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Summary: Laughed myself silly!
Review: I picked up this book without having read the first one and thought it was a total hoot. Laughed so hard tears ran down my face. I'm not even remotely Southern so I suppose it's a tribute to my white trash upbringing that I totally identified with the adventures of Jill and the rest of the Tammys. I have to agree, though, that there are way too many references to the first book and some of the humor might be considered a tad racy. That aside, however, I do recommend buying the book as there are many amusing stories to keep you entertained. I definitely intend to pick up the first book as well.
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Summary: Ya-Ya wannabe
Review: I read the bad reviews of this book and thought maybe these people didn't understand humor because there was no way this book wouldn't be funny. I was hoping it would be another Ya-Ya type book.. southern women serving up insights on life, funny anecdotes, etc.
Well it was horrible. Lame. Totally cliche. Nothing original to be found here. Stupid, stupid, stupid.. don't waste your time or money. Bo-ring.
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Summary: Highly recommended for all Wannabes
Review: I read this book during a 4-hour layover in the airport. I had a very hard time stifling my laughter - sometimes I couldn't. A wonderful quick read full of great conversation starters with the opposite sex. I'm going to try theme dating as soon as I decide which theme to try first.
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Summary: Not at all what I thought.
Review: I really did not like this book. I love Southern humor, especially from women, but I found very little of this book truly funny.
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Summary: Put down your dustrag and live....
Review: I see it's been some time since the last review. I guess I'm kinda late in jumping on the band wagon...but maybe someone will still check out the review while waiting for book 3. I really can't add anything others who loved it didn't already say. But...what I really wonder is why there were no comments about the last chapter.....from chapters of laughter to the final one being so true to everyone's life, I was in tears. Should be required reading just for the purpose of living. I also did the audio on tapes. What a treat to have the author reading the words....felt like she was sitting at the table just visiting with you.....I recommend that way of doing this book....especially if your not a southerner. A fun book with a bit of true wisdom and also a recipe or two. "Death Chicken" sounds interesting. What more can you ask for.
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Summary: Move over Faulkner, here comes Conner Browne, Tee hee hee!
Review: I was dismayed, yes dismayed, to read that others rated this masterpiece of womanhood less than five [Amazon.com] stars. What were you thinking! This is even more delightful than her first book! Hilarious, womanly, feminist, in a sweet Southern way. Did I mention, hilarious? I'm guessing that anyone who gives this book a mediocre rating is sense of humor-challenged!
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Summary: The Triumphant Return of the Queens
Review: If y'all are as particular as I about no-nonsense advice, eat-until-it-hurts cookin', big wigs, sequins, tiaras, and to whom you give The Promise, look no further than Jill Conner Browne's masterful follow-up to her "Book of Love." I swear, Jill's tongue and her brazen wit have actually gotten SHARPER since her debut...and she'll still "Lick You All Over for 10 Cents." My sides have been hurting for days with this one (or is that just the Twinkie Pie?)! God save the Tammys and God save the Sweet Tater Queen!
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Summary: She brings us back to the sweetness
Review: Jill Conner Browne just keeps getting better. God Save the SPQ's is in every respect better than her fabulous debut, The SPQ's Book of Love. Jill has a point of view, a brilliant sense of humor, and a voice I'd kill for. Or at least hurt badly for. Sure, she's funny as hell, but what makes this second book even better than the first is Jill's willingness to expose herself...so to speak. She shows us that the humor frequently comes from not-so-funny places. I think it was Phyllis Diller who said, "Comedy is tragedy revisited." With Jill as your tour guide, you'll laugh as you learn. And after all the funny, funny, funny, she heeds the advice of the late, great Willie Morris, and brings you back to the sweetness. And it makes you cry and feel like you've connected with someone. All books should do so well.
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Summary: Not trying to be another "Ya-Ya" Book
Review: Jill Conner Browne's "God Save the Sweet Potato Queens" continues to dispense her sassy yet sweet advice on live, life, men, marriage and being prepared. Readers were introduced to Jill and her bevy of Tammys in "The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love," and the fun continues here. New subjects added in the sequel include "revirgination", and "How to be a Girl". In response to the review which negatively compare this book to "The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood", I don't believe it's fair at all to compare the two books. This book is not fiction at all, rather, it is a cross between humor and a handbook. The anecdotes in this book are based on real life, with only a teensy bit of exaggeration. I laughed on almost every page of this book. I thoroughly enjoyed the story about the "rubber chicken and schnozzes" theme wedding. Read this book, I dare you not to laugh too! Colorado ...
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Summary: If I could just dress like this for one day...I'd die happy
Review: Just looking at the covers of the Sweet Potato Queen books brings a smile to your face. And Lord knows, I have the attitude to be a queen. Once again, Jill Browne has allowed us entry into the wit and wisdom of the SPQ and all you can do is hang on for the ride. This second book does not disappoint, it will have you nodding your head with recognition and laughing out loud. (Do not take this to church as something to read if the service gets too boring). This brought me back to my growing up days in Texas, where I longed to be like several incarnations of the Sweet Potato Queen in my home town. Once again, I have to go against the popular opinion.....it is a wickedly funny look at the ways men and women relate, but the overdose of vulgarity wears thin.
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