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A Day Late and a Dollar Short
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Author: Terry McMillan
Much-heralded and long awaited, Terry McMillan's tour-de-force novel introduces the Price family-matriarch Viola, her sometimes-husband Cecil, and their four adult kids, each of whom sees life-and one another-through thick and thin, and entirely on their own terms. With her hallmark exuberance and cast of characters so sassy, resilient, and full...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451211088
ISBN-10: 0451211081
Publication Date: 1/6/2004
Pages: 496
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: NAL Trade
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Stacy1 avatar reviewed A Day Late and a Dollar Short on + 90 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
We are introduced to Viola Price and her family chapter by chapter. Her four grown children and their absent dad who has found a new family to look after. Each chapter is written in a different voice so we see the story from many angles.
Viola is lovingly human and knows how to get right to the heart of the matter when it comes to her kids and their mistakes, after all she muses, it's a mothers business. The families involved are torn apart by cheating spouses, sexual abuse, teenage pregnancy, and drug and alcohol addiction, just to name a few of the hurdles placed along your way through the story.
Chelle avatar reviewed A Day Late and a Dollar Short on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Another wonderful and emotion story by Terry. I love her writing and wish there were more to read as I am on the last one that I know of that she ahs written.
reviewed A Day Late and a Dollar Short on + 81 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Hilarious, irreverent and extremely entertaining.
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reviewed A Day Late and a Dollar Short on + 7 more book reviews
I think this book takes you through every emotion possible. One minute I found myself with a belly ache from laughing so hard, and dripping buckets of tears the next. The characters in this book seem as if they could be your neighbors and the journeys they embark upon are profound and redeeming.
ShareBear avatar reviewed A Day Late and a Dollar Short on + 159 more book reviews
A great family saga, thought provoking but also funny. This novel surprises the reader, but also enlightens as well.
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A heartwarming and, eventually, uplifting story of one Black woman's family and her wise counsel. I enjoyed this book immensely.
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Terry McMillian does a first class job of capturing the complex and dynamic tension of family relationships in A Day Late and a Dollar Short. The characters are powerful and real, and the theme of family dissension masking a hard-fought love is universal. McMillian is both a superb storyteller and a woman possessed of a clear musical magic with words.
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This book is touching and funny.
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If you like Terry McMillan, you'll love this book. It is funny and poignant and the characters feel like real people you's meet everyday.
rerered avatar reviewed A Day Late and a Dollar Short on + 6 more book reviews
Very good read has a range of personal experience for the reader.
familiagarduno avatar reviewed A Day Late and a Dollar Short on + 164 more book reviews
A great read about a family in struggle within itself. It touches on race, politics and family dynamics. A great read cover to cover.
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Unabridged. 10 cassettes. Aprox. 15.5 hours playing time.
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This is a great book. It really draws you in and makes you want to keep reading until you finish.


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