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Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home
Sleeping at the Starlite Motel and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home
Author: Bailey White
Anyone who has read her bestseller Mama Makes Up Her Mind--or who has heard her on National Public Radio--knows that Bailey White is one of the keenest observers of Southern eccentricity since Mark Twain. Sleeping at the Starlite Motel revives White's reputation as a master storyteller, Southern division, as it catalogs the odd...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780679770152
ISBN-10: 0679770151
Publication Date: 4/2/1996
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 54 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on + 3352 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Lots of fun, sometimes poignant, often thought provoking. Nice to take with you for reading in spare moments.
reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Bailey White is a wonderful Southern writer. She tells great stories.
reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on + 63 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A quick, fun read.
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Helpful Score: 2
A collection of clever essays by NPR contributor Bailey White.
bookaddict avatar reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on
Helpful Score: 1
Typical Bailey White: hilarious stories about the South. If you have read Mama Makes Up Her Mind, you know what I mean. Poignant, side-splitting, wise. Any fan of Southern fiction has to get to know Bailey White!
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reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on
Classic Bailey White! Really enjoyable and highly recommended. A must-have for Bailey White fans!
reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on + 49 more book reviews
This book is a compilation of columns the author wrote for NPR. I love the stories regarding going to live with an eccentric older relative.
reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on + 27 more book reviews
A very good read.
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Just couldn't get through this audio book.
reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on + 98 more book reviews
Read by the author in her lovely Southern drawl.
stacimcflo avatar reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on + 3 more book reviews
Love Bailey White's view of the world! These short stories are little gems, to be savored like a box of chocolates, slowly and one at a time!
moondance120 avatar reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on + 422 more book reviews
A floow up to MAMA MAKES UP HER MIND. Quirky neighbors and even odder relatives. Quick, fun read. 3 stars
carmenm avatar reviewed Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home on + 9 more book reviews
Funny and perhaps a little too close to home! :)


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