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Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!

Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent
Review: I'm normally one to stick with a tried and true bestseller like "Da Vinci Code" or "Bark of the Dogwood--Tour of Southern homes," but instead decided to veer off my beaten path. And boy am I glad I did! What a fantastic book! While I had seen the movie Fried Green Tomatoes, I hadn't read the book and therefore didn't realize Flagg's immense talent for putting words on paper. This is one excellent book! Wow!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Loved it!!!
Review: This was my first Fannie Flagg book and I really enjoyed it. The story continually switches from the past to the present and I initially found it confusing but came to appreciate the way it was written. I really felt for the main character of Dena. In the beginning I thought she was a bit shallow and selfish with her life spiraling out of control but by the end I found myself cheering her on and appreciating her for what she went through. The book slowly weaves characters in and out of the story and you wonder how the pieces fit together but by the end of the book everything comes together like a tightly wrapped package.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not her best, but not bad
Review: This was the first book I have read for fun in a long time. As a flat read, the book is alright. I read it for a book club, and the more I thought about it, the less I liked it. The book has a surprise toward the end. I mean it is a surprise...no foreshadowing and only one "kind of" clue to even hint at it. Whenever a surprise is revealed to me, I like to ponder it and say "oh, that's what she meant by such-and-such earlier" but there was none of that - it came completely out of left field. I had to wonder if Flagg herself even knew what the surprise was going to be. I also felt that Flagg was trying to make too many social commentaries and didn't lend enough time to each one. So as not to give the surprise away, I can't tell you what they are... My book club thinks she was just writing a story for story's sake, but I still don't think it really works. The "interview" between Tenessee Williams and the main character was distracting, and unless you are a fan, or know what he went through in the last years of his life, the impact of the whole thing is severely lacking. All-in-all, if you read this book, expect it to be primarily about integrity in journalism and standing up for your ideals...kind of. Don't, however, try to dig deeper, because you won't find much.


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