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"In this novel, Terry McMillan offers a "tell all" account into the Price Family: Viola, her estranged husband, Cecil, their daughters Paris, Charlotte and Janelle, son Lewis, and grandchildren Tiffancy, Monique, Trevor, Shanice and Jamil. The children in particular test their Mother's coping mechanisms as she tries her best to find a way to guide them through sexual abuse, alcohol abuse, sibling rivalry, criminal convictions, marriage break ups and career confusion, only to find they still end up "A day late and a dollar short" most of the time. "
Alison, Resident Scholar
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"Viola is in her fifties and her life is ending soon. Her husband Cecil - her enemy - has run off with Brenda, a young woman with three kids. Her four children: Paris, Charlotte, Lewis and Janelle have various problems in their life, but hardly talk to one another about it. That is until the problems get too much.
Cecil still loves Viola but cannot cope with her bitter ways. Paris finds it hard to admit she feels alone and needs a partner. Charlotte won't believe her son is gay and is the most pig-headed one of the whole family. Lewis works his way in and out of prison. Nobody believes him when he finally tells the truth. Janelle doesn't want to admit that her new husband is abusing her daughter from her first marriage."
Sara Maguire, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Mother (or standin)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
- quite fatty
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- quite fatty
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 1 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
City?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- use of artificial tools
- actual description of hetero sex
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- No single main character?
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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