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Summary: A Satisfying Read!
Review: This is book is made up of a series of short stories. Central to each story is a woman; bold, reflective, confident, vulnerable and brave.I loved Houston's crisp and clean writing style. She uses her words economically but with panache. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. The short story format make it convenient for travel reading.
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Summary: I RAN to buy anything else by Houston
Review: This is REAL... some one else here mentioned that the stories were the same, and the women frail and stupid. But, whoever they were, they're wrong. These are TRUE, REAL women... in real situations with un-scripted roles and reactions... I found myself identifying over, and over with the characters. I am headstrong, and independant. Not frail, not stupid. These women realize who they are, and who they're with. Houston's style is clean, detailed, and makes me YEARN to reach out for life with both hands and open eyes.
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Summary: A good collection of stories by a woman who enjoys men.
Review: This is the first work of Houston's I have read. As a man I enjoyed it very much. My primiary reaction was that I had been entertained with clean, crisp prose by a woman who appreciated and enjoyed the company of men.
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Summary: Cowboys and Rotten Apples
Review: We all have dreams about what our perfect man would be like - for some it would be the real Cowboy, the kind you see in movies. But then reality hits you in the face, and you find that they are "real" men, the kind you meet every day. The only thing I did not care for in Ms. Houston's book was the fact that all her men were losers. Hey, there are a few good apples are there! You just got to keep looking. But, she did tie in the effect of co-dependency and a person's selection of a partner, and this can tie into a man - or a woman. I really enjoyed this book and recommend it highly.
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Summary: Cowboys and Rotten Apples
Review: We all have dreams about what our perfect man would be like - for some it would be the real Cowboy, the kind you see in movies. But then reality hits you in the face, and you find that they are "real" men, the kind you meet every day. The only thing I did not care for in Ms. Houston's book was the fact that all her men were losers. Hey, there are a few good apples are there! You just got to keep looking. But, she did tie in the effect of co-dependency and a person's selection of a partner, and this can tie into a man - or a woman. I really enjoyed this book and recommend it highly.
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Summary: Well-written book about weepy, relationship-addicted women
Review: Weakness is something to be overcome....not indulged in. These nicely-written stories about women of wide-open spaces and their relationships make it seem as if non-urban women don't have the oomph to tell men where to take the next train. The sadness and emotion that Houston records is real and delicate, but after five of the same type of stories, you begin to dislike the women she prototypes. One of these stories in a collection that was a little more varied would make a better read. Houston writes with sensitivity and wounded dignity, but her book is a little like a collection of country music-haunting and repetitive. "Symphony" was one of my favorite stories, as it portrayed the strongest female in the book. I also loved the way "Sometimes We Talked About Idaho" captured the essence of a short and intense weekend affair, although the way the protagonist chose to cling to the memory was somewhat unstable. The book reminded me of a country version of "A Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing."
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