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Summary: A GOOD READ
Review: I was disappointed to see so many low ratings for this book. I for one enjoyed it very much. I must admit that in the beginning it started to lose my interest because of the run on sentences and lack of punctuation. However, I stuck with it and found an entertaining, funny, and enjoyable piece of work full of fantasy. The ending could have used a little more work but overall, I would recommend it for anyone, man or woman who is looking for a little excitement. And you don't have to be over 40 and single to enjoy it, I am married and just turned 30. Thanks Terry!
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Summary: Has Terry McMillan written *all* over it.
Review: THis book was not one of her greatest works, but it was not bad as others percieved it to be. Sure, she talks about sex and"getting some." Sure, she talks in run-on sentences. That's what makes the book unique. Without this poetic license, it would not be Terry McMillan!
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Summary: I Wish I Could Have Understood What I Just Read...
Review: If you like run on sentences, then this is the book for you. Because I couldn't get pass this, I didn't get pass chapter two. I'm sorry I bought the book. I have let several friends read it and they all thought is was another masterpiece of Terry, so I thought I would try again to read it. Needless to say, I still couldn't get pass the run on sentences. After hearing her read a passage from her book on the Oprah Winfrey show, I said I had to get this book and I also thought that maybe her reading style was just babbling, not her writing. It's the whole book. Terry, give me something that I can't put down, like Waiting to Exhale and Disappearing Acts this next time around.
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Summary: A Reader from DC
Review: Terry McMillan is an excellent writer, but she must have been tired when she wrote this. Disappearing Acts, Mama and Waiting to Exhale all had me in frizzy of mixed emotions filled with laughter, joy and pain. I was definitely relating to the characters when I read these books. But Stella and her groove back, pleeze. It started out good, but was too long and drawn out. It was sort of like reading a boring diary after the excitement of an affair wore off. It was so bad, I put it down after I was half way through and I never touched it again. I got the book as a birthday present and almost regretted asking for it. Terry girl, you have done better. I think you ought to stick to the men bashing. It's more you!
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Summary: Oh come on, Terry.
Review: I know that Terry McMillian can do better than "How Stella Got Her Groove Back". The plot was simple and boring, as were the characters, and the story moved too slow. I can't possibly know how Hollywood is going to bring this book to the silver screen without boring the audience to death. I wonder why Mrs. McMillian doesn't write a screenplay for "Mama". That book was the best she has written, yet it is less mentioned.
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Summary: Can we pick a new topic other than sex?
Review: This book was not good at all. I didn't like it. It had no "pizzazz." It was like drinking a flat pop. Not satisfying. I was highly disappointed. This book sends a negitive message about black women. We all don't have sex on the brain nor are we "Trying to find a man." Too much explicit sex. I don't think McMillon can write without being so vulgar. I think the only people who enjoyed this book were women 40 and over who are divorced and haven't "had any" in a long time. "A fantasy." This was a waste of my money and my precious time. I gave this book as a gift, in which I regret. If you want someting good to read and doesn't attract you with it's vulgarity and sex, Read "Tryin to Sleep in the Bed you Made." Now that's a goood book!
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Summary: Not worth the read
Review: This book is extremely shallow. Terry seemingly didn't put much thought nor effort into making this work even close to comparable to her other works. Sometimes it's best to wait and allow your creativity time to rejuvenate itself. But when you're rushing to sling out another book just to please the masses, the result will show the fruits, or should I say lack of fruit, of your labor. There was nothing memorable, nothing thought-provoking, nothing exciting about this book. When I finished it, my first thought was "You've got to be kidding!" And, sadly enough, she wasn't kidding. I like books rich in detail, history, and emotions. This book touched on neither for me. Terry, I'm willing to wait long enough for you to get the next one right. There's no hurry. We'll be here, that is, unless you produce another one like this one.
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Summary: THIS BOOK WAS EXCELLENT
Review: BEING A SINGLE AFRO-AMERICAN MOTHER THIS BOOK HELP TO ME REALIZE THAT THERE WILL BE SOMEONE OUT THERE FOR ME DESPITE HOW OLD I MAY BE.READING ABOUT HOW TERRY FELL IN LOVE WITH A MAN YOUNGER THAN HER WAS JUST THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY I,VE EVER READ. IF YOU ARE SINGLE AND LONELY THIS IS THE BOOK TO READ. IT WILL DEFINATELY LIFT YOUR SPIRITS.
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Summary: I can't remember ever having read a worse book. PULEEZE!
Review: What a waste of my time. Thank heaven I borrowed the book and didn't purchase it. There is NOTHING I could recommend about it. The protagonist was shallow. Her indecision (should I, shouldn't I; I'm too old, he's too young)), her self-evaluation - GET OVER IT! I found her very unlikeable. In the end, who cares?
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Summary: A sad effort - not worth picking up!!
Review: If you enjoy trying to decipher run-on sentences, then this book is for you. If you love the word "Tripp'n" , this book is for you. On the other hand, if you are looking for well developed characters, keep looking. If your looking for a realistic, fun story line, run to any other book. This book was sorry from cover to cover. Terry, you know you could have done better.
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