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Learn to COOK - The Sweet Potato Queens' Field Guide to Men: Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay, or Dead
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List Price: $13.95
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Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.5407
EAN: 9781400049684
ISBN: 1400049687
Label: Three Rivers Press
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2004-10-05
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Release Date: 2004-10-05
Studio: Three Rivers Press
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Editorial Reviews:
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If the Nobel committee offered awards in Gender Relations, the Sweet Potato Queens would have the prize all locked up. These fine ladies have devoted an absolutely inordinate amount of time to the pursuit of love, marriage, and great sex, and they’re just bursting to share their stories. Now their royal ringleader, bestselling author Jill Conner Browne, brings you The Sweet Potato Queens’ Field Guide to Men, a hilarious (and highly instructive) handbook about the men we love to hate, and the ones we love to love, with special revelations about:
Why he didn’t call
The sweetest revenge ever
The downright crazy things we will do for romance
Plus, memorable tales of Queenly dating adventures, the shameless lowdown on looking as young as you feel, and more royal recipes that are guaranteed to bring him home each and every night.
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Summary: Funny, but a little scattered
Comment: This was an entertaining book for sure, but I found that the book would change directions out of nowhere. I'm a true-blue Southern bred Sweet Potato Queen myself, so I understand how we Belles can ramble off a million different directions without so much as a moment's notice. That said, I wish the book had a little more continuity and relevance to topic. My hat's off to Jill though for this very funny but somewhat disjointed read, bless her heart.
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Summary: Essential Information for the Aspiring Queen
Comment: Chock full of valuable and knowledgeable advice about male and female foibles. The story about the "lip extender" had me laughing so hard there were tears pouring down my face. Shorter than the others, lamentably, what were you THINKING, Jill???
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Summary: Another boring rehash
Comment: Yet another forum for the author to rehash the "good old days" give her wannabes their 15 minutes of fame. I don't understand why someone who is an inspirational speaker and talented writer would travel this path.
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Summary: Just didn't have the old magic
Comment: My wife and I have loved the Sweet Potato Queen books from the beginning. Reading them together became something of a ritual for us. This book, however, left us both rather disappointed.
Jill Conner Browne is a very talented writer, no question about that, and her latest book did offer several laugh-out-loud moments. Her descriptions of the various types of men (and the women who are involved with them) was very funny. She devoted one brief chapter to explaining why "he" didn't call, which combined humor and down-home good sense as only the SPQ can do.
However, Conner-Browne's distinctive literary voice has changed over the years, and not for the better. In one chapter she goes on endlessly about her plastic surgery experience, from which she recuperates with a shopping spree. In another section, she describes her experience with acuptuncture, blissfully glossing over the expense of it. Previously, the SPQ came across as folksy and full of love-for-life. In discussing her high-priced indulgences, however, she comes across as spoiled and decadent. This kind of self-worshipping prattle distances her from those of us who don't have endless piles of money, and frankly makes her book less enjoyable to read.
Mind you, this doesn't mean that the latest SPQ book isn't worth reading. My wife and I agreed that we were both glad we read it. However, we also agreed that compared to the previous books in the series, it just wasn't as good.
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Summary: Very Funny
Comment: Another hit in the series. The wife just loved it. Highly recommended!
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