Fannie Flagg
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 3.95 | 13715 Users | 1033 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man |
| ISBN: | 0345485602 (ISBN13: 9780345485601) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Momma, Daddy, Daisy Fay, Mrs Dot, Jimmy Snow |
| Setting: | Florida(United States) |
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In Fannie Flagg’s high-spirited first novel, we meet Daisy Fay Harper in the spring of 1952, where she’s “not doing much except sitting around waiting for the sixth grade.” When she leaves Shell Beach, Mississippi, in September 1959, she is packed up and ready for the Miss America Pageant, vowing “I won’t come back until I’m somebody.” But in our hearts she already is. Sassy and irreverent from the get-go, Daisy Fay takes us on a rollicking journey through her formative years on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. There, at The End of the Road of the South, the family malt shop freezer holds unspeakable things, society maven Mrs. Dot hosts Junior Debutante meetings and shares inspired thoughts for the week (such as “sincerity is as valuable as radium”), and Daisy Fay’s Daddy hatches a quick-cash scheme that involves resurrecting his daughter from the dead in a carefully orchestrated miracle. Along the way, Daisy Fay does a lot of growing up, emerging as one of the most hilarious, appealing, and prized characters in modern fiction.Define Containing Books Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
| Title | : | Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man |
| Author | : | Fannie Flagg |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | September 13th 2005 by Ballantine Books (first published 1981) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. American. Southern. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 13715 Users | 1033 ReviewsEvaluate Containing Books Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
Daisy Fay Harper is now one of my favorite characters! She is spunky and independent and surrounded by a great cast of characters. This book spans Daisy Fays life from 1952-1959 at the beginning of the book she is 11 years old. Daisy Fays daddy is a drunk but she stands by him through thick and thin, he isnt a mean drunk so thats ok LOL.It is so fun to read about her discovering life especially since this book is set in the 50s.One of my favorite scenes is when they are living in Shell Beach andThe first part of this book seemed dull to me and i was on the brink of putting it aside but i said oh crap, i will finish it for the sake of fried green tomatoes ( a novel a loved so much ) ! The second part of the novel has some really funny scenes and little by little i started to like the book. The protagonist Daisy Fay is portrayed as a brave smart and witty little girl. She comes from a broken home her dad is alcoholic and her mom dies of cancer. But still she plucks up her courage and
Haaaaaated it! I don't understand the inspiration behind this book (or, shall I say, the lack thereof?) For starters, what would possess a person to write a book about "white trash" in the first place? Secondly, why do her critics call it "side-splittingly funny" and "sheer, unbeatable entertainment"? I didn't miss the attempted humor...I just found this book to be morally degrading and not all that funny. Some parts caused me to wonder why on earth someone would send this book to print and not
There were some really funny, laugh-out-loud moments in this book, but I have to admit a lot of it felt kind of sordid. Daisy Fay's father was a ne'er-d0-well, skirt-chasing alcoholic who couldn't hold a job, but he did always take care of his daughter. Luckily for Daisy Fay, she did find several adults who took a healthy interest in her and tried to help her become all she could be. The story is set in 1950's Mississippi, so there are some real racial overtones to add authenticity.This is one
A coming of age story as told by the main character Daisy Fay. Daisy Fay is a spunky, feisty and imaginitive 11 year old girl who is surrounded in life by a wide range of quirky characters. Some of the people in her life are helpful and caring, but some are poor role models who make for some difficult moments in her life. The story takes you through Daisy's life up until she is 18. Her observations on the people and events in her life are, at times, laugh out loud hilarious.This is the first
I did enjoy the end of the book more than the beginning, but it was hard for me to want to keep going through this. I have to admit that I like Ms. Flagg's later books much better!
Haaaaaated it! I don't understand the inspiration behind this book (or, shall I say, the lack thereof?) For starters, what would possess a person to write a book about "white trash" in the first place? Secondly, why do her critics call it "side-splittingly funny" and "sheer, unbeatable entertainment"? I didn't miss the attempted humor...I just found this book to be morally degrading and not all that funny. Some parts caused me to wonder why on earth someone would send this book to print and not
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