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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
by: Terry McMillan |
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780451192004 ISBN: 0451192001 Label: Signet Manufacturer: Signet Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: June 01, 1997 Publisher: Signet Studio: Signet |
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  - A tawdry romanceI admit it, I was disappointed in this book. The story wasn't a flowing page-turner for me. Just when I was about to get the groove of the writing style, I'd have to re-read a sentence to figure out the author's meaning. This happened every couple of pages or so for the first 200 pages. I understand why Ms. McMillan was writing without commas and using excessive run-ons, but for me, the technique was unsuccessful and really ruined what I hoped would be an easy, entertaining read. It's too bad that this was the first book I'd read by this author. I probably won't pick up anything written by her again. Rating:  - What a letdownI was so looking forward to a novel about a Jamaican getaway, especially after having loved my own Jamaica trips. But Stella, who was so creative with home decor, was completely untouched by the beauty of the island and its interesting diverse people. This narcissistic so-and-so went on and on about stinky Rastas and ugly tourists and anyone who didn't happen to have a slim taut youthful physique. She indulged in too much reckless spending, and I felt sorry for poor Winston because I knew he'd rue the day he stepped off that plane in the U.S. and became Stella's midlife-crisis tool. He was much too good for her. Their values were so different, and she was just void of spirituality. Plus the run-on sentences drove so many of us readers crazy! Try reading McMillan's novel MAMA for convincingly 'real' characters that you'd like and would want to know. Rating:  - An energizing readA bubbly writing style which suggests a lavish vacation. It stood out among her others in that it's smooth & spontaneous. Rating: - Other BooksA woman isn't too happy at the current point in time. She goes on holiday to one of those gated resorts in Jamaica to try and have a good time and maybe do a bit of young man cradle snatching into the process. She gets a bit more than she bargained for and decides to try and import her bloke, dealing with the complications. Rating:  - Age Doesn't MatterWomen in their 40's can be sexy and sassy, as you'll find out in this fun and entertaining story drawn from the author's own marriage. |
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