How Stella Got Her Groove Back

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Summary: A Fun Summer Story To Sit and Relax To!
Review: I didn't read the book but I just listened to an audiobook recording of Terry McMillan's, How Stella Got Her Groove Back which was read by the author and I liked it and found it very entertaining and relaxing and I found myself wishing I was in Jamaica sitting by the pool or on a beach drinking a Pina Colada and I recommend How Stella Got Her Groove Back which I think is a great summer read or in my case a great summer listen and I recommend either the book or the audio recording and I think it would be great to read or listen to How Stella Got Her Groove Back while sitting on a beach or by a pool. The audiobook is abridged and I wish that there was an unabridged recording and I might even buy the paperback book and I also plan on renting the movie which I haven't seen yet, well anyway this audiobook is a keeper for sure! In this book Stella Payne is a 42 year old divorced hardworking sucessful career woman and loving dedicated mother to 11 year old Quincy and when Quincy goes to spend time with his father and Stella has time by herself she realizes that she is not as happy with her job as she thought and she is in a rut she decides she needs to get her groove back and goes off to Jamaica where she meets a handsome younger man named Winston (He is about 21 years old) and they immediately hit it off but Stella is feeling insecure about their age difference and Winston thinks she is being silly and that it is no big deal. I rate this audiobook a 5 because it was just a fun summer story to sit and relax to.

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Summary: Enjoyable Light Reading
Review: This was an enjoyable and comical story of an older woman going on vacation and having a fling with a young man. It was well written and the characters were well portrayed.

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Summary: book better than movie
Review: once again, i read this book years befoe the movie came out and i'm happy i did b/c the book was so much better. the ending was better and the plot was better. her best freind (whoopi goldberg's character in the movie)wasn't even alive in the book at all. she went to jamaica by herself when she met winston. but i think you should all read the book b/c it leaves you more emotional that the movie.

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Summary: Good!
Review: Like a previous reviewer I also listened to the audiobook recording of How Stella Got Her Groove Back which was written by Terry McMillan who also narrates the audio recording and I thought the story was very entertaining. How Stella Got Her Groove Back is about a 42 year old woman named Stella who goes to Jamaica and gets involved with Winston a guy in his 20's and I thought this audiobook was pretty good and I recommend it and the next time I get to a used book store I will look for the paperback book!

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Summary: More than a love story
Review: Terry McMillan writes more than a love story here. We meet Stella a 42 year old high powered African American woman whose been divorced 3 years and has an adorable 11 year old son Quincy. All Stella's life is about is being a dedicated mother and career woman, that changes when she's fired. Quincy goes to visit dad and Stella and her "FRIEND" decide she needs sometime for herself to do something fun. The very rich details about her 9 day trip to Jamaica make you feel as if you're lying right next to her. She meets Winston, a 20 year old chef's assistant who keeps Stella weak literally! Stella is steadily questioning the weight of this escapade that leaves the island and follows her back to her home where her life that she was use to is now being challenged. I loved the relationship that Stella and her son Quincy share it's very open and relaxed.

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Summary: GOOD BOOK
Review: A little unrealistic but that's good every once in a while. A little different than the movie but that's always the case.