
Dimestore
A Writer's Life
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Linda Stephens
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Lee Smith
In her first work of nonfiction, Lee Smith deploys the wit, wisdom, and graceful prose for which she is beloved to conjure her early days in the small coal town of Grundy, Virginia - and beyond.
For the inimitable Lee Smith, place is paramount. For 45 years, her fiction has lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the Appalachian South. But never before has she written her own story. Set deep in the rugged Appalachian Mountains, the Grundy of Lee Smith's youth was a place of coal miners, mountain music, and her daddy's dimestore. It was in that dimestore - listening to customers and inventing life histories for the store's dolls - that she began to learn the craft of storytelling. Even though she adored Grundy, Smith's formal education and travels took her far from Virginia, though her Appalachian upbringing never left her.
Dimestore's 15 essays are crushingly honest, always wise, and superbly entertaining. Smith has created both a moving, personal portrait and a broader meditation on embracing one's heritage. Hers is an inspiring story of the birth of a writer and a poignant look at a way of life that has all but vanished.
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Much loved by a long time reader
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This was a really lovely memoir, but I so, so wish that it had been read by Lee Smith herself. This narrator does not capture the warm southern accent that Smith has, and instead it feels forced and unappealing. Also, it grated on my every nerve that she pronounced Appalachian "appa-lay-shun." It seems like a huge oversight that the narrator of an Appalachian memoir wouldn't pronounce it "appa-latch-un," as is fairly universally considered the correct pronunciation, not to mention how Smith herself pronounces it. I'd say read this one but skip the audiobook!Great Memoir, Disappointing Narrator
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Pronunciation matters!
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Did not like the narrator.
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Enjoyed
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An only child, her father suffered bouts of depression, and her mother was “kindly nervous”, and both were hospitalized numerous times and then she would be taken in by other relatives. During that era, hospitalization for mental illness / depression was difficult and not talked about. But Ms. Smith shares openly. It’s heartbreakingly sweet. The stories about her father’s business, the Dimestore, reminded me of my youth. Be sure and go to her personal website for photos of the Dimestore and Grundy. The stories devoted to her youth and family made me feel like I was porch sittin’ right there with her.
Ms. Smith also shared stories about her marriages, and about her son’s battle with schizophrenia, and his death at age 33. After a year of grieving, a doctor told her he could fix this, and wrote her a prescription: “Write two hours every day”. Thank goodness, because we then got to read On Agate Hill. There were many insights into her other books as well. I think I’ll go back and re-read Fair and Tender Ladies, my favorite Lee Smith book, and see how it feels now that I’ve read Dimestore.
“Audible 20 Review Sweepstakes Entry”
Inside the writer’s life
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Where does Dimestore rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
near the top, as a bookWhat was one of the most memorable moments of Dimestore?
Chapter about son's illness and deathDid the narration match the pace of the story?
yesWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
not necessarilyAny additional comments?
Lee Smith's story is that of a Southern Mountain girl. It should NEVER have been performed by someone with a Northern accent. Worst of all, she pronounced the key word "Appalachian" the way nobody in the mountains EVER does. She said "Appa lay chian" at least 200 times, which totally wrecks the mood and gist of the story. The reader gave it her all, but she continually spoke in the wrong voice for this book. I'm sure Lee Smith would be shocked to hear her personal story told in this voice. I was.Sourthern Story Read by Northener
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What made the experience of listening to Dimestore the most enjoyable?
...with a long A's four times consecutively I decided it was ignorance and not simple mispronunciation.Honestly Audible - this may be your single biggest production screw up ever. Do you have anybody editing ? Did Lee Smith hear this mistake before it was released ?What did you like best about this story?
Lee Smith's writing.How did the narrator detract from the book?
Little respect for the material - see above.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, but I can't now.Probably will return it.After hearing Appalachia pronounced .............
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Narrator is definitely NOT from Southwest Virginia
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Story was good. Worth listening.
Interesting autobiography
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