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Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch : Tales from a Bad Neighborhood
BleachyHaired Honky Bitch Tales from a Bad Neighborhood
Author: Hollis Gillespie
NPR commentator Hollis Gillespie's outrageously funny -- and equally heartbreaking -- collection of autobiographical tales chronicles her journey through self-reckoning and the worst neighborhoods of Atlanta in search of a home she can call her own. The daughter of a missile scientist and an alcoholic traveling trailer salesman, Gillespie was ni...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060561987
ISBN-10: 006056198X
Publication Date: 3/2004
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: Regan Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch : Tales from a Bad Neighborhood on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I enjoyed the book alot. Hollis is a regular columnist in Creative Loafing, an indie newspaper serving Atlanta. Being in Atlanta quite a bit I was able to place myself in many of the places she mentions in the book. Funny, sarcastic, and sometimes heartbreaking. A good read.
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I LOVED this book! I actually read it after reading Ms. Gillespie's other book,"Confessions of a Recovering Slut: And Other Love Stories" which is one of my favorite books ever! Just don't read it around anyone because you'll be laughing and giggling so much,people will think you're nuts! Hollis Gillespie Rules!!!
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Hilarious book! I truly enjoyed her writing style!
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jazzysmom avatar reviewed Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch : Tales from a Bad Neighborhood on + 907 more book reviews
Aside from some cuss words that she apparently uses daily, this book is rather good. In fact i really really liked it. I laughed at her way with words and how amuck her life ran at times. Hollis is down right funny as is her family. I loved her mom and dad. Yes this family needed some professional help, but who's doesn't once in awhile? She had 2 friends that helped glue her world together when she needed them that i found myself drawn to like even if they were rather unconventional. Hollis has a unique outlook at life and i found myself laughing and thinking she really did make the most of all she had and what she didn't have. She never "frosted the cake" when she told you how it was growing up. That is what endeared her to me.


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