celebration, what are some of your favorite books with strong mother/child relationships?


A: Oh my gosh, I love this question.  I adore my mom, she is my very best friend!  So, naturally I love it when mother-daughter (or son) relationships are highlighted in books.  Here are some of my faves:
  • A Great and Terrible Beauty:  Even though Gemma's mother is dead, their connection is so strong.  It literally transcends death!  
  • Sweet Evil:  One of the thing that I really liked about this book was Anna's relationship with her adoptive mother Patti.  It was so loving and was a great strength in the book.
  • Angela's Ashes:  Okay I know this one sounds weird, but I adore Frank's ability to love his mother and be loyal to her despite her damaged life and poor choices.  In turn she really suffers for her children while still trying to instill a sense of pride in them.
  • Little Women:  Oh how I love Mrs. March.  She is so strong and capable and there is such and overpowering love between her and her girls.
Those are the ones that come to mind at the moment.  Let me know what you think in the comments and leave your FF links and please follow me via, GFC, Twitter and FB.

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44 comments:

  1. AngeMay 10, 2012 at 7:24 PM

    Mrs. March!! Such a wonderful mom! Love your "outside the box" answer for Gemma and her mom! Love that trilogy! Here's our FF! Happy reading!

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  2. UnknownMay 10, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    My mom is my best friend, too. :)

    http://notjustnonsense.blogspot.com/2012/05/ff-feature-and-follow-22.html

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  3. PatriciaMay 10, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    I haven't read any of those books, but I'll have to! <3 (New GFC follower!)

    Patricia // My Hop

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  4. AnonymousMay 10, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    Never heard of those book but seem interesting choices!

    Im a new blogger! Glad to meet knew readers!
    Following ^.^

    my FF post

    Valery • The Book Of Owl's

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  5. SarahbotbonkersMay 11, 2012 at 2:48 AM

    I officially sucked big time! Haven't read any of those books. But I have Gemma Doyle trilogy and Sweet Evil on my wishlist so I hope I could get to them soon. Happy Friday, Catie! :)

    New follower,
    Stop by my FF post? :)

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  6. AnneMay 11, 2012 at 3:08 AM

    Little Women is one of my favorite books, Mrs. March is a wonderful mom!

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  7. Jessica @ a GREAT readMay 11, 2012 at 4:47 AM

    I have Sweet Evil taking residence in my TBR stacks, can't wait to read that one! I like good mothers in fiction books! I have a great one so I like reading that others do too! Better than the constant absent parents.

    Here's my Friday Hops

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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  8. Lisa @ Lost in LiteratureMay 11, 2012 at 6:50 AM

    These are all new titles to me. Yes... even Little Women. I know, it's hard to believe. I wish I could devote more time to reading - there's just so MANY books I want to read!! :)

    Thanks for stopping by and the follow. I followed you back! :)

    Lisa @ Lost in Literature
    My FF & TGIF

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  9. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    Little Women was one of my choices also.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/05/feature.html

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  10. JennReneeMay 11, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    Great choices. new follower. my friday http://jennreneeread.blogspot.com/2012/05/follow-friday-17-and-tgif-2.html

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  11. UnknownMay 11, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    Oh yes, Angela's Ashes is a great choice. Such a heartbreaking book.

    http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2012/05/follow-friday_11.html

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  12. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    Yup, Sweet Evil was one of my choices, too! I definitely enjoyed reading about Patti and their relationship :)

    New follower!
    My FF

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  13. SophieMay 11, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    So impressed you had so many. I could only think of one! New follower! Check my FF out all the same?

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  14. Kimberly @ Midnight Book GirlMay 12, 2012 at 4:39 AM

    Little Women is an excellent choice, I haven't read the other books.

    Returning the follow :)

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  15. DoodleMay 12, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    My mom is my best friend too, pretty much like on Gilmore Girls.

    Thanks for stopping by!
    Returned the follow :)

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  16. UnknownMay 12, 2012 at 5:14 PM

    thanks for taking a look at my blog i love yours great name.

    new follower
    candi

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  17. UnknownMay 12, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    oh my gosh, you picked some good ones! ~new follower here~

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  18. Lauren @ Northern PlunderMay 12, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    I haven't read any of these, but thank you for stopping by!

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  19. Kathryn WhiteMay 12, 2012 at 8:10 PM

    Some fantastic examples here. I wholeheartedly agree with Little Women (but you probably guessed that, right?)

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  20. Natasha May 12, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    I haven't read the books on your lists but I am dying to read A Great and Terrible Beauty! Thank you so much for introducing me to these books:)

    Thanks for stopping by my blog I'm following back!

    Natasha

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  21. Carmen ShawMay 12, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    I've heard some good things about sweet evil so it's definitely going on my tbr list! New follower!

    Shae @ Understanding Shae's Story

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  22. Kristy BerridgeMay 12, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    Wow, what a broad range of answers - someone who is obviously very well read :p Thanks for stopping by my blog, I've come over here to follow you back and check out your answer. Happy Belated Friday!

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  23. Escapism FanaticMay 13, 2012 at 1:52 AM

    The only I ave heard is Sweet Evil.
    Thanks for stopping by.
    New follower.

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  24. TasMay 13, 2012 at 4:34 AM

    I've read the great and terrible beauty and I can clearly see how the mother/daughter had a strong link! I haven't read the others so I'll make sure to check them out!

    Thanks for stopping by and following :)
    New follower!

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  25. Cherie ColyerMay 13, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    You have several books I haven't read. I'll have to check them out.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog. I followed back. :)

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  26. Reading KellyMay 13, 2012 at 6:16 AM

    I haven't read any of your choices but I have A Great and Terrible Beauty on my shelf. I really should pick it up and read it.
    Following back :) Happy reading

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  27. Beth D.May 13, 2012 at 6:46 AM

    I have A Great and Terrible Beauty also, just haven't gotten around to reading it yet. Returning the followage!


    New Follower
    Beth ^_^
    http://sweetbooksnstuff.blogspot.com/

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  28. BittnerMay 13, 2012 at 6:53 AM

    Thanks for following my blog! I'm following you now as well!

    I've never read Angela's Ashes but when my Grandmother was alive it was her favorite book! I'm not sure I could read it now but I have seen the movie.

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  29. GinMay 13, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    Great picks! Thanks for the follow!

    New follower.
    http://ginspeaks.blogspot.com/2012/05/feature-follow-1.html

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  30. UnknownMay 13, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    I have read Little Women! Very good book but havnt read the others!

    New follower via GFC, Linky, and NB

    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Have a great Sunday!
    Valerie @ Intriguing Reads

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  31. collettakayMay 13, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    Thanks for stopping by and following!

    Colletta

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  32. Kelly @ Books and BeautiMay 13, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    Hi! Thanks for stopping by and following my blog. Following back! :)

    Kelly @ Dandelion Dreams

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  33. CayceMay 13, 2012 at 1:43 PM

    Great picks! And I so want to read Sweet Evil :)

    Thanks for stopping by!
    Happy Reading~

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  34. Jennifer @ A Librarians LibraryMay 13, 2012 at 1:51 PM

    I haven't read any of these. =( Guess I should get on that =)

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  35. UnknownMay 13, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    great choices :) Little Women wasn't my favorite book but Angela's Ashes has been on my list for quite some time.
    thanks for stopping by my FF! new follower :)

    Aspen
    http://inner-aspen.com

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  36. UnknownMay 13, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    Good choices! I never actually got through the entirety of A Great and Terrible Beauty... hmmm.

    Following back! :)

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  37. caffeinejunkieMay 13, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    I like your blog's name. It's soo true.:) Thanks for stopping by the blog. Followed back. I haven't read those yet.

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  38. SonnieMay 13, 2012 at 8:07 PM

    I LOVED Little Women and A Great and Terrible Beauty! Both fantastic examples! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Now following you back!

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  39. Cassie S.May 13, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    Oh wow! You gave us a ton of great choices but I unfortunately haven't read any of those books. I will have to look into them now.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier, I'm returning some of the love.

    New Follower

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  40. UnknownMay 13, 2012 at 10:55 PM

    I've only read "Little Women", but am planning on checking out the rest of your choices as well :)

    Thanks for stopping by my FF and following! I just followed you back :)


    ~Vanya D. @ YA Story Teller

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  41. JenniferMay 14, 2012 at 6:52 AM

    I haven't read Sweet Evil yet, but I really want to. I forgot about Ms. March! Thanks for visiting my FF and I'm following back.

    Jennifer @ Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews

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  42. MOLLIE(Tough Critic Book Reviews)May 14, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    Several I haven't read so I'll have to check them out :-) Following back!!

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  43. Raechel @ Backwood ReviewsMay 15, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    Thanks for following! I followed you back.
    I haven't read Sweet Evil yet, but I got it as an ARC and I'm glad there's a good mom/daughter relationship(:

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