Mama Day

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Summary: An enchanting page-turner, one of my all-time favorites!
Review: I read this book for the first time years ago, during a family vacation on Long Island. We ended up stranded by Hurricane Bob, trapped in the house for the weekend while the winds howled and the seas churned white, and it was a perfect setting for this book. It is lyrically written, with characters so alive you feel you can hear and smell and touch them as you read. Naylor is equally adept at describing life in New York City and in a small southern town, and the story is beautifully crafted. It's one of those books that I go back to every so often, and one that I recommend to friends when they're feeling down.

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Summary: AN EXCELLENT AND ENCHANTING NOVEL!!!!!!
Review: THIS IS A BOOK THAT I TOOK MY CHANCES ON AND I WAS GLAD THAT I CHOSE IT. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ IN MY 19 YEARS OF LIFE. HERE AT COLLEGE I USUALLY DON'T HAVE TIME FOR OUTSIDE READING BUT NOW IT'S ONE OF MY #1 PRIORITIES. THIS IS A BOOK THAT YOU'LL PICK UP AND WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE MAGIC AND NATURAL DELIGHTS THAT THIS BOOK BROUGHT ABOUT.

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Summary: An outstanding book, excellent for book clubs!
Review: My book club read this book and everyone loved it! It is entertaining, interesting, moving, and fast-paced. It is an excellent book club book because there are a lot of things that are confusing and MUST be discussed with others who have read the book. I am so glad that this book was recommended - we all loved it!!

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Summary: More than you bargin for...
Review: If you want to be trite about it, Mama Day is a great novel with fabulous characters and imagination. If you like to write in the margins of your books, though, Mama Day is an ingenious re-interpretation of classic Shakespeare characters weaving their way through identity in a world that exists apart from natural forces. While addressing gender, race, and cultural issues, Naylor's narrative is a vehicle for self-examination and understanding. Naylor is brilliant!

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Summary: Everyone who apreciates a good story should read this book!
Review: This is the perfect book to curl up with on a rainy day

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Summary: An excellent read. A lyrical love story.
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a love story but not a sappy love story. It is the story of island life and Cocoas family, and the story of the love of her life. Which made both interesting and romantic. Combine all that with the supernatural and you have a terrific and innovative story. For someone who knows very little about island life on a Georgia island, it was both enlightening and fun

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Summary: Love, Stormy Weather, Voo Doo -- It's All Here!
Review: I read "Mama Day" for a book group I am in and it has become one of my all-time favorite books. Everyone in my book group loved it too. I have recommended it to friends who have also loved it. The relationships between the women and especially the magic -- and black magic -- captivated me, even though I usually don't like the "supernatural" in my fiction. It is an intelligently written book for intelligent people. I recommend it quite highly and without reservation.

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Summary: Requires a lot of effort to follow the story!
Review: On a positive note, the book, characters, and plot were unique...definitely not your ordinary read. However, I found the book to sometimes be confusing and it was difficult to figure out who was doing the speaking early in the chapters. Additionally, I didn't care for all the supernatural aspects of the book. The book was not enjoyable to me because it required too much effort and back peddling to understand.

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Summary: If you are having trouble sleeping, read this book.
Review: I was forced to read Mama Day for my English class and I have to say it is the most boring book we have read all year. I would try to read it, but the reading was so slow that I would fall asleep after a few pages. I recommend this book to all feminist, women, and people who do not like to take risks.

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Summary: very well-written book
Review: This is the first book I read of Naylor's, and I found it captivating. Her use of imagery is outstanding, and the plot is original, entertaining, and deeply moving. I would reccomend this book to anyone who is an avid reader of fiction.