Customer Reviews

Sleeping at the Starlite Motel: and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home

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I urge you to read anything you can that is written by Bailey White. I am currently sharing all three of her books, Mama makes up her mind, Sleeping at the Starlite Motel, and Quite a Year For Plums with my 70 year old mother and my 14 year old daughter. Her writing transcends generations. We read passages outloud to each other. From worms doing gymnastics from the ceilings to every possible strange character, her books are a delight.

I was given this book by my advisor when I graduated from High School in Atlanta and was going off to college in New York City. It is a wonderfully witty collection of memories that could be one's own. I found it to be both comical and poinent all and once and fell in love with its words right away. I highly recomend one story in particular called Native Air to anyone feeling a twinge of homesickness for the south or anywhere else.

Bailey White's amusing stories supplied a quick and satisfying read. The humor and insight into life made me laugh and think. Some of the more poignant stories still echo in my mind. The voice created by White for these stories is real and it brings her characters and adventures to life.

I just spent the day reading all of "Sleeping at the Starlite Motel." As I read each page I realized that I've actually spent my whole life with similar experiences and people, only not as well described. Bailey White writes with gentle truth! A wonderful read!

Bailey White's book of short stories/narratives that describe crazy relatives and neighbors, interesting experiences with folks traveling through, and the adventures of daily life is a great addition to any reader's collection of southern literature. I particularly loved "Computer Class," which tells the tale of two elementary school teachers who skip out on computer training to go to the dog races.

White has a tender way of writing about all of her "characters." She notes people's eccentricities, but she doesn't judge them or look down on them. In many ways, she seems to delight in all the "differences" that make people (and the world) interesting. A great read. If you like this book, you'll LOVE Mama Makes up Her Mind, which I thought was even better than this one.

She is wonderful. I only wish I had one of her books to read every week. Ms. White makes me feel like I know her family and her kinfolks. I think she has a marvelous gift with words and I just love her books. I would recommend this book to anybody who needs to feel happier

How often do you laugh out loud as you read a book? "For a good time" IMMEDIATELY turn to the short story titled "The Computer Lesson". It will hit your funny bone

This is the second book by Bailey White, with whom readers may be familiar from National Public Radio. Ms. White feeling for the human experience, humor, pathos, and all of the other emotions are encountered in her delicious short stories. "The Computer Class" in the book ranks as one of the funniest short stories I have ever read. This is a MUST READ

I purchased this book at Goodwill (my favorite boutique) because I saw the SAAB
On the front cover. I'm an old SAAB SOB and now I'm even an older SAAB SOB
And decided I have to reduce my inventory. I started to put this on eBay along
With other SAAB related reading material and I realized I haven't even read it.
EBay will have to wait till tomorrow when I finish it. A wonderful group of stories.
With her wonderful humor/story telling manner, Bailey White would make a fine
HAM radio operator as well.

Listening to it before going to sleep was so relaxing to someone who could make you feel as you were sharing her life. I also read the book, as I usually like to see the words in print that touch my thoughts.