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Regreso Al Café De Los Corazones Rotos (2010)

by Penelope J. Stokes(Favorite Author)

3.26 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Ediciones B

review 1: Despite some of the negative reviews of this book I decided to read it anyway. Overall, the book was nice-okay. The constant complaining became a bit much at times, however this is a personality trait I have seen in many people who are not able to overcome their past. The progression of the book was a bit bothersome at times. It was slow in the beginning but started picking up a 1/3 way in. I believed important things were left out and slight references were made that were never expounded on. It would have been nice to have seen Peach's relationship with her siblings developed more, especially in the beginning. It would have also been nice to have more insight into her marriage and divorce. Overall a nice-okay summer read.
review 2: The tag line on the... more back of The Book of Peach says it is "hilarious and heartwarming". It should have said whiney and witless. To be fair to author Penelope Stokes, I only read three-quarters of this book when I finally decided that I either needed to stop reading it or I might poke my eyes out in a sad attempt at self-preservation.The Book of Peach tells the story of Peach Rhondell, a forty-something, ex-beauty queen. After separating from her husband, she returns to her family home in Mississippi where her mother still resides. The book uses Peach's journal entries to chronicle her self-discovery. Unfortunately, the journal entries are whiney diatribes targeting her controlling mother, her manipulative female ancestors, her almost ex-husband, her poor decision making...enough already! Pair that with a disjointed story line, unbelievable characters, and flat dialog and what you end up with is this self-indulgent pity party.I am a huge fan of southern writers so I really wanted to like this story. But after slogging through most of the book, I finally hit my '40-year old crybaby' limit and gave up on this read. The Book of Peach was truly a dissapointment and a waste of my time. less

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