false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg 48183 15 The neon sign had seemed appropriate when the Honk and Holler Opening Soon was being built. But twelve years later, the once-busy highway outside Sequoyah, Oklahoma, is little-traveled, and "opening soon" is a tired joke. Today the sign is as battered and beaten as the cafe and its owner, Caney Paxton, a Vietnam War veteran who hasn't ventured outside since its opening. The characters who drift in and out of the Honk don't change much: Molly O, a four-times married earth mother who recognizes a wounded spirit when she meets one; Life Halstead, a widower who eats three meals a day in the cafe so he can be near Molly O; Hooks Red Eagle, Soldier Starr, and Quinton Roach, Cherokee veterans of World War II; and Bilbo and Peg Porter--Bilbo steadily puffing his smokes while Peg struggles for breath through her oxygen mask. With Christmas only days away, their lives are to be forever changed with the arrival of Vena Takes Horse, a Crow woman on a quest, and Bui Khanh, a Vietnamese refugee looking for home. A story that crackles and sizzles like burgers on a red-hot grill, The Honk and Holler Opening Soon captures a small town's prejudice and tolerance, violence and big-heartedness. It convinces us that dark clouds can really have silver linings. And it leaves us hungry for more writing from Billie Letts and the Oklahoma she portrays with so much vitality and love. 1650770 1998 The Honk and Holler Opening Soon total:1586|5:323|4:634|3:504|2:110|1:15| 1586 5898 1995 147 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 23:53:02 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 00:01:08 -0800 2008 Where the Heart Is many years ago and loved it, so I picked this one up in the US for something to read, didn't get to it until I got home but loved it the minute I started reading it. She creates the most wonderful characters, and like...more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 5 0 true Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 09:49:22 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 10:02:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 12 20:48:49 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 15 17:23:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 0 false Sat May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Mar 22 13:44:56 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:45:59 -0700 2009
The Honk & Holler introduces us to some very interesting characters, their life in a small town cafe and a great story line.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and look forward to Billie Letts' next book coming ou...more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 0 false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 10:28:09 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 13:57:48 -0700 2008 It is set in Oklahoma and is the story of four unique and creative characters who have been overwhelmed by life. You have Caney, a Viet Nam vet who owns the Honk & Holler Cafe...more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 3 0 false Wed Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 11 09:15:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 09:23:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 0 false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 07:15:10 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 08:35:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 3 0 false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 16:26:41 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:54:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Jul 25 21:38:14 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 21:38:26 -0700 2009 the course of their lives who will
help them resolve the difficult issues
they have been unable to solve by themselves.
At least that's what I got out ...more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 3 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 04 19:01:15 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 19:02:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 21:54:59 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 21:56:51 -0700 2009 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 5 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Aug 18 19:47:53 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:50:31 -0700 2009 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 0 false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 10:57:15 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 19:38:50 -0800 2009 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 3 0 false Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 20:31:29 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 09:09:53 -0700 2008 1 This book always struck me at the book store--the title always kind of made me chuckle; so when I found a $3 copy at the Little City Book Fair back in May, I bought it.
I have a 'thing' for endings. In most books, I hate them. Us...more...]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 0 false Fri Dec 04 07:48:43 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 08:55:06 -0800 2009 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Sep 10 20:17:17 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 20:22:12 -0700 2009 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 0 false Mon Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Oct 01 10:50:24 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 10:53:32 -0700 2009 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 5 0 false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 16:19:01 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 16:20:59 -0800 2009 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Dec 25 16:05:39 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 16:07:17 -0800 2008
A disabled vet as owner/cook who ends up with a romance.

A Vietnamese refugee running from imagined trouble and lots more.

Good LOL stuff with a few tears as well.]]> 48183 0446675059 9780446675055 1531 141 3.72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170350859m/48183.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48183.The_Honk_and_Holler_Opening_Soon 4 0 false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 13:03:05 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 06:35:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=48183