Yet another forum for the author to rehash the "good old days" give her wannabes their 15 minutes of fame. I don't understand why someone who is an inspirational speaker and talented writer would travel this path.

There is really nothing At ALL WRONG IN HAVING A GOOD TIME,
and this gal is doing her best to have a genu-ine helluva good time of it.
If you have never celebrated just being a woman...read her work...if you have been born in the southern states, definately you will rather relate...even if you were born on the GREEN side of town, you freaks like myself will feel some santimonius relating...I would rather like to be her friend, so that I could get a little dose of her fun, and she my compassion for the human delimma.
(i have a hard time with using people, whether they are aware of it, or not) ...but I still relate!

Men! You can be a big ol CAN-O-WORMS...and you know it!

-so she is putting it out there, in the form of one rowdy girls opinion, and it is great to see it!

I hear now her other books might be better...so read up... & guys too can learn what not to do, and,or, even how to do it better, that is if your id knows whats good for it.
This girl could cheer up Eyore!

And yes I know that it is wrong to call a full grown woman a girl but some of us just never lose that spirit, and that is when you can do so correctly...politically or just socially, I will never be too old to be a girl nor will Jill Browne.

This is a fun romp through the thoughts of a true (American as apple pie) sister!
Recipes are included...

My wife and I have loved the Sweet Potato Queen books from the beginning. Reading them together became something of a ritual for us. This book, however, left us both rather disappointed.

Jill Conner Browne is a very talented writer, no question about that, and her latest book did offer several laugh-out-loud moments. Her descriptions of the various types of men (and the women who are involved with them) was very funny. She devoted one brief chapter to explaining why "he" didn't call, which combined humor and down-home good sense as only the SPQ can do.

However, Conner-Browne's distinctive literary voice has changed over the years, and not for the better. In one chapter she goes on endlessly about her plastic surgery experience, from which she recuperates with a shopping spree. In another section, she describes her experience with acuptuncture, blissfully glossing over the expense of it. Previously, the SPQ came across as folksy and full of love-for-life. In discussing her high-priced indulgences, however, she comes across as spoiled and decadent. This kind of self-worshipping prattle distances her from those of us who don't have endless piles of money, and frankly makes her book less enjoyable to read.

Mind you, this doesn't mean that the latest SPQ book isn't worth reading. My wife and I agreed that we were both glad we read it. However, we also agreed that compared to the previous books in the series, it just wasn't as good.

Another hit in the series. The wife just loved it. Highly recommended!