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Title: A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan, Desiree Coleman, M. E. Willis ISBN: 0-14-180283-9 Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 6 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.47 (280 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Day Late and A Dollar Short, but Right On Time
Comment: As I lit my aromatherapy eucalyptus candle and placed my saucer with two cucumber slices on my nightstand (yes, I use cucumbers on my eyes), I crawled into bed with my new book, Terry McMillan’s A Day Late and A Dollar Short. There is one more thing needed to complete my nightly relaxation ritual, I turn my television on and place it on channel 409, Body and Soul Music Channel. And let the relaxation begin!
Two pages into Viola Price’s, the main character, monologue about her common-sense-lacking son, Lewis, I know that Terry has written another masterpiece and those two cucumbers will not be touching these eyes tonight.
A Day Late and A Dollar Short takes you on a yearlong passage thought the ups and downs (mostly downs), of the Price family. Headed by Viola Price, the soon to be 55 and separated from her husband, the “bad habit” of 35 years, the novel is narrated by Viola and told from the points of views of her four adult children; Paris, Charlotte, Lewis, Janelle, as well as though her husband, Cecil.
The year starts off with Viola explaining how each one of her four children and her husband has contributed to the asthma attack that she recently suffered. The book continues and follows the lives of each family member as they deal with their own personal problems. Paris, the oldest, who must deal with the pressures of being viewed as Viola's predecessor and having the perfect life, is realizing that her successful life is becoming a dependent and lonely one. Charlotte is the self proclaimed black sheep that no one ever liked. Her journey will lead her through a road of self-hatred and egomania all at the same time. Lewis, the only son and jailbird, is traveling a voyage that will lead him to a place of responsibility acceptance and accountability for his own actions. The baby of the family, Janelle, who has never worked for anything she ever wanted is about to realize that her picturesque home is a nightmare for her daughter. And then leaves Cecil. Cecil going through a long-term mid-life crisis that Viola just doesn’t understand; which leads him to find a life elsewhere.
A Day Late and A Dollar Short is a must read if you think your family has major issues. Even though the book is a work of fiction, just the prospects of a family being this disturbed is enough to soothe the minds of the members of the most dysfunctional homes. This neo-masterpiece will be a topic of conversation of both Terry McMillan’s talent and the parallels of the Prices and the readers’ own family for as long a family drama strengthens the family.
Rating: 5
Summary: Terry is the keeper of my family Secrets!
Comment: My mom gave me this book she read it in two days while in the hospital of all thing suffering from and Asthma Attack! she simply said here read this Paris ... when i started the book it was kind of funny i know why she had given it to me to read though i have 5 brother and no sisters there was still a charactor for every one of us in this book. I put the book down and swore not to pick it back up when Viola died by this point to much of my life was exposed ... but this book called my name from under my bed every night and I couldnt rest until i finished. It was a wonderful book. It has help me in some ways to put aside some family differences with Charlotte, I mean my brother, As well I am now the keeper of all my moms old purses (smile) If you have sibblings you will understand why this book was so good. I have passed it along to all my brothers as well as some valued friends with sibblings! Good one Terry keep up the good work.
Rating: 5
Summary: YOU GO GIRL!!!
Comment: Loved it!! Loved it!! Loved it!!! This book is a great family drama. I loved it!
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Title: Disappearing Acts by Terry McMillan ISBN: 0451205634 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan ISBN: 0451192001 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah ISBN: 0671025368 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Milk in My Coffee by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0451194063 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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