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Mystic Grits: A Southern Girl’s Journey to Wisdom

DJ Mitsch
Pyramis Press (2009)
ISBN: 9780615300870
Reviewed by Melissa Koltes for RebeccasReads (06/10)


I had to read “Mystic Grits” twice to grasp everything the author wanted to offer.  The first go round I read this as a casual reader looking to be entertained.  I have to say that I was very entertained.  The author, DJ Mitsch, takes the reader through her life via her journals that she rediscovers as a mature adult.  You first read the entry, followed by a more in depth account of why that entry was made and why it is relevant to the author’s life.

We see her go from a young girl making silly entries which are similar to what most of us put in our secret diaries as young girls, through long droughts where nothing is entered until the journals are rediscovered and an update is entered, to her life up to the present.  Everything is included, marriage, divorce, jobs, lovers, family issues, etc.  Reading it was a bit voyeuristic.  I felt as though I was violating her privacy by reading her entries even though this was obviously the intent.

The next go round was more of self help/self discovery.  Mitsch’s entries explain her self discovery journey describing how her self-enlightenment transpired.  She goes from an organized religion, as a Sunday school teacher, to her altered view of a higher power and reincarnation. The book has a very “Shirley Maclaine” feel.  I believe this is partially due to her book being the first book that actually spoke to the author. 

I was intrigued by the spirit guides that helped Mitsch through the years as well as the connection with her mother. 

This is a wonderful read no matter which view you have as you begin.