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Rating:  - Sometimes More is More
Gently reared females are taught that less is more. But females also know that rules were made to be broken, and sometimes you've just got to let your hair down, tease it up, buy yourself a tiara, and strut your stuff in sequins because ... more is so much better!The Sweet Potato Queens break all the rules with an earthy joie de vivre that is hysterical to read. Since nobody is going to do it for you, appoint yourself the queen of whatever, stock up on comfort food, and read this book. From majorette boots and white girls and suntans to men who may need killing and zippity-doo-dah, I hooted like a loon. I was raised to be prepared, but I never thought of pocket hams. I loved the possum story and the recipes for Chocolate Stuff and Fat Mama's Knock You Naked Margaritas, but my favorite was the one about the mixing bowl. You may not want your mama, if she's prissy, to be reading about making The Promise in spikes and trashy lingerie, but women of a certain age will bust a gut laughing. This is by far the funniest book I've read this year and, believe me, I'll read it again next time I get the blues.
Rating: - A wannabe, but a queen none the less
Green sequin mini-dresses, stuffed to enhance certain body parts, teased fiery-red wigs, majorette boots and bright pink lipstick. Sound like the product of a young child playing dress-up? Not in the least. This outfit is just one of the many things that set the Sweet Potato Queens apart from a typical 'Southern Belle.'"The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love" is a guide to such important topics as "The true magic words guaranteed to get any man to do your bidding," "Men who may need killing, quite frankly," and "What to eat when tragedy strikes, or just for entertainment." Jill Conner Browne is amusingly blunt in "The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love." If easily offended, this light-hearted, but sometimes humorously crude, book may not be your best choice for reading. But, if you are looking for an easy read and an easy laugh, this is a perfect book and one that I will definitely read again.
Rating: - Sweet Potato Queens Keep Life Sweet
The Sweet Potato Queens have discovered the secret to happiness; life is what you make of it, and each of these fallen Southern Belles has decided to make life a riot, a romp, a long, involved, and perfectly executed practical joke, a reason for joy. Even while facing the variety of idiots and jerks and creeps (as well as indigenous critters) we come across in this world, the Sweet Potato Queens handle every dilemma with aplomb, humor, and sisterhood. They are also (thank God!) cheerfully addicted to bad food, good drinks, trashy lingerie, practical jokes, and watching beauty pageants with the supreme satisfaction of goddesses who know that the best crown is the one you give yourself, and it's yours for life. They are convinced of their own sovereignty, and what's more, they will convince you of yours.This book relates the history of the SPQs and then swings into a profoundly funny trove of advice and anecdotes. There are also recipes not to be found in any Junior League Cookbook and stories that you must not read while drinking a soda, lest cola come out of your nose from hysterical laughter. When reading this book for the first time, read it with a good friend close by; this is a book so funny is BEGS to be shared, and shared immediately, with someone who will laugh with you. As long as your girlfriends (or, in certain cases, your boyfriends) have a sense of humor, you will always have the perfect gift for them in this book. I myself keep having to buy new copies because I keep giving them away. When I reach for this book, as I have time and again, both in blue times and in silly ones, I know for sure I'm going to come away all perked up, grinning and blushing. Life is wonderful, and we can make it up to be so; the SPQs show you how to follow their example with the sassy and wise enthusiasm that is the trademark of a group of women who have declared themselves bona fide goddesses and are having a complete blast with the world at large. Mix you up some Fat Mama's Knock You Naked Margaritas (the SPQs tell you how to make them) put on some trashy lingerie (they tell you the best place to get it) and invite your girlfriends over and read this book aloud to each other. Put this book on your list of things you must read this year, and put it on your Christmas List for all your gal pals as well.
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