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Summary: Loved It! Loved It! Loved It!
Review: I truly enjoyed "A Day Late and a Dollar Short". The story is about the trials and tribulations of the Price Family. Viola and Cecil Price are the parents, and then there are the four children, Paris, Charlotte, Lewis, and Janelle. The story unfolds from each person's view so it can be a little confusing sometimes, especially when the grandchildren come in. But if you refer to the family tree McMillian has at the front of the book you should have no problem following along. The book is so good because I think these characters are in everybody's family so it's easy to relate to. Plus McMillian is an excellent writer. It is a little long at 400 and some odd pages, but it's defintely a page turner.
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Summary: (3.5) Lost and Found, Family-Style
Review: MacMillan is a writer who knows her audience and delivers the goods. The stuff of real life goes into her lively characters, in this case four siblings with a big-hearted Mama, and assorted relatives garanteed to sound familiar.Mama Vi is ready to enjoy life. To that end, she works hard, prompting her grown children to resolve their problems and relieve her of worry. The dialog is quick and true, and each character has issues, heartbreak, and children who need guidance. Most important, all Vi's children have loving hearts. This story is about reconnecting, strengthening bonds and finding hope in tomorrow. Even at the end, Mama is still holding court, and her children are proud to listen. MacMillan does again what she does so well: fill a story with a sometimes squabbling family, recognizable folks to fill in the rooms, and a way to the center of the love that holds it all together. She finds her rhythm unerringly and gives us another chapter of human nature and the blessings of a large family.
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Summary: Enjoy the fun of this dysFUNctional family!
Review: Though the first 5 chapters begin rather slowly, the Price family takes the reader on an enjoyable, non-stop ride. This novel was entertainingly funny and emotionally stimulating... lots of real drama and real tears! The good storytelling by each family member is like sitting in the audience of a comedy club. (LOL) Viola is the cantankerous, matriarch of the Price family. She introduces the reader to her estranged husband, Cecil, and her 'litter': Paris, Charlotte, Lewis and Janelle. As the grown children emerge with their own voices, the joy, pain, laughter and tears come forth also. When Viola recovers from an asthma attack, she also makes a decision to recover from the mad life she has lived for years. She shocks her husband and children with changes that enhance her value of life as well as her family. Though it's late in her life, Viola's determination propels her to enjoy life to the fullest - for how ever long that may be. When Viola elevates her lifestyle, her family members benefit also. Eventually, Cecil and the children also make changes in their lives that help them make the most of the 'day' before it is too late for them. Viola 'seals the deal' when she helps bring the Price family together (individually and collectively). Terry's best since "Disappearing Acts".
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Summary: I Don't Know How I Missed This in Hardcover....
Review: but I've read all of McMillan's other works, some with mixed emotions. I picked this one up in the airport in paperback, and was immediately engrossed in the story of a dysfunctional African-American family -- as told from the point of view of each of its six members. McMillan truly captures the difficulty of sustaining a long marriage, sketches each of the adult children by using their own and their siblings and parents' points of views. Each character is richly textured; and although you have more difficulty rooting for Lewis and Charlotte to find happiness, you ultimately
become deeply supportive of every character. The book builds to a truly definitive high point when mother Viola's letters to her long-time husband and each of her four children are revealed and read aloud. McMillan gives us a deeply moving, complicated story of love, joy and heartache in families - and describes the feel of living in Las Vegas with uncanny ability. With this book, McMillan establishes herself, not as just a popular novelist, but perhaps as the voice of a generation of young African-Americans.
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Summary: A pleasure to read
Review: I enjoyed reading Terry McMillan's A Day Late and a Dollar Short. This book kept my attention. It didn't lose my interest or make my mind wonder off like some of the other books I have read. I do have to admit at the begining of the story; I had trouble keeping up with what character was who, but it didn't take me long to catch on.
I could relate to each character in this story. My favorite character in the book is Janelle, because she was the strongest in her own way, not the brightest but I admire her for how she deals with her situation. I wish, Terry McMillan could have added more drama with Janelle and her husband's relationship to spice this book up even more. My least favorite character was Charlotte, she was kind of nerve racking with her defensive attitude and childish ways. I took pleasure in Viola's character, she was sassy and smart, but I felt she did a little too much swearing.
The story line talks about how the Price family grew a part over the years with everybody living in separate cities and states. Their mother's only wish is to bring her family back together again and even her estrange husband Cecil. I love how the story goes into great detail about each character's personality, their situation and how they over come the obstacle life gives them.
This book is a delightful, soul-searching inspiration to me. It made me value my own family more. I really enjoyed reading, A Day Late and Dollar Short. I found myself picking this book up every chance I got. It was hard to put this book down. I found myself laughing and crying. Terry McMillan did it again with her contemporary African -American fiction. Everybody I know who has read this book said they enjoyed reading A Day Late and a Dollar Short. The Title tells it all. I give this book a thumb up.
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Summary: Congratulations Terry
Review: Once again she has produced another awardwinning novel.This book is another example of the extraordinary talent of women of color. Like IN THE BIBLICAL SENSE BY CECILIA VAUGHN, this novel shows the struggles black women must encounter and the way they continue to rise to the occasion.
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Summary: A Very Good Read
Review: I have read all of Terry's McMillan books but this is the best she has wrote. Every page was good and I could not put the book down. I only wish the book was longer. It's a excellent read for the summer at the beach. I'm looking forward to her next book.
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Summary: ok
Review: This is the story of a mother and her four adult kids. The kids all live in different states. I was shocked with what happend to Viola at the end, wasen't expecting that at all. I throught the storyline was good, but this book remined me a lot of the author's first one, mama.
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Summary: A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Review: Terry McMillan is one of the best authors I choose to read. Any of her books are great! I shared this book with my book club and we all could relate to each of the characters in some way.
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Summary: Okay
Review: I thought it was an okay read. A bit unrealistic at times but somewhat enjoyable nonetheless. I've read better works by Terry and look forward to more of the "Disappearing Acts"-type of writing.
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