Stop Dressing Your Six Year-Old Like A Skank, And Other Words of Delicate Southern Wisdom is another of Celia Rivenbark's collections of essays discussing everything from the title topic to 'Politicians Serve Up McValues'. Because it was published in 2006, some of her humor is dated by certain election humor or public persona references, but that makes it no less funny. The last few essays in particular had me laughing out loud like a fool.
Rivenbark is one of those writers who can charm a snake while simultaneously making it into a nice pair of shoes. She skewers everything and everyone, but in a warmhearted way that makes her seem more on the Erma Bombeck side rather than Joan Rivers. Her southern drawl, written into the text, makes her snide remarks that much funnier.
Review: four stars: a funny, light read good for travel, bedtime, or between-serious-books breaks
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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I love Erma Bombeck and I could use a light read right now. I am reading "My sisters keeper" and it is not light at all, although I can't put it down. Whats the March book of the month?
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