Selected from the Women of Brewster Place (Writers Voices) [Paperback]

Gloria Naylor (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: New Readers Pr (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929631331
• ISBN-13: 978-0929631332
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,009,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars My Thoughts on a Great Book, April 17, 2000

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This review is from: Selected from the Women of Brewster Place (Writers Voices) (Paperback)

I thought that this book was very intresting. Not a lot of books like this one can grab my attention and hold it but this one did. I saw the movie too. I've seen it about a billion times so when I read the book I basically knew what it was. My favorite character in the book was Lucelia she had the most problems and in my opinion she handled them very well. I know for a fact that if my husband left me,then I got an abortion,and then my only daughter died, that I wouldn't be able to cope with it. I would have to kill myself. But with a little bit of help from Mattie Michael(another great character in the book) she pulled through. My least favorite character was Sophie. She was always in everybodies business but her own. She critized everybody especially Lorraine and Theresa. I think that each characters story is connected by love and families. The authors writing style was great I understood everything. I don't only recommend this book to highschool students I recommend it to anyone who comes across it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars THE WOMEN OF BRESTER PLACE, December 4, 1999

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TASNISHA WASHINGTON (LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Selected from the Women of Brewster Place (Writers Voices) (Paperback)

THIS BOOK START OUT ALL GOOD IN TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF BREWSTER PLACE .THEN IT GOES INTO A MODE THAT IS NOT TO GOOD IN THE POPULAR DEMAND PART.THE BOOK LEAVES YOU WITH THE FEELING THAT YOU DID NOT FINISH IT EVEN THOUGH YOU DID.IN A WAY I GUESS I AM SAYING THERE IS NO REAL ENDING TO THIS BOOK.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The book was a-ight., April 17, 2000

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Tyrone Morgan (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Selected from the Women of Brewster Place (Writers Voices) (Paperback)

I thought that the women in this book gave all women sort of bad name. I found it hard to stay in tune to. The one thing, the only thing which connected these women is that they are totally dependent on men. They all seem so helpless. Gloria Naylor's writing style is so un-realistic at times it makes absolutly no sense. I personally would not recommend this to other high school kids. Honestly I think they'd be bored out of their minds.