Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love

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Summary: Start here...
Review: This is the first installment in "The Sweet Potato Queens" series by Jill Conner Browne. I have not laughed this hard since I first discovered Louis Grizzard. While lolling about, my best friend and I love to read this book aloud to each other!!! True story: I 'lost' my first copy so I purchased another. After being MIA for a year my first copy resurfaced and I still won't let ANYONE borrow it. Instead, if I want someone to enjoy this book I buy them one of their own. It's as if Miss Browne has been inside my head and/or heard some of my conversations! After reading this first installment you will crawl outta your brain to read the next. This author is intelligent and expresses so much logical truth. This book is the "southern" book for all women.

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Summary: It's the Gospel Truth!
Review: Well, imagine our suprise when we came across this book that tells it like it is for women over 40. I think the younger generations would probably still be too dumb to get it, but those of us who rememeber when Miss America was the best looking girl in America rather than some bogus scholarship pagent will enjoy this book. Browne tells it like it is and gives advice that is right on the money. I got the book from a friend who gave it to my Momma to give it to me. Of course, Momma read it first and then passed it on to me. We just thought this book was the funniest thing ever written, but the finest quality of this book is that it is all so true! Momma and I bought copies for all our family and friends. Brown gives advice on everything from how to get what you want from a male EVERYTIME to how to get rid of a possum under the bed. In addition there are a couple of great recipes for overcoming just about any occasion life might offer. If you want to laugh until your side splits or find out that you have kindred sisters out there who miss that thrilling feeling of riding on the back of a convertable with a crown sparkling in sun, then this book is a can't miss. Remember, there are just thousands of books out there to read, and we certainly don't have time to read them all. So, we must BE PARTICULAR. Read this one. It's entirely too good to miss!

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Summary: Good Fun If You Can Handle The Royal Sass
Review: Well...Queens Tammy, Tammy, Tammy, Tammy, Tammy, Tammy, Tammy and Jill certainly are crazy as loons. I read this book because of a review in Publishers Weekly which expected Sweet Potato Queens to be the next Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Both books revolve around a small group of mischievous southern women who are lifelong friends, and both books are pretty funny. However, as a bookseller, it's going to be a bit hard for one to unconditionally say "If you liked Divine Secrets then you'll love The Sweet Potato Queens..." because the Queens are much more raunchy. I was fine with it, I think a lot of readers who enjoy one will enjoy the other, but there are going to be some who will balk. The Queens' book is also not a novel, but a book of humorous advice, such as why a chainsaw is an excellent wedding gift, and anecdotes such as one that reveals that cooking an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk might be worth risking potential death or dismemberment. You won't be reading this to get a sense of bonding and history among these women like in Divine Secrets but to learn about bawdy fun, relationships from below Hell, and the Queens' cult of personality. If you're the "modern" type who doesn't flinch at R rated humor, you'll probably like this quite well. But if "Divine Secrets" was pushing the limits of your base of comfort out from Jan Karon's Mitford books, then make sure your jawbone can tolerate a lot of drops from shock.