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Summary: Sometimes too much is too much
Review: I am going against the popular opinion with my review of this book. I know it is not a book you would want your mamma see you read (she's barely recovered from me getting suspended for "Valley of the Dolls" in 1973). This celebration of southern womanhood is indeed a full of laughs. I mean tears running down your cheeks, snorting at your desk at work laughs. Beware,it will be grabbed out of your hands because you cannot breathe enough to tell your co-workers what has set off this laughing.....if you can actually repeat the phrase or story that triggered the laughing fit. There lies my dilemma. It is full of great humor, wonderful receipes and women you want to emulate. You will want to go buy your own tiara. It is full of the zest for life that we all want. I found that repeated vulgarity, even in this funny context was grating, and ultimately detracted from the book. Can I still keep my tiara?
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Summary: Still laughing!!
Review: I loved it. I laughed out loud! I even laughed when I was telling friends over lunch about this book. Ms. Jill Conner Browne, you have some imagination! Thanks!
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Summary: Words To Live By
Review: So funny, you will burst out laughing while reading. You will make your friends and co-workers stop whatever they are doing to read a passage but, I warn you, you will have to wrestle them to the ground to get your book back. Strangers will stop you on the street when they see you carrying a copy to talk about their favorite parts of the book. A joy and a treasure to read, I guarantee you too will move heaven and earth to become a Sweet Potato Queen Wantabee.
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Summary: I KNOW these women....
Review: I didn't grow up in Jackson, Mississippi...but I know these women...you can find them in most small towns across the South. This was a fast, fun read with lots of laughs. While I prefer Florence King's SOUTHERN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN as my textbook to explain why we are like we are, this book is good for the lighter side of Southern Belledom.... Enjoy!
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Summary: The Sweet Potato Queens, Rule!
Review: The Sweet Potato Queens...they're southern, sassy, a bit naughty, opinionated, always prepared and they know everything...just ask them. Jill Connor Browne, first queen and Boss of Everything, is gracious enough to not only let us into their world, but also to offer sage advice to all who want to be worshipped and adored. Where else would you find chapters titled: "The True Magic Words Guaranteed to Get Any Man to Do Your Bidding", "What to Eat When Tragedy Strikes, or Just for Entertainment" or 'Men Who May Need Killing, Quite Frankly?" Her writing is hilarious, witty and irreverent and her scenes vivid and laugh-out-loud funny, as you learn the ins and outs of life, love, men and most importantly always being particular. This is a book full of southern insight, wisdom and humor, to read and share and read again. For all not lucky enough to be born in the south, The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love will help get us started down the road to true Queendom. Read, learn and enjoy!
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Summary: These women are my idols
Review: This is Bridget Jones' Diary meets a warped version of The Rules. It had me laughing out loud, looking like a maniac, on the train to work every morning. The advice passed down in this book is hilarious - but true! I will forever live my life by the motto - Be Particular. For some reason I found this book tucked away in the Comedy section of the bookstore, so you might have to search a little to find it, but it's definitely worth the hunt. This funny book is no waste of time.
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Summary: What a Hoot!
Review: A hoot and a half! You'll love reading this funny, funny book --and end up wanting to be a Sweet Potato Queen!
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Summary: You DON'T Have to be born in the South
Review: to enjoy this little epistle. But you do have to know who you are and not be too full of yourself or take your role in life too seriously. We're all Queens at heart, some just repress it and can't admit it to their ever-so-valley-girl friends. It's about being yourself full time, not just when you're home alone with no one to see you eat that whole pineapple cake! Keep 'em coming, Jill!
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Summary: The ULTIMATE Guide to Good Living!
Review: I must say that I was flabbergasted when I read the chapter on "The Promise". I thought my girlfriends and I had invented that concept years ago and here it was in black and white for all the world to see! This book should be required reading for every female upon reaching puberty---to better understand the male mind. These Queens have it all figured out and share "it" with such hilarious results that you'll want to read this book over and over and buy copies for all of your friends. I plan to give my Mama a copy since she's from Mississippi herself and will certainly understand the joie de vivre of the Queens. The recipes at the end of the book are fabulous and worth the price of the book. I must say my very favorite chapter was the last one, Chapter 14. Us Southern Belles have the concept of doing JackSh** down to an art, but Jill defines it so beautifully that it brought tears to my big brown eyes! Jill, Laissez les bontemps roullez, cher, and keep on keeping on!
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Summary: Buy it now
Review: What a wonderful, epic tome this is. The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love succinctly sums up the answers to many questions in life, especially about love and romance. If you're a guy, like me, it's an especially helpful book because it give real insight into the way the other gender thinks [and more important, why]. I recommend this book to as many of my lovelorn, forlorn clients as possible. Jill Conner Brown has written a masterpiece. Much easier reading then some of those other relationship books.
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