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“Fun reading!”
Lucy M wrote this review Wednesday, September 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“RSCC assignment”
Amanda G wrote this review Tuesday, June 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This little book is fantastic, any one who grew up in the south ought to read it. Reading it is like talking to an old friend you've not seen in a few years and they sit you down with a pitcher of tea and tell you all about whats been going on in their life. The book is set in rural NC in the mid to late 70's, bout the time I was starting school, and the author is a North Carolinian which is why this book seems not only real but also familiar. I swear I've heard some of these conversations in real life, like when they take a family vacation to Myrtle Beach and Raney's mom and dad argue over which way to take and then Charles (Raney's husband on his first beach trip with his in-laws) suggests they stop and eat lunch at a nice sit down restaurant and it causes a ruckus because they always stop at the same Hardee's every year. In my case it's the McDonald's in Lugoff, even if we just stopped half an hour before, we have to stop at the McDonalds in Lugoff. Raney's husband Charles fought in Vietnam and hails from Atlanta and his more worldly view allows Mr. Edgerton to look at some social issues and sets off the comedy of the often narrow minded view of the folks who populate Raney's world.”
amnbdad wrote this review Wednesday, May 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I think this is my favorite of Edgerton's books. Very quick, very funny, but poignant too. ”
Steve wrote this review Thursday, December 27 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I'm have lived in the south my whole life, so maybe that's why I'm not much on southern fiction. Still, the back of the book captured my attention, so I gave it a shot. It was OK. ”
Reojames wrote this review Wednesday, December 5 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An all time favorite!”
AlfredS wrote this review Wednesday, November 21 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a wonderful book, funny, heartwarming account of the first two years if a modern Southern marriage.
patsy w wrote this review Wednesday, November 14 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A MUST read for anyone. You will love it as i do. I can read thiss book over and over.”
“This charming book kept me entertained throughout! A good read.”
Jean Whitfield wrote this review Monday, August 6 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Clyde Edgerton's books of southern humor takes me back to my North Carolina childhood. This one is just a hoot, year one of a marriage of a "traditional" southern girl to a more liberal city-raised man. The dialogue is so funny and the portrayal of Raney's family reminds me so much of my aunts and uncles. I reread this anytime I just want to laugh out loud!”
SherryP wrote this review Friday, June 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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