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Disappearing Acts
Disappearing Acts
Author: Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan is hotter than ever: — "If Ntozake Shange, Jane Austen, and Danielle Steel collaborated on a novel of manners, [Disappearing Acts] might be the result." (New Yorker) — "Contains someting increasingly rare in books or films today: a full-blown, sophisticated love affair between two African-American adults." (Denver P...  more »)

"A funny, earthy novel..ribaldly realistic. [Speaks] across class and color lines." (New York Newsday)

"A stunning achievement." (Cosmopolitan)

"A down-to-earth portrayal of love, yearning, and self-preservation...brimming with energy and the hard facts of life." (Kansas City Star)

"Gripping and moving...intensely realistic." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
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PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780451205636
ISBN-10: 0451205634
Publication Date: 4/1/2002
Pages: 448
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 45 ratings
Publisher: Signet Book
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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I really loved this book, I just couldn't let go of it. As a mother with four kids, I actually finished reading it in two nights.
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 Readnmachine avatar reviewed Disappearing Acts on + 1474 more book reviews
I really wanted to like this more than I did. The characters of Zora and Franklin are compelling, and the development of their relationship is charming. The narration is shared in alternate chapters by the two, so the reader does get the chance to look at the same events from each character's perspective.

But Franklin is so needy, so selfish, and so inflexible, that it's easy to see this romance is headed for choppy waters. And while that's a legitimate plot point for exploring the growth of a relationship, it just makes it really hard to care whether these two can ever get back together after what seems to be an irreconcilable break -- rather, it makes it hard to see why Zora would even consider it.
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I was a little disappointed in this book, not that it was poorly written, but the story behind it. What's up with the sistah? I won't give any more away, but it is still a good read.
mrscrodian avatar reviewed Disappearing Acts on + 35 more book reviews
I didn't care for this book. I've read her other books and really enjoyed them but this was seemed to drag on...
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Very good book. Hard to put down.
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"Funny & gritty"
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*****
Another book from the incomparable Terry McMillan. Just a touch raunchy, very upbeat....you will love it!


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