About this title: The first novel from the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club," this is a rollicking tale of small-town peculiarity, dark secrets, and one extraordinary beauty pageant.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Villard Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780812975727ISBN:0812975723
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Villard
Date Published: 2007-05-29
ISBN-13:9780812975727ISBN:0812975723
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Villard Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780812975727ISBN:0812975723
Description: Fine. This book is in fine condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. It appears to have not had use. The cover has minor bumps and scuffs. There is no creasing on the spine. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Villard
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780812975727ISBN:0812975723
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Villard Books
Date Published: 2007-05-29
ISBN-13:9780812975727ISBN:0812975723
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"I picked this book up at Bangkok Bookcrossers, snagging it after hearing about the setting in a quirky Northwest town.
After reading about half-way, I was struck by the thinly disguised references to Eugene, Oregon--the lady who lives under the tree on the university campus (RIP Hatoon); the self-righteous recycler/vegetarian; the Sewer Pipe Queen contest (read: Slug Queen); the wacky personal ads; the pagans; the over-educated/under-employed; the drum circles.... It's a nice reminder of home on the one hand. On the other, I wish I'd thought of it myself.
What also struck me is that the voice of the book would have worked better in the first person. I understand the author has written several memoirs, so maybe that voice is seeping into the third person story.
I like the protagonist, Maye, and the story of her efforts to make friends in a new town which leads to her entrance in the Sewer Pipe Queen competition. It was a fun book full of quirky people."
"Really very amusing; Notaro's writing reminded me at times of the free-wheeling nuttiness that is Christopher Moore. It's fun to read with an eye toward the thinly vieled autobiographical touches, particularly her constant references to life in Phoenix Arizona. It's also a little wierd to read because I see her vividly enacting the stories in my mind's eye; I can easily hear the snarkiness, and experience the evil glint in her eye, as well as the genuine warmth of character. I'd imagine this would translate well to a comic movie, although I'd have to see a greater "character arc" for the film to be worthwhile."
"I so wanted this to be better, but-that said- it still had some very funny parts that had me laughing.
About 3/4 of the way through the book, I started to see a glimpse of where the friendship could have been taken with Ruby and I wished it would have been fleshed out more. The relationship seemed to stay on more of a superficial level, where I think the friendship could have had more richness and would have been an interesting juxtaposition to the humor.
I felt like the pageant contestants were all so one-dimensional and expected, and the finale was so over-the-top. If she would have had some more interesting characters competing rather than the ones you figured would be there- the "Toddlers and Tiaras" style kid beauty queen with the overbearing stage mother, for instance- it would have made the ending so much better.
I am all for "willing suspension of disbelief" but spontaneous combustion??? Really??? Can't quite go there.
Although I liked the prologue to the book very much, it never quite connected back into the book again for me.
I guess overall, it seemed like this was a disconnected novel that had a lot of potential to have been better."
"Following her academic husband to a new job in a small college town in Washington, Maye is confronted by the challenges of making new friends and, after a series of missteps, decides to enter the annual Sewer Pipe Queen pageant, a popular local tradition.
This book was entertaining, but a little "over the top". The situations that Maye found herself in funny, but they weren't always believable. The author used a lot of similes and metaphors which slowed the pace somewhat. The resolution of the story was good and I didn't see it coming, but the very end of the book was a real let-down. I enjoyed it and had fun listening to it, but it's fairly forgettable."
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