This was an absolute surprise. I chose this book as something to fill time and found a wonderfully written and humorous book that gives hope to what is on the other side. The main character is who I want to be when I am in my 80's;spunky, optimistic and able to take all that she is given with grace and humility. Spend some time with her.

Another wonderful read by Fannie Flagg. Elner Shimfissle get stung by wasps, falls out of her fig tree and dies. We have met Elner in other Flagg books; she is quite the character. The entire book, as usual, is filled with Flagg's wonderful characters. This tells about who Elner meets in Heaven, what Heaven is like, and what happens to her there. Also what is going on with her family back on Earth. When Elner dies, I admit I cried.

I love Fannie Flagg's books. They are sweet and sentimental and always fun to read, without too much sappiness.

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven is set in Elmwood Springs, MO, where several of her other books have been set. We have a handful of recurring characters, but this time the focus is on Elner Schimfissle, who is 80 years old and has fallen out of a tree and passed away. Or has she? Is Elner dreaming or is she having an after death experience? And what will this mean for her friends and family getting ready to mourn her passing?

Funny, sweet and life affirming this book brought a smile to my face and a small tear to the eye. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Another fabulous offering from Fannie Flagg with some many of the old characters returning. She always leaves me feeling uplifted and happy. Aunt Elner is the main character who can teach us all a thing or two. I heartily recommend this to all Flagg fans.

Another funny fast read from Ms Flagg. Maybe it makes us all where we all "can't wait to get to heaven".

If you have ever had a chance to read any of Ms. Flagg's books before then you already know how endearing her characters are and how much fun and trouble they can get into.

Aunt Elner is someone you wish was part of your own family and everyone who has ever lived in a small town knows how fast "word" spreads from the local beauty shop all the way to the funeral home at lightening fast speed. In the end you will come away thinking "I never thought a golf shoe could prove that there's life after death to someone so educated and sane" but it did.

This book is a great ride through the wonderful down to earth community of Elmwood Springs MO and a breath of the mid-west that everyone can and will enjoy.

This was my first time reading a Fannie Flagg book but it won't be my last! I was hooked from the first few pages. The characters are fantastic and easy to identify with. This book is a fun read with a real message. A feel good story that will stay with you.

One of the best books that I have read. Fannie Flagg brings her characters to life in a way that makes you feel that they are a part of your family.

I really enjoyed this book.It left me feeling happy.I especially enjoyed the way Heaven was depicted.

Very funny book, a cute take on what Heaven might be like. Special for each person.

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I loved this book!! Lots of fun. It gave me something to think about.

I love anything by this woman! She needs to write faster.

My favorite book by Fannie Flagg so far, even beats "Whistle Stop Cafe" (the book that Fried Green Tomatoes was based on). I love when Elner is able to talk to God...the questions that she asks him are so innocent. Highly recommended and hope you enjoy as much as I did when I read it.

Funny, sweet, typical Fannie Flagg. I loved octogenarian Mrs. Elner Shimfissle. I want to be Mrs Elner Shimfissle when I grow up.

This book is laugh-out-loud funny. Fannie Flagg is a down-to-earth, homey writer who has a natural flare for words. She is a great story teller.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It is a quick and easy read. Lots of good southern humor.

I dearly loved this series..........these were larger than life!

excellent book for loved visiting the old characters from previous books though the way it ended was excellent and my husband laughed at me crying though the author is #1 on stories with old traditional values in it. Recommend to everyone.

Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder the age-old question: Why are we here?

Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she is off on an adventure she never dreamed of, running into people she never in a million years expected to meet. Meanwhile, back home, Elner’s nervous, high-strung niece Norma faints and winds up in bed with a cold rag on her head; Elner’s neighbor Verbena rushes immediately to the Bible; her truck driver friend, Luther Griggs, runs his eighteen-wheeler into a ditch–and the entire town is thrown for a loop and left wondering, “What is life all about, anyway?” Except for Tot Whooten, who owns Tot’s Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Her main concern is that the end of the world might come before she can collect her social security.

In this comedy-mystery, those near and dear to Elner discover something wonderful: Heaven is actually right here, right now, with people you love, neighbors you help, friendships you keep. Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven is proof once more that Fannie Flagg “was put on this earth to write” (Southern Living), spinning tales as sweet and refreshing as iced tea on a summer day, with a little extra kick thrown in.

A funny, endearing novel.

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