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God Don't Play (God Don't Like Ugly #3)
by
Mary Monroe
Annette Goode finally seems to have the perfect life--a handsome husband, a beautiful daughter, and a lovely home. Out of the blue Annette starts to receive hostile letters, vicious phone calls, and menacing. Annette has no idea who's behind the attacks, nor does her best friend, Rhoda. But whoever it is won't rest until they've torn down the life Annette has worked so har...more
Hardcover, 314 pages
Published
September 1st 2006
by Dafina
(first published 2006)
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In the book God Don’t Play by Mary Monroe seems to take it to a different level with an exotic twist in the end. In this book she tells a story about a middle aged woman named Annette, who deals major issues in life with her daughter charlotte (6) and husband Peewee Also not to mention her partner in crime Rhonda , and her daughter Jade (17), these two always seem to be caught in a sticky situation with Annette.
Annette has always been in some type of situation, from the time she was raped, to...more
Annette has always been in some type of situation, from the time she was raped, to...more
Mary Monroe returns to Richland, Ohio to visit with Annette and Rhoda, the heroines and survivors of God Don't Like Ugly and God Still Don't Like Ugly. This novel, God Don't Play, picks up some years later, where seemingly not much has changed. A middle-aged, overweight, "Plain Jane" Annette has been promoted to manager at the debt collection agency. She is still happily married to the younger, good-looking, Pee Wee, a successful barbershop owner and operator. Annette's best friend, Rhoda, is st...more
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Man...is it just me or is book one the best out of the series?. Really disappointed that I spent money purchasing this book. Since it is a nook book lendable series, the only way i see myself finishing all the books is if I borrow them. In God Don't Play, we find Annette married with a child and happily reunited with estranged family and friends. However, her world starts unraveling as she becomes the victim of anonymous, hateful letters, gifts and calls. Unfortunately, for me, I figured out wha...more
I wanted to like this book. I really did. So far, the only book in the series that I found to be almost flawless was God Don't Like Ugly. I've read the two that follow because I want to see how the plot develops and I want to follow the series.
I commend Mary Monroe for her original plot ideas and for the fact that she tells stories that need to be told from a seemingly realistic point of view. Annette's coming to grips with her past and trying to develop a sense of self esteem, Rhoda putting on...more
I commend Mary Monroe for her original plot ideas and for the fact that she tells stories that need to be told from a seemingly realistic point of view. Annette's coming to grips with her past and trying to develop a sense of self esteem, Rhoda putting on...more
This book didn't get really good until the last 30 or so pages. I figured out how it was going to end almost instantly. I am such a huge Mary Monroe fan but this novel disappointed me. It seem she was just filling the book with jibberish and kept repeating so many things that I thought I was rereading the same page over but I was just rereading it in a different part of the book. A good book to read over a long weekend if you don't have anything else to read.
This book is horrible. It badly needs an editor (ridiculous things like she bites her lipstick off when a few paragraphs earlier she says she had walked out of the house without a stitch of makeup and I'd love to do a word search for "so" - every other sentence was she hit me so hard, i breathed so hard, he walked so fast...ugh.) I wish I would have read God Don't Like Ugly instead and stopped there. Because I'm compulsive, I finished it but I wasted time.
Really didn't like this one. Too much negative things going on. I hated the way she was always referred to as being big and black. Who really wear house clothes to work when you are in a management position. Rhoda was too smart in the other books not to see how bad her daughter was.
I'm done with this series. I'm not sure why I ever started reading it. The first book was pretty good, the second one was okay and this one was pretty terrible. 350 pages that could have been about 150 pages. The writing was pretty terrible at at times not cohesive and repetitive in several places.
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I love that it follows the same characters. I love that when the series started they were young kids and you get to read about their lives as they get older. Some of it is graphic and sometimes the f word shows up
Jul 05, 2012
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This was a re-read to discuss at monthly book club meeting. It was long and boring, Child giver to much insight into the lives of adults. This is the 3rd book in the God series.
May 21, 2012
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Intensely suspenseful yet hilarious. Annette has always made poor decisions but I enjoy being a witness to her prosperity. Glad to see Rhoda's still crazy after all these years.
While this book had it's moments, I found myself skipping to the climax of the book to get to a ending I knew was coming. A friend of mine stop read the series after this book and I know why but I like it enough to keep read on.
It was a really nice book but i felt like i was always waiting for the next WOW! part of the story to happen. The book was however better than i expected.
2.5 stars. It was okay, way too predictable and went on way longer than it should. Was not surprised by the "twist" at all. In fact, all the signs were there from the beginning. Nobody just wanted to acknowledge them.
I couldn't believe that that little bratt wa sbehind it all. ugh!! I loved this book. must read, Mary Monroe never ceases to amaze me. Genuise
Feb 14, 2013
Tiana Freeman
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This book will have you on the edge of your seat. You may even find yourself biting your nails as you try to figure out what is really going on! In the beginning, you'll continue to feel for the beloved characters, but that quickly changes. Mary Monroe keeps the wheels turning throughout this novel. You will be surprised by the outcome.
the book god dont play is a book about this woman who has a strenuous life and has many pitfalls
Aug 19, 2012
Beth
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I read that book,, a while ago,,, that is a very good book,,, I have to get back to reading some more of her boooks
Hard getting through this one, i cheated a little because i was borded.
Love all her books and love the way she makes the characters come to life!
I enjoyed this book. However it stated off a little slow!
This book was just alright for me. It sorta drug on and on.
I really enjoyed this book. The characters seem so real and they author did a good job pulling her audidence into the novel.
I love this book.
good read
Not as impressed with this book as I was with those earlier in the series. It was a little predictable and repetitive. I don't know if I'm going to read the remaining books in the series, as the writing seems to continue in this same fashion. :(
interesting
Sep 12, 2011
Tasha
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Great book! Now time to start the sequal, "The Upper Room".
t-o-t-a-l-l-y let down by Mary Monroe on this one. The first two books keep you enticed in the story of Annette Goode and her friends and family yet, this book went into a completely different realm that... well, it shouldn't have. I feel she went over the top with the plot, that i wont spill for anyone, but... i mean it just didn't fit in with the other 2 books.
The book started out very slow, but it was very good. I enjoy reading Mary Monroe's books.
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I am the third child of Alabama sharecroppers and the first and only member of my family to finish high school. I never attended college or any writing classes. I taught myself how to write and started writing short stories around age four. I spent the first part of my life in Alabama and Ohio and moved to Richmond, California in 1973. I have lived in Oakland since 1984.
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