Standing in the Rainbow

by fannie flagg | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 080411935x Global Overview for this book
Registered by Bean-Sidhe of Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on 6/3/2007
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4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Bean-Sidhe from Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, June 3, 2007
The predominant setting is tiny Elmwood Springs, Mo., and the protagonist is 10-year-old Bobby Smith, an earnest Cub Scout also capable of sneaking earthworms into his big sister's bed. His father is the town pharmacist and his mother is local radio personality Neighbor Dorothy (whom readers will recognize from Flagg's Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!). In 1946, Harry Truman presides over a victorious nation anticipating a happy and prosperous future. During the next several decades, the plot expands to include numerous beguiling characters who interact with the Smith family among them, the Oatman Family Southern Gospel Singers, led by matriarch Minnie, who survive misadventures galore to find fame after an appearance on the Arthur Godfrey show in 1949, the same year Bobby's self-esteem soars when he wins the annual town bubble gum contest. Also on hand are tractor salesman Ham Sparks, who becomes amazingly successful in politics, despite his marriage to overwhelmingly shy Betty Raye Oatman, and well-liked mortician Cecil Figgs, a sponsor of Neighbor Dorothy, who, as a bachelor in the mid-century South, also enjoys a secret life.

(Text von amazon/Publishers Weekly)



I quite enjoyed reading this book. Although nothing really spectacular happens - the whole story is 'just' a description of changes of the characters and the little town within about 60 years - I was captured by the story soon enough. Like in "real life" there are many funny moments as well as sad ones and also losses of different kind, just life as it is. Sometimes I felt like the people were aquaintances of my own.
Without doubt I definitely prefer 'Fried Green Tomatos at the Whistle Stop Café', but this book is a very nice read when you're looking for something relaxing.


Bookray:

rotewoelfin
Falmouth
BunK

Journal Entry 2 by rotewoelfin from Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Thursday, June 21, 2007
Arrived safely today :)

Journal Entry 3 by rotewoelfin from Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Monday, July 30, 2007
I really liked reading this book. Like Bean-Sidhe wrote nothing special is happening - but I loved the family and all the persons around them. At the beginning the years where descriped where exactly but in the end it was a summary of several years. A nice summer reading I really enjoyed!

Is going to make its way to Falmouth this week :-)

Journal Entry 4 by rotewoelfin from Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Monday, July 30, 2007
Going to mail it tomorrow :)

Journal Entry 5 by Falmouth from Remscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Friday, August 3, 2007
I found the book in my letterbox this morning - right in time for my vacation! I''ll take it along and sure look forward to reading it.
It''ll take a while until I will be able to mail it on to BunK, since I won''t return before the end of August. Sorry about that.

Journal Entry 6 by Falmouth from Remscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, August 19, 2007
I'm using my friends' PC for the time being to make a journal entry on this wonderful book! I knew it wouldn't disappoint me, since I'm a great fan of Fannie Flagg and this novel is as good as all her other books. It was interesting to read about an American small town while I was sitting on my friends' sundeck, watching life going on in a British small town ... Not so different really ;-)
I'll mail it to BunK as soon as I have her address (and as soon as I'll be back in Germany).
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I'm back in Germany and also have BunKs address meanwhile so that I will forward it to her Monday, August 27th.
Thanks again for this lovely book and happy reading to BunK.

Journal Entry 7 by BunK from Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany on Saturday, September 15, 2007
Thank´s for the bookray - to Bean-Sidhe!
Thank´s for sending the book - to Falmouth!

It comes with me to Danmark :)

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Thank you for this book.

I´ll climb up those crystal stairs
and run downthat ivory hall
right up to that throne of gold
because i know sweet king jesus
will be waiting for me there.



this book goes now to Bean-Sidhe ( bonn )

Journal Entry 8 by Bean-Sidhe from Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Thursday, January 24, 2008
Arrived at home safe and sound - thanks to all of you.

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