A Day Late and a Dollar Short

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Summary: Sensational
Review: Terry McMillan is a sensational writer. I have never cried from a but this book had me sobbing. This book is excellently detailed and is not just any " another blk folks nasty book". Ill admit i enjoy books by such writers as sister souljah and omar tyree, but this book was different from me. None of my friends had ever read the book so I didn't know what to expect. I was very pleased with the book and would reccomend this book to anyone. My word to Terry McMillan----gon' gurl.

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Summary: Cheers to McMillan
Review: This has to be McMillan's best work yet. I think it was really overlooked because of the other books she actually had that were turned into movies. I laughed and I cried. It has so much drama and real life episodes. Sibling rivalry is very evident but when it all boils down, they stick together in the end. This is the one that should be a movie next.

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Summary: Another fun book by Terry McMillan
Review: A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT by Terry McMillan

Here's a title that I think a lot of Terry McMillan fans did not discover when it first came out in hardcover (as attested by this reviewer, who got a lot of "when did THIS book come out" when reading the book in public). A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT is a novel by Terry McMillan about a family that seems to be drifting apart. Viola Price is the matriarch of this black American family. Her husband is living with another woman, she's got a lot of health problems, mainly asthma, and her four grown kids seem to be too busy to come together at the same time as a family. The story is centered on Viola, however she is not the only important character to this story.

The story is told in many voices - someone different narrates each chapter, which allows the reader to get into each characters head. There is of course Viola, the feisty 50-something grandmother and mother who is trying to make a new life for herself without her husband Cecil. There's Cecil, the man with the out of style Jheri Curl and polyester outfits who is now in love with a much younger woman, who comes complete with her own set of children. Paris is the oldest daughter of Viola and Cecil, and she's also the high achiever in the family. Charlotte's the self-centered daughter who feels very neglected and unloved. Janelle is dealing with a major problem with her husband and her daughter, something so terrible she can't talk about it. Lewis is the only son in the family, and also the one that keeps getting into trouble. With a genius IQ, he can't hold on to a job and finds himself in jail a lot.

And these are only some of the characters you'll get to know. There are nieces and nephews and ex's and best friends that come into play. It takes a while to see where the book is going, but the overall theme is about a family that doesn't feel like a family anymore, and Viola somehow manages to bring them all together.

I'm a relatively new fan of Terry McMillan, having read WAITING TO EXHALE last year and HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK a few years before that. I enjoyed them both. A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT was not as good as these other titles, but I enjoyed reading it. What changed my mind was the rather anti-climatic ending. I felt that Ms McMillan did not know how to end this story. The journey was fabulous but the destination was somewhat of a let down. I'm still recommending this book but I wouldn't recommend it as a first book for those how have not read her other books yet.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book is the real version of an typical African American family.

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Summary: What the .......!
Review: This book seemed like the watered down version of Momma. The reason I didn't give it a zero was because it had a few good parts.

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Summary: Very good read
Review: Ms.Mc Millan has done it again. Very good book. She keeps you interested throughout the entire book!!

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Summary: Loved it
Review: This book had me hooked from page one. I hated to see the story end. I could relate to alot of the feelings the different women were having. This book had me laughing and crying. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Terry child you need to just sit down with a fan in yo hand.
Review: This was so good. I love every thing you write and this is no exception. Keep on keeping on.

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Summary: A Day Late And A Dollar Short
Review: I have one thing to say, and it is this: Always, always honor thy mother and father!

After reading this book, I cherished my parents MORE!!!
This book deeply touched my heart

This book is a "You-Have-To-Read"!

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Summary: DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY soooooooooooo real life
Review: None of us are flawless and no one wants to read how honky dory life is for someone else. In this Terry McMillan novel you find a family with secrets, infidelity, rape/molestation, drug abuse, teen sex, sexuality, and envy. This is everyone's family! Where did this woman emerge from? McMillan has captivated me with every single book! Not one complaint and I am hoping that she continues to write and continues to create characters that people can relate to. Viola the mother in this story is the strength of this entire family; even her ex-husband and his new family. Viola sees all and hears all and that's without one word being said. That's a mother even after death she is there to help them mend the pieces and she shows them how special they all are and shows them how to utilize that special gift they have. This was a piece of life and I read it with a box of kleenex.