Welcome to the World Baby Girl!
Fannie Flagg
This book is about a young woman, Dena, living in New York City, and becoming a successful newscaster. It gives you a view of her life, and her state of denial, claiming that she is quite content, when really she is extremely unhappy. Dena is forced by her doctor to see a therapist, who attempts to look into her past, and discover what is troubling her. Dena's father was killed in World War II before she was born, and she claims that her mother was killed in a car accident. Later, she reveals that she doesn't know where her mother is, and isn't sure if she is alive or not. The book elaborates on her self-discovery journey, with some help from distant relatives down in the south. Welcome to the World Baby Girl! describes the true meaning of family, and what it really is to be happy.
Overall, this is one of my favorite books I've ever read. I've read several books by this author, and all of them only include a group of people who don't differentiate too much, as well as their views on life. However, in this book, we are introduced to a different character, who is quite unhappy, and has a completely different outlook on life. I enjoy how the author shows that she is capable of writing in a different style, and adding a character which is different from her typical suspects. I enjoy the variety, and how the characters are certain people who are forgiving, and allow you to fall back on them, even though they may be distant relatives.
Has anyone ever done a random act of kindness for you, even though you may not know them well?
yes ....
ReplyDeleteCant remember anything that pops right up to the mind...if there was than it would be small.
ReplyDeleteI dont know or that I cant remember. But someone probably has done something for me.
ReplyDeleteya one time at tennis? or x-c some lady bought me a chicken sandwich from mcdonalds because i had no money.
ReplyDeletenope. i stay away from people like that.
ReplyDeleteps. fannie flag... i dont get it.
one time someone held the door open for me
ReplyDeletea random act of kindness i did was i bothered to type in the incredably long URL of this blog, that was kind of me.
ReplyDeletenope, I try to stay away from strangers.
ReplyDeleteyes
ReplyDeleteNick- probably, actually yah
ReplyDeleteLuke- Never :(
Yes, I have some good friends who do random kind things from time to time. I can't recall ever getting a random act of kindness from a person i don't know, but oh well.
ReplyDeleteMeg says: "Just today I was about to die of a coughing fit when the nurse, who I don't know very well, gave me a cup of water and four Riiiiiiiicola cough drops. =)"
ReplyDeleteMadeline says, "Not that I can remember well....."
I do not recall anyone I'm unfamiliar with doing a random act of kindness for me, but Mr. Payette gave me a picture he drew.
ReplyDeletewell one time in economics well it was actully today haha i didnt know what to do on the homework so nick just gave me his homework haha that was a pretty nice thing to do hahahah
ReplyDeleteI met a woman at Common Man once. She was wearing a Garnet Hill sweater which I commented on because I work there. She proceeded to tell how much she LOVED Garnet Hill. I lent her my employee store card which gives her access to our employee store's great deals like $10 cashmere sweaters. She was overwhelmed. A few days later, she returned the card in a note and thanked me for the use of the card. She said the em store was better than her birthday and Christmas combined. As a thank you for something that cost me abasolutely nothing, she enclosed a $50 gift certificate to the Common Man!
ReplyDeleteHi Isabelle! So glad to have found another Fannie Flagg fan. I like your take on the book. Hope "Book Talk" will be a regular feature; I'm always looking for suggestions.
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