Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!

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Summary: Entertaining start, disapointing ending.
Review: I loved Fried Green Tomatoes and although this book wasn't quite as wonderful, I couldn't put it down. However the ending was a disapointment, it seemed as if the author need to tidy everything up quickly without much thought or depth. A very entertaining read for fans.

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Summary: Cliched characters and a dragged out plot
Review: Like many other reviewers, I loved "Daisy" and expected better from this book. It's hard to warm up to a main character who refuses to enjoy the many advantages in her life (beauty, talent, success, wealth, popularity)."Baby Girl" is the type of person we'd all want to shake in real life. In this book however, people can't stop falling all over themselves to do things for her (unappreciated I might add). I didn't find it especially funny, but the nostalgic sections did appeal and were very well done. Maybe it's a reflection of the author's southern heritage, but did she really have to supply "Baby Girl" with a thinly disguised "mammy"? Would it have hurt the book if her psychiatrist had been tall, thin, Black and beautiful instead of an overweight Black woman who goes way beyond a professional attachment to her patient?

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Summary: Great book!
Review: This is definitely Fannie Flagg's best book yet. It was thoroughly enjoyable - she is great at capturing the "homeyness" of her Midwestern characters. This is one of those books you will want to finish!!

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Summary: Unputdownable
Review: I bought "Welcome to the World, Baby Girl" for a friend, but the moment I glanced at the first page I couldn't stop reading. It has not only a great portrayal of characters but also lots of suspense. You want to keep reading to know how the book is going to end, but at the same time you don't want to finish because you really enjoy what you're reading. I would recommend this book to anybody.

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Summary: One dimensional characters and simplistic plot
Review: This novel tries to take on a large issue but does it with one dimensional characters, who for the most part are sickeningly sweet. I found this novel insulting to my intelligence

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Summary: A great Fanny Flagg, wondeful reading
Review: There is something quite unique about the way Fanny Flagg writes. She is truly wonderful. I wish she'd write more often. I can always empethize with her characters.I love reading about small American towns in the 30's and 40's.

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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: When I first start this book, it was pretty slow going. Eeventually, though, I really got into it and enjoyed reading it. It was a typical Fannie Flagg book, in that the characters were very life like and you could really see them in your minds eye! I hope that she will come out with a sequel to this book so that we can see how Baby Girl is doing with her radio show and the people that she invites on to her show!!

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Summary: Best Book I've Read in Who-Knows-How-Long
Review: This book is one of the few that I can truthfully admit not being able to put down. The story is perfectly constructed, the characters touch base with anyone who has lived in a small town OR a big city, and it makes you laugh out loud. Who could ask for more? When I the finished the last chapter and closed the book, I couldn't help but feel a little tear, both for the excellent ending and for the fact that I regretfully had to move on to another book. This is one of those books that stays with you long after you read it and makes you wish that you could read it again for the first time. I'm definitely going to be reading this over and over again, and I'm sure that the people I've recommended it to will be as well. It's a book for just about anyone who likes to read, and probably pretty good for those who don't like to read too! I think to sum up my opinion in as few words as possible, I'd have to say I'm incredibly glad this book is on my shelf.

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Summary: A Wonderful Summer book!
Review: Fannie Flagg has certainly done it again! Welcome is such a "welcoming" book; everyone has family like that, right? I was sorry to leave Dena, Gerry and Elmwood Springs. Can't wait to see what Fannie has in store for us next. I couldn't help but picture certain people who would be perfect for the movie, since it seemed solely written for that purpose. A quick, easy read for the summer!

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Summary: Interesting
Review: I enjoyed this book, although I felt it was not as good as "Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man". "Welcome to the World, Baby Girl" lacked the humor evident in Flagg's other books. I did find myself involved in the character of Dena Nordstrom. I wanted her to get help and find out about her past. When the story of Dena's mother began to unfold, the book was hard to put down. I also found it interesting, how European culture differed from American culture with respect to the treatment of the family of Dena's mother.