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The Honk and Holler Opening Soon
The Honk and Holler Opening Soon
Author: Billie Letts
A paraplegic Vietnam vet runs a diner in Oklahoma. The waitress is an African-American widow with a troublesome teenage daughter. The cook is a Vietnamese immigrant who gets into a fight to the death with a local bigot. And a Native-American woman with a wounded dog shows up. This quartet manages to find happiness, and the Honk & Holler Caf? is ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780446675055
ISBN-10: 0446675059
Publication Date: 5/1/1999
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 332 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 10
Caney Paxgon wanted his cafe to have the biggest and brightest sign in Eastern Oklahoma--the "opening soon" part was supposed to be just a removable, painted notice. But a fateful misunderstanding gave the wheel chair bound, Vietnam vet, Caney the flashiest joke in the entire state.
Twelve years later, the once-busy highway is dead, the joke is old, and the sign is as worn a Caney, who hasn't ventured outside the diner since it opened. The regulars at the Honk, still gabbing and crabbing over hot java and eggs easy, haven't changed much either.
Then one day a thirtyish Crow woman blows in with a half-dead three-legged dog in her arms and a long-buried secret on her mind. Hiring her as a carhop, the first in many years, Vera Takes Horse is soon shaking up business, the locals, and Caney's heart...as she teaches them all about generosity of spirit, love and the possibility of promise---just like the sign says.
"It serves up laughs and tears while reminding the reader that it is never too late to find what you always wanted."
---San Antonio Express News
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Helpful Score: 9
A great read! when I got to the end, I hoped for a sequel. Thoroughly entertaining! A collection of intracate lives exposed in all of their vulnerability!
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Helpful Score: 9
A very good book, with memorable characters that you come to care about. I had the definite feeling that I knew these people, because each one reminded me closely of someone from my past or present. Highly recommended!
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Helpful Score: 7
Filled with humor and fascinating twists and turns. You will remember thes characters long after you have finished the last page.
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Helpful Score: 4
This was a very entertaining read. The book contained a eclectic cast of characters, each of which had a storyline that kept you turning pages to see what happens next to them. I would highly recommend this book to everyone.
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This is a feel good book, a quick read and the characters are delightful. I enjoyed it very much. A nice book that causes both chuckles and tears in the heartland of America.
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I can't say enough about Billie Letts' books. They are heartwarming, with real people and real towns. Makes you laugh, smile, cry.
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GREAT BOOK. I could not put this book down for nothing. I read this book in about 3 1/2 days.
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good & easy read. I enjoyed it.
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This was an interesting fun to read book
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What a great read! Funny and entertaining.
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I really enjoyed this book. Great characters, feel good, even a good ending!
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Loved this book! If you're old enough to remember "Alice" and Mel's Diner, it gave me the feeling of being there and part of their family. All of the characters quirks make them that much more loveable and real. Highly recommended!
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Wow, what a great book! I read it for book club and I never would have picked it up on my own but it was wonderful. I fell in love with the characters deeply enough that when everything hit the fan towards the end I was glued to the pages to find out how it would end!
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Abridged - 2 cassettes - 3 hours

I loved this audio! Kind of surprised that we enjoyed this storyline, but before the story was over we were involved in the characters life.
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Very entertaining audio book.


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