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When it comes to movie critics Violet Epps is a powerhouse voice. Equally unafraid of big Hollywood names and public opinion, her biting reviews are widely quoted.
But when it comes to her own life, Violet finds herself unable to speak up - paralyzed by crippling social anxiety. When a chance encounter at the famous Algonquin Hotel unleashes the feisty spirit of the long-dead Dorothy Parker, the famous literary critic of the 1920's, Violet thinks she is going crazy. But as the rematerialized Mrs. Parker helps her face her fears, Violet realizes how much she has been missing by keeping quiet. It turns out though, that the shade has problems of her own, not the least of which include equal portions of narcissism and pessimism and the inability to move on to her afterlife.
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- Audible Audio Edition
- Listening Length: 9 hours and 40 minutes
- Program Type: Audiobook
- Version: Unabridged
- Publisher: AudioGO
- Audible.com Release Date: February 21, 2013
- Whispersync for Voice: Ready
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00B77IQFQ
I am a fan of Dorothy Parker. A come-late-to-the-party fan, but a fan. Love the Facebook memes. That kind of fan.
But nothing prepared me for the joy that I got from this book ... introducing me to Dorothy Parker like I'd have never imagined. Ellen Meister has created a blend of light hearted story, delightful historical insight, and unique style that made me not want to finish the story. I just didn't want it to end.
Violet Epps is the kind of main character you root for and want to have rise above the challenges ... professional (to speak her mind or remain hidden behind her written reviews), personal (how to speak up and gain custody of her suddenly orphaned neice) and private (then there's that sexy kung fu instructor). And what better way to do that than to take home the now embodied spirit of Dorothy Parker, trapped in a guest book from the legendary Algonquin Hotel, as her personal coach.
I am now the proud owner of a signed copy of the book ... to go along with the original e-book version I read. I might just read it again in the near future. And I heartily recommend that you read it. At least once.
By holly holdren
Violet Epps is a scathing movie critic who is called some not-so-nice names on internet blogs by those who follow her reviews. In person, however, she is a meek person who stifled her opinions after a childhood scene with her sister that resulted in the family shunning her with silence for being so embarrassingly outspoken. Now, however, Violet needs to get some guts in order to dump her needy, self-centered boyfriend and to speak up at work where her job is threatened by a newbie trying to impress the bosses by editing Violet's reviews in a way that reads grammatically perfect but stilts Violet's style big-time!
After meeting her boyfriend at the famous Algonquin Restaurant, where she fails to follow-up on her intention to call off their relationship, she accidentally slips into her bag a book signed by famous writers in the 1920s. Arriving home, however, she is shocked to discover that when the book is open, the ghost of notable writer Dorothy Parker is alive and well and is determined to change Violet from the "shrinking" side of that flower to an audacious, feisty woman who will speak her mind as required, with no holds.
What follows is a fun, spunky, tension-ridden, but endearing tale of Violet's conversion and Dorothy's delight in carrying forward her outrageous reputation for shocking all but getting exactly what she wants. Violet will get rid of the drip, get her colleague in the right place, and meet someone who will change her world, as Dorothy urges her to learn to flirt and become a "hot" contemporary gal. Yes, Dorothy is hysterically funny in her audacious comments and urgings which at times scare the heck out of Violet but which then make complete sense. Dorothy was a healthy dose of reality with no sugar-coated platitudes filling her writing or conversation way back when, a woman before her times but the perfect medicine for curing our heroine of the disease, excessive timidity. Absolutely delightful and great comic, romantic read!
By Viviane Crystal
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