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123rd out of 317 books
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Mad Girls in Love
by
Michael Lee West (Goodreads Author)
Michael Lee West's indomitable G.R.I.T.S. (Girls Raised in the South) are back -- enduring rough times with all the grace and outrageous flair expected of true Southern heroines.
Bitsy Wentworth -- fleeing yet another relationship nightmare in a "borrowed" red Corvette, with her baby daughter and a recently acquired "demon child" -- has an APB out on her for attempted murde...more
Bitsy Wentworth -- fleeing yet another relationship nightmare in a "borrowed" red Corvette, with her baby daughter and a recently acquired "demon child" -- has an APB out on her for attempted murde...more
Paperback, 544 pages
Published
July 3rd 2006
by William Morrow Paperbacks
(first published 2005)
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A fun book to read. It draws you in with just the first chapter. It is very entertaining and crazy. You never know what could happen. A nice escape from your life into one that is much more dysfunctional. I would recommend this book to anyone who remembers what it is like to be young, occasionally crazy and in love. The same author also wrote "Crazy Ladies" which is equally a fun book to read, however, I thought that "Mad Girls in Love" is better. In a way, Crazy Ladies is suppose to come before...more
Hilarious! This book is fun and enjoyable, in part because of the crazy, yet very "human" and likeable nature of the characters.
When Bitsy breaks her husband’s nose and knocks him unconscious with a frozen rack of ribs, she flees with her daughter from her unhappy marriage and tries to keep her daughter away from her calculating, unfriendly in-laws. This story hilariously narrates decades of Bitsy’s and her family’s lives in the South, including Bitsy’s mother Dorothy who regularly corresponds...more
When Bitsy breaks her husband’s nose and knocks him unconscious with a frozen rack of ribs, she flees with her daughter from her unhappy marriage and tries to keep her daughter away from her calculating, unfriendly in-laws. This story hilariously narrates decades of Bitsy’s and her family’s lives in the South, including Bitsy’s mother Dorothy who regularly corresponds...more
This book was a wonderful follow-up to Crazy Ladies. It allowed me to find out what happened to characters that I'd grown to love.
I'm really going to miss these characters. I like their authenticity in that none of the women "end up" in life the way you'd expect based on how they are when they're younger. I found that really true to life, because in my experience, I'm nothing like I or anyone else expected me to be in my life right now. My original plans to be a Peace Corps volunteer, forest ranger, world traveler turned into government lawyer, single mom. You just never know where your path is going to lead.
This is just a great girlie'girl book. I really liked it. I cried when it was over because I got to know the characters so well and I was sad that it ended.
Love, love, loved it!!!
Feb 12, 2009
Kathy W-S
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone!
Recommended to Kathy W-S by:
I bought it at B & N for $6
This was a great book. I really loved every chapter. It is completely entertaining. Fast moving and laugh out loud funny!!! Full of quick witted scarcastic humor -- which I love. Very touching with the closeness of a crazy family with all it's extreme issues of ups and downs of love, heartbreaks, sisterhood, and motherhood. Great read.
For the local ladies on my list: I have it if you want to borrow it before I put it on paperbackswap.com
For the local ladies on my list: I have it if you want to borrow it before I put it on paperbackswap.com
Wonderful!!! This book was so....funny that @ times I would laugh out loud.
both books are hysterical...i live for crazy women.
Fun Book. Thanks Kylie
Bitsy Wentworth -- fleeing yet another relationship nightmare in a "borrowed" red Corvette, with her baby daughter and a recently acquired "demon child" -- has an APB out on her for attempted murder (she broke her ex-husband's nose with a frozen slab of ribs that she purchased at the Piggly Wiggly). Her mama, Dorothy, is writing letters to First Ladies from inside the Central State Asylum, while Aunt Clancy Jane has completed her inevitable progression from hippie to local Crazy Cat Lady. Three...more
Feb 10, 2009
Angela
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Anyone who enjoys southern "quirky" characters & humor.
Recommended to Angela by:
I came across it at the used book store & thought it synopsis ca
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This was a very entertaining book. It is filled w/ quirky, funny, loving characters. The book is filled w/ emotion. One minute you will be laughing & the next you'll be wanting to cry. There was only one issue in the book that I did not completely agree w/. I wish that "issue" had turned out differently. All in all I thought this was a very good read w/ entertaining southern quirky characters that you come to care about.
I love Michael Lee West's writing. Love, LOVE it. These women are a train wreck...but you love them, all the same. I took this book with me, everywhere, because I couldn't wait to see what Bitsy, Violet, Clancy Jane, and dear Dorothy would do next. The characters have their faults, are fully aware of their faults (mostly), and deal with their faults, and their family members' faults with grace (mostly) and humor (mostly). Nothing is tied up in neat little packages, but the novel ends on a wonder...more
This was a really nice, light-hearted read. I caught myself laughing out loud at times and could feel my heart pounding at others. I fell in love with the quirkiness of the characters and I found them all more endearing with every flaw.
The book was okay....It confused me a bit but I guess that's because I didn't read the 1st one.
Bitsy Wentworth - fleeing yet another relationship nightmare in a "borrowed" red Corvette, with her baby daughter and a recently acquired "demon child" - has an APB out on her for attempted murder (she broke her ex-husband's nose with a frozen slab of ribs that she purchased at the Piggly Wiggly). Her mama, Dorothy, is writing letters to First Ladies from inside the Central State Asylum, while Aunt Cla...more
Bitsy Wentworth - fleeing yet another relationship nightmare in a "borrowed" red Corvette, with her baby daughter and a recently acquired "demon child" - has an APB out on her for attempted murder (she broke her ex-husband's nose with a frozen slab of ribs that she purchased at the Piggly Wiggly). Her mama, Dorothy, is writing letters to First Ladies from inside the Central State Asylum, while Aunt Cla...more
And I just want more of her work - more and more. These are rich with characters and dialog. Each and every one of hers that I've read so far.
I am thankful that I listened to the abridged audiobook edition (5 CDs) rather than read 500+ pages of these ridiculous women. They are three generations of mildly-to-completely-kooky women to whom crazy things happen and who seem to have no capacity for reflection. All the men are drunk womanizers who done them wrong, but the ladies are still alive and speaking to each other (sometimes) so this means they persevere? Or something? I can only hope that the full length version allows for some dept...more
Aug 30, 2007
Brandie
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I wasn't thrilled with this book.
I picked it up at the library, the little library in town where I live, where they have a small collection of audio books on CD, as opposed to the city library which has tons.
This was one of the few audio books the town library had in stock, and so I took a chance. I'm still trying to decide if the book was worth the five or so hours it took to listen to.
Mainly, I felt depressed when I finished it. I don't want to ruin it for people who might actually venture to...more
I picked it up at the library, the little library in town where I live, where they have a small collection of audio books on CD, as opposed to the city library which has tons.
This was one of the few audio books the town library had in stock, and so I took a chance. I'm still trying to decide if the book was worth the five or so hours it took to listen to.
Mainly, I felt depressed when I finished it. I don't want to ruin it for people who might actually venture to...more
I love Michael Lee West's books and didn't even know this book existed until I came upon it in a used bookstore in Delta. My, my, where will Redstonians go to get some sunshine in the shade of December? Parts of this book were laugh aloud funny - just ask my REACH students. Family relationships are hilarious, and I loved how much of the book was told through letters between family and friends. We SURE don't do that much anymore...
(3.5 stars) This is a follow-up book to Crazy Ladies, taking place in Crystal Falls, TN and follows 3 generations of women, one generation farther down than the previous book. The novel opens with Bitsy on the run from her abusive husband, with her baby in tow. Her mother, Dorothy, remains institutionalized, and writes letters to the First Lady, detailing incidents in her family's life (each one in turn over time). Aunt Clancy Jane is back with her hippie tendencies turning into crazy cat lady p...more
Recently during the summer of 2010 while attending the summer play Wizard Of Oz at CCTS. I happen to be taking break and since I can't stand boredom a friend of mine recommend a book. She always kept this novel in her purse, so I picked up the book by looking at cover really caught my eye and reading the blurb made want crack open a chapter. As the first few pages seem to suck me in leaving silent and focus I felled in love with the story the author was telling. The book seems almost real visua...more
Oh my word! This was a LONG book! And I don't just mean because it had 544 pages - I've read longer and enjoyed it much more. This story spanned about 25 years in the lives of 3 generations of women. It wasn't bad enough to stop reading, but wasn't very good either. I read Carzy Ladies by West several years ago and I thought I remembered liking it - don't have the same feeling about this one.
Great beach read. Too bad I started it before reading Crazy Ladies. I had to put it down for awhile when I discovered that it was a sequel to Crazy Ladies. By then I had already figured out the characters. Could not find Crazy Ladies in Kindle format. Still, loved the characters!
It was an interesting book. I would read more from Michael Lee West. The characters make you stop for a moment and think, I am glad I am not that stupid...wait, maybe I was? We all make mistakes when caught in an unreal situation, and she makes the most of it and learns from her challenges. The end was sweet, she ends up with a happily ever after.
These women is CRAZY! But, full of life and hope, and yes, even love and respect for one another and the various men who try to love them. The writing style was slightly off-putting, as chapters about the main character, Bitsy, were told in first person narrative while the other chapters were third person, even when Bitsy was present. But, that aside, I enjoyed reading this one.
I fell in love with the characters in Crazy Ladies, in Mad Girls in Love, which in a continuation basicly of Crazy Ladies, the more i read the more i liked them, the author gives each of the main characters qualities you can relate too. I so enjoyed going through life with Bitsy and learning what a wonderful woman she became.
I wanted to like this book, especially after just finishing this author's "Gone with a Handsomer Man", which I really enjoyed. After about 50 pages, I found that I didn't like the characters and didn't like where this story was headed. I flipped to the middle of the book to see if it might get better, but I just wasn't feeling it.
I cannot believe I haven't heard of this book the way I have heard of The Help! I wish I knew there was a precursor, but you clearly don't have to read it to know what's going on in the book. Fabulous read and a little heartwarming at points.
Great follow-up to Crazy Ladies. This time the focus is around Bitsy, but Clancy Jane, Dorothy and Violet's lives are included. If you need a book to take your mind off your troubles and laugh a little, this is a great book to read. These women's ups and downs make for a great story.
Feb 19, 2012
Kersten
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Michael Lee West grew up on the Gulf Coast with a wild tribe of Southern cooks. She lives on a farm near Nashville with her family. Michael is the author of Crazy Ladies, Mad Girls in Love, She Flew the Coop, American Pie, Mad Girls in Love, Mermaids in the Basement, Consuming Passions, and Gone With a Handsomer Man. Her new novel, A Teeny Bit of Trouble, is the second installment in the Teeny Tem...more
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