Betsy W. (BJ) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 61 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Michael Lee West creates a wonderful small-town atmosphere in Limoges, LA in 1952. Her characters are some that you've known, might even be related to, or grew up with. I could feel the quiet desparation that DeeDee experienced and found my mouth watering over some of the recipes included in the chapters. A great Southern writer.
Maggie C. (skywaywaver) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 148 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Excellent novel set in the South dealing with teen pregnancy, dallying clergymen, dallying husbands, domestic abuse and adult romances. I loved it!
Greta S. reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 300 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Had already read her earlier one called Crazy Ladies, but liked this one even more. Don't know which was more exciting: the lives, the deaths, the sex or the recipes!
Summer B. (Summer6ft) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 77 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A character study in small town life in the 50s. Has it's sex, scandal, drama and nut cases. Has more drama than comedy in my opinon but an enjoyable read. Rated at least PG 13 for adult content.
Deborah T. (nysbikergirl) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 97 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Delicious nostaligia, charming characters, raw human emotion, dispicible actions, brutal honesty of love and hate in the family unit. Loss,revenge, pain and love. This is a great book. If you were born in the 50's you will smile to yourself as you read some of the singers, and songs mentioned, if from the south, you will nod your head at the comfort foods, spreads on groaning farm table, efforts in the garden and twangy verbage. It's the kind of book you become part of, and hate when it's over.
Yvette T. (goliadyaya) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 21 more book reviews
enjoyed this book
Tanya S. (Tanya1010) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 16 more book reviews
I read this book so along ago that its hard for me to remember details, but I did enjoy it. An easy read....
Sherry B. (Sherbook) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 5 more book reviews
A hard to put down book about small town life in the deep South in the 50's
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I loved this book! very funny.
Crystal L. reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 8 more book reviews
I love the humor and the southern charm in the book. It was hard to put down.
Elaine D. reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 24 more book reviews
More complex and challenging than most novels- she certainly remembers her childhood better than I remember mine!
Susan P. (grandmasusan) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 45 more book reviews
Brilliantly interweaves dark calamity with comedy to depict everyday life in tiny Limoges, Louisiana, in 1952. Told through the voices of its richly eccentric characters, She Flew the Coop is an entrancing picture of small-town life, filled with wry humor and humanity. Washington Post Book World said "West has created a whole world, southern in its gossip and interconnections, and utterly individual in the characters, who are ... teeming with life."
Caroline O. (cmoh) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 42 more book reviews
Advertised as "Funny, irreverent." But in all honesty it is not funny in the least. The characters are in very serious life altering situations that I find disturbing to read about. I hate above all else that the book reflects poorly on the south when the occurences in the book could occur anywhere.
Donna B. (lovemydogs) reviewed She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana on + 44 more book reviews
Great read!
