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Summary: She's Just Like You, Only Funnier
Review: Celia Rivenbark does it again with a fabulous encore to her first book, "Bless Your Heart, Tramp." Celia's short essays are perfect for keeping by the bedside. Read a couple before bed and you're sure to fall asleep with a smile on your face. Although frequently compared to the "Sweet Potato Queen" books, I think Celia's books are a more accurate reflection of the "real" south and the people who live here. The south has become quite the melting pot of people from all over the country (and even some foreigners, believe it or not) and Celia does a great job of depicting the new southern woman who may, in fact, be from New Jersey or EVEN California. The northern stereotype of the southern woman who whiles away her days tending the tulips and daffodils, breaking only to beat the kids and get hubby an evening cocktail, doesn't exist. Celia's stories are hilarious and should ring true to anyone who's spent time in the south with an open mind and a sense of humor.
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Summary: She's Just Like You, Only Funnier
Review: Celia Rivenbark does it again with a fabulous encore to her first book, "Bless Your Heart, Tramp." Celia's short essays are perfect for keeping by the bedside. Read a couple before bed and you're sure to fall asleep with a smile on your face. Although frequently compared to the "Sweet Potato Queen" books, I think Celia's books are a more accurate reflection of the "real" south and the people who live here. The south has become quite the melting pot of people from all over the country (and even some foreigners, believe it or not) and Celia does a great job of depicting the new southern woman who may, in fact, be from New Jersey or EVEN California. The northern stereotype of the southern woman who whiles away her days tending the tulips and daffodils, breaking only to beat the kids and get hubby an evening cocktail, doesn't exist. Celia's stories are hilarious and should ring true to anyone who's spent time in the south with an open mind and a sense of humor.
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Summary: Celia Rivenbark RULES!
Review: Ever since I read the "Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love," I have been hooked on literature for Southern women. When I saw the title of Celia Rivenbark's new book, "We're Just Like You, Only Prettier," I knew this is an author for me. Everything she writes about is humorous and timely, at least for me...having a child when you're a little "more mature," having long pretty nails, taking your precious child anywhere, family, etc. Celia is a hoot! Now I can't wait to read "Bless Your Heart, Tramp." I read "We're Just Like You, Only Prettier" in one sitting. This is a wonderful, entertaining book!
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Summary: Southern Humor Rises Again
Review: Florence King, Molly Ivins, Bailey White, Jill Conner Brown, and now Celia Rivenbark. The tradition of Southern Belle humorists lives on.We're Just Like You, Only Prettier is similar to the Sweet Potato Queens books, but not as outrageous. Still, I found myself reading a good portion of this book out loud to anyone who would listen. Even if there is no one else around but the hound dog, you might enjoy reading this book aloud, with a (fake, if necessary) Carolina accent to get the full flavor of the humor.
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Summary: Miss Celia is the secret love child of Louis Grizzard
Review: Hilarious southern humor. If this doesn't make you bust a gut laughing, nothing will. She's got the nuances and the southern lingo down pat. She also makes a mean chicken pan pie when she isn't tossing fruit bars in the backseat of her car for her toddler to eat! Can't wait for her next book. Hurry, hurry, Celia, tempus is fugiting!
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Summary: Miss Celia is the secret love child of Louis Grizzard
Review: Hilarious southern humor. If this doesn't make you bust a gut laughing, nothing will. She's got the nuances and the southern lingo down pat. She also makes a mean chicken pan pie when she isn't tossing fruit bars in the backseat of her car for her toddler to eat! Can't wait for her next book. Hurry, hurry, Celia, tempus is fugiting!
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Summary: Waaaay overrated
Review: I bought this book on the basis of the title and the reviews, and, as one who was born and raised in the South, I was really looking forward to it. What a disappointment. I read Part I and was hard pressed even to smile. It reads more like a bunch of corny one-liners -- a bad day with the Clampetts -- than a collection of essays, and hardly any of the pieces hang together as coherent, humorous writing. Give me back Erma or Jill Conner Browne. I've put my unfinished copy into the recycling bin.
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Summary: Laughed out loud - a lot!
Review: I could hear my grandmother's voice all through this book. I did quite literally laugh long and hard while I was reading it. As noted elsewhere, the chapter titles are as entertaining as the chapters themselves. The chapter on SUV's alone is worth buying the book.
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Summary: Very Funny!!
Review: I couldn't wait to get this book in. And when it finally arrived, I dropped everything and started on it right away! I will say I thought this was a very funny book, and I found myself laughing out-loud quite a few times!
Being a born and raised, 100%, absolute Yankee, I loved reading about the quirky ways of the south. The 'mommy-wars', the right and wrong ways to conduct yourself as a 'proper' southern lady, and how NOT to let your husband dress the child, were all very amusing. I normally only read books that take place down south as I love reading about the friendly people, warm climate, and their simple way of life.
This book was a very cute and realistic look at the folks of the south, and I highly recommend it if you're looking for a quick little read that will make you laugh. I can't wait to read 'Bless your Heart Tramp', and hope it's as cleverly written as I found this one to be. I'm definitely glad I bought it!
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Summary: Sometimes funny, mostly bigotted
Review: I enjoyed her first book, but I think only a southerner would be able to cozy up to this one. I enjoyed her escapades as an older mother, but when she goes into tirades about north vs. south, it bordered on racism. I am not a northerner, but I do live in the South. I have lived in various places in the United States, and I have found most people to be charming. I do have some problems with Southern women. Problems that Rivenbark accounts as assets to her Southern breeding. Southern women do tend to their gardens an awful lot, but more curious is that I never see southern mommies outside playing with their children. It is the same at the playgrounds. The mommies sit by as their children run willy-nilly all over the place. I have also seen that Southern women use the most harshest of punishments on their children. It is not uncommon for me to use the public restrooms only to find, to my shock and dismay, a mother severly slapping or spanking her child. The billboards in the South have ads against violence towards children which is something I don't see in other parts of the US. Southern women are not ignorant, but they do tend to be much more condescending towards their husbands. Rarely do you meet a woman here who actually has an opinion of her own.
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