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Chaitra
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Jaret
Apr 09, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 4-5-star-books
I love this movie so I was excited to read the book. The book, of course, is better than the movie. I am glad that I saw the movie first, though, because it prepared me for the shifts in time the book used. The book skipped around more in time, but I understood the purpose so it didn't confuse me as much as it could have. The book was better because the characters had so much more to them in the book. They were very multi-dimensional and the book did not limit itself to the social constraints of ...more
Eshita Dey
Jan 29, 2017 rated it it was amazing
One of the best books I've ever read. Gives a beautiful taste of the era that was!
Highly recommended.
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Kristin
If you can get past the attitudes around weight, race, sexism and physical abuse presented in this book, you may enjoy it. However, I found that uncomfortable.

This book revolves around the lives of people in Alabama and Georgia from the 1920's to the 1980's. Recollections and memories from the life of an 86-year-old woman and the struggle with middle age of a woman of the 1980's are portrayed in small snippets that are often entertaining and revealing. The characters are complex and interesting
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Shilpa
Mar 09, 2015 marked it as to-read
Joann
May 22, 2015 rated it liked it
Jackie
Oct 14, 2015 marked it as z-labeled-2015
Shelves: 400-to-500
Monika
Oct 27, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Allison
Dec 12, 2018 rated it liked it
Marissa Henderson
Jan 11, 2020 rated it liked it
Jamie Burch
Feb 20, 2016 marked it as to-read
Candy
Mar 22, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Megalion
Mar 24, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Andy Gratton
Nov 28, 2016 marked it as to-read
Carol
Jun 24, 2017 marked it as to-read
Kristie
Nov 18, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kaitlyn Bell
Jan 08, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Laurel
Nov 30, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Alesandere
Jan 31, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: popsugar-2021
Yvette Boegheim
Aug 27, 2021 marked it as to-read
Ed Lehman
Dec 01, 2021 added it
Shelves: lgbt, humor, series
Erin
Dec 20, 2021 marked it as to-read