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Michael Lee West

Auteur van Crazy Ladies

11 Werken 1,959 Leden 68 Besprekingen Favoriet van 22 leden

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Bevat de naam: West Michael Lee

Fotografie: (c) Tyler West 2010

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Werken van Michael Lee West

Crazy Ladies (1990) 467 exemplaren
Mermaids in the Basement (2008) 377 exemplaren
American Pie (1996) 211 exemplaren
Gone with a Handsomer Man (2011) 205 exemplaren
Mad Girls in Love: A Novel (2006) 193 exemplaren
A Teeny Bit of Trouble (2012) 78 exemplaren
A Teeny Taste of Scandal (2014) 5 exemplaren
Mad Girls in Love CD (2005) 1 exemplaar

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Woonplaatsen
Lebanon, Tennessee, USA

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I really loved the characters . And, omg, I have had so many visits to my family in Tullulah. Or the real life version of it, any way.
But I found the ending to be anticlimactic.
 
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KittyCunningham | 8 andere besprekingen | Apr 26, 2021 |
This was exactly what I needed right now...light, fluffy stories, cleverly written, with wonderfully colorful characters. The recipes were also engaging, and this was probably the first time I actually read through all the recipes in a food memoir, which is all the more notable given that I wasn't particularly interested in any of the food being so creatively described.
 
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sanyamakadi | 2 andere besprekingen | Aug 10, 2020 |
Couldn't get past the bad writing. Also seemed like the author forgot what happened in the first book. Seemed inconsistent. Wanted more recipes too.
 
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Jandrew74 | 4 andere besprekingen | May 26, 2019 |
Well, darn! I started this book and loved how beautifully every thing was described, I thought I would love it.
But then Renata started learning her family's secrets and I liked it less and less.

I'm going to use some spoilers so I can share my thoughts.

Renata thinks her boyfriend has cheated, she goes home to visit her grandmother and decides to open the Pandora's box.
It seems like Renata's issues with men stem back to her childhood issues with her dad.

Her dad acts like he doesn't love her. Seriously,it's not bad enough that he barely talks to her, but then he actually accuses her of attempting to kill his fiancée?

There was never a justification good enough, in my opinion, for why her dad is not nice to her. Because him and Renata's mom had major drama? Nope, not good enough.

Then add in that the characters are telling Renata these extremely scandalous stories for the very first time, about her parents, grandparents and family friends. But Renata never responds when they're talking. They are describing every food and drink they consumed 30 years ago, they are giving very descriptive details about her parents' love lives and Renata is just sitting there peacefully listening to it all?

I'll give the author credit for the ability to write a very descriptive story, I'm just bummed that it went from a story I thought I'd love to a story I was anxious to finish.
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Mishale1 | 13 andere besprekingen | Dec 29, 2018 |

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Statistieken

Werken
11
Leden
1,959
Populariteit
#13,124
Waardering
½ 3.7
Besprekingen
68
ISBNs
43
Favoriet
22

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