kud • zu \kud-zü\ n: a ubiquitous vine/weed found in Southern climes that, left uncontrolled, will grow over any fixed object in its pat...
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Dec 17, 2009
A.
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Her characters are caricatures, she writes the South like someone who's not entirely comfortable there -- her least cartoonish character was the transplanted Yankee -- and everything's resolved neatly with no repercussions (for some incredibly outrageously illegal behavior) in about 20 pages. While I found that tie-up mechanism charming and effective in One Mississippi, I found it sloppy and irritating in this one.
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Jun 11, 2010
Kristin (Kritters Ramblings)
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Definitely an interesting read. I spoke with the mom about 100 pages in and said "not again, another book that I am not a fan of." I was upset that I have not been reading the "jaw dropping I want to read this again" books that I am used to since I started blogging. BUT alas this book picked up!
I am used to the novels where at least one of the characters is closer to my age group. Sometimes it is hard to get into a book when you can't physically relate to a marri More...
I am used to the novels where at least one of the characters is closer to my age group. Sometimes it is hard to get into a book when you can't physically relate to a marri More...
Jul 22, 2011
Michelle
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This book is all over the place so many characters that it is a little hard to follow.
I found a few of the main characters incredibly hard to like.
I understand why Trevor left Eadie she keeps bragging about how far she has come but she only did so by marrying wealth and not at all on her own merit. She also considers it a virtue to have depleted a home of beautiful furnishings and replaced them with numerous replicas of the same sculpture???? I can respect and enjoy true ar More...
I found a few of the main characters incredibly hard to like.
I understand why Trevor left Eadie she keeps bragging about how far she has come but she only did so by marrying wealth and not at all on her own merit. She also considers it a virtue to have depleted a home of beautiful furnishings and replaced them with numerous replicas of the same sculpture???? I can respect and enjoy true ar More...
Aug 20, 2010
Christine
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This book has been compared to THE FIRST WIVES CLUB … southern style! At a holiday party three wives discover that their husbands’ annual hunting trip is less about hunting wild game and more about hunting women. After a little time of self-serving pity parties, they get together to plot revenge. Simple things really … like arranging this year’s bevy of beauties to be men in drag (always a nasty surprise) or selling a prize antique Duesenberg out from under a husband’s nose.
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Jul 14, 2011
Lizz
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I loved this book and laughed like a hyena through a good part of it. From reading other reviews I see that it was not a favorite of a lot of the reviewers, but you can't please 'em all. The plot sort of veered into the improbable, not to mention illegal!, and yes that ending tied things up in a neat tidy bow, but come on people! This is a beach book, chic lit, not War and Peace. If you are looking for a quick, fun, funny read give this one a whirl. Pardon me now, I'm off for some Kudzu K
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Nov 11, 2011
"Hell hath no fury, as the saying goes, and the wives concoct a deliciously devious scheme....Irresistibly entertaining, Holton's debut is hilarious, a cunning, rollicking addition to the popular Southern ‘steel magnolias' genre." - Booklist
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Aug 22, 2010
Katy
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Cute story---a spin-off of 1st Wives Club in which the wives have cheating husbands (most of whom have no intentions of divorcing their wives) who discover the infidelities and decide to dump their husbands. A mindless book, sometimes humorous, but what I needed as I prepared for returning to work.
I'd rate this as 3.5, but I can't.
I'd rate this as 3.5, but I can't.
Sep 16, 2011
Rene
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This book was just ok for me. I was looking for a light-hearted book at the time and hoping to get a chuckle or two but it didn't make me laugh or really even smile. Too many characters to keep straight although a few were likable. It wasn't bad but I probably won't be reading the next book.
Mar 17, 2008
Bethie
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Reading this book reminds me the movie "First Wives Club". Three women, married to partners in a law firm have had all they're going to take from their husbands. What the one wives doen't know- is that her husband has been preparing secretely to divorce his wife and leave her nothing. What she does to him is even better. Another one of the wives is married to an absolute control freak- and his mother is not any better. The last of the three wives was already headed for divorce, bu
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Jan 27, 2009
Sherryl
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While this book was light hearted and and a no-brainer, it was really pretty hoakie to me. Come on? Where do housewives sit around in the morning drinking alcohol and planning revenge on there husbands? If nothing else, it is "summer beach read"
Feb 01, 2010
Vicky
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Absolutely love Cathy Holton's books! I was just a wee bit disappointed though that Eadie didn't shoot Trevor's AHHH-HUMMM's off!! Even though he was the best of the three, I still wouldn't have stood for the stuff he pulled on Eadie. Just my opinion, but can't wait to read the sequel!
Dec 31, 2010
Tami
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This was a great escape book. Laughed out loud on the airplane while reading. An unlikely group of friends sets out to right the wrongs done to them by their husbands on their annual "Hunting trip".
Jan 24, 2011
Michele
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Another one of my fun easy summer reads. I picked this for a soccer mom book club I used to be in...they all loved it!! Its fun! Its got love and romance and Southern charm! 'Nuff said!
Nov 17, 2011
Cathi
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Laugh out loud funny! These women open their eyes to a new reality which sets them into motion. Through their ordeal they become tough as nails, dare to mess with me divas!
Dec 19, 2011
Denice
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Surprisingly, a really good book. I did not think I would like it at the beginning. it is a totally different author and I had no idea what to expect. After about the 3rd chapter, I got into it and couldn't wait to see what happens.
Cannot wait to read the 2nd book.
Cannot wait to read the 2nd book.
Jul 22, 2011
Kt.
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I'm in the middle of this book. I notice that, every afternoon, I think, "I can't wait to go to bed and read." The characters are real and funny, as most Southern female characters seem to be. Lovin' it. -- I ended up loving this and going on to "Secret Lives of the Kudzu Debutantes. Fun reading!
Jul 30, 2011
Carrie
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Fun and easy read. This was my second time to read it. I had forgotten that I read it a few years ago, but I reread it anyway!
Nov 18, 2009
Becky
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I read this book a long time ago, but I remember enjoying it very much. Might read it again for the fun of it.
Nov 01, 2009
Klriley
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This book was a lot of fluff. I did not think it gave you enough depth of charaters or of the Kudze Debutantes
Jun 15, 2010
Tmorlok
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Clever, VERY SOUTHERN and hilarious - a good, mindless beach read. You know some of the people she writes about.....it's great to be Southern!!!
Jun 29, 2009
Marti
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it wasn't half as good as I expected and I was disappointed. Fern Michaels does revenge much better.
Oct 26, 2010
Patti
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading more by Holton!
Jan 28, 2009
Christianne
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I only ranked this 3 stars, but now I have to know what's going to happen so I'll probably read the sequel.
Nov 26, 2007
Emily
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Three women in Georgia learn their husbands have been cheating on them and plot revenge! Then the revenge goes off without a hitch and barely any worrying. And each woman gets what she wants. And all their children are happy and their financial situations are secure.
The book could have used a few twists. It was sweet tea without any lemon. It's great to have a happy ending but it's boring when they plan out a scheme, the scheme goes off easily and quickly, and the schemers feel sati
The book could have used a few twists. It was sweet tea without any lemon. It's great to have a happy ending but it's boring when they plan out a scheme, the scheme goes off easily and quickly, and the schemers feel sati
