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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Audiobook in car with ACMK read by author. Book Club book. Gonna go with nope on this one. The benevolent white southerners will always love the Fannie Flagg thinly veiled racist, classist tropes. Reinforcement like this is dangerous.
Lovely Christmas story about a small town in Alabama, each character has loss in their lives. Each loss is healed in one way or another by the presence of this little Redbird. Recommend this easy and uplifting Holiday read.
Cute. Heartwarming. Sweet. Thankfully NOT a tear jerker. It's a quick read that leaves you feeling pretty good about the world because EVERYTHING turns out right... even the sad parts. Amazingly this isn't a boring story.
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A very fast read. Always loved Fanny Flagg's writing style. Nice one to read this time of year.
Oswald leaves Chicago for Lost River, Alabama after a fatal diagnosis from his doctor. He has no permanent home or family to miss. In Lost River, Oswald learns to relax, enjoy nature, and meets a town full of nice people. Jack, the local redbird, and a little girl names Patsy bring the town together. A quick holiday read full of small town characters and events.
This was a nice little story to read at Christmas. I often love me some Fannie Flagg, and I liked this one, but didn't love it. The story was exactly what I expected it to be - sort of a Hallmark story for the older set. Lots of feelings, no surprises. The hitch in my giddy-up was that the writing felt sort of off. I checked, and was surprised that this falls solidly in the middle of FF's publications. I actually expected it to fall earlier, b/c much of the book felt a bit like a writing exercise. The writing didn't feel fully developed. Despite this, FF is great at characters, and I did enjoy the characters. They were a quirky, loveable lot.
A haiku:
Quirky characters
Make it worth a read, if you
Don't expect too much
A haiku:
Quirky characters
Make it worth a read, if you
Don't expect too much
I read this for my neighborhood book club where everyone is 70+ except me and one other gal. Cute hallmark book and perfect over the holidays…wholesome and family friendly content. If you’re looking for a hallmark feel good type of book you’ll enjoy this book.
I listened to this on audiobook and it was a super cute and heartwarming story about a town and people essentially saved by a redbird. Many of the characters reminded me of people I grew up around and it was fun to read during a season when the birds are returning to where I live.