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Day Late and a Dollar Short
Day Late and a Dollar Short | Terry McMillan
26 posts | 13 read | 3 to read
Las Vegas, 1994.The Prices are introduced by Viola, the family's outspoken matriarch: Her husband, Cecil, has shut the door behind him for the last time; and their four adult kids, scattered across the country, seem determined to send her to her grave, or at least to the hospital with worrying. Paris is divorced, mother to a nearly seventeen-year-old son and the one who always comes to everybody's rescue--although she doesn't have a clue as to how to save herself. Lewis is the scapegoat, and his troubles keep landing him in jail, which only seems to confirm what his family thinks he is. Out in Chicago, Charlotte knows she's gotten the short end of the stick for years, has -nothing in common except blood- with her parents and siblings and would just as soon divorce them all. Janelle, the baby of the family, is not only on the defensive about the course of her own life but she's facing a new crisis, a fast-brewing storm with her teenage daughter that threatens more than she's willing to admit. And don't even ask Viola about Cecil: -He's a bad habit I've had for thirty-eight years which would make him my husband.- But Cecil has some ideas for taking his hardworking life into his own hands, regardless of what his wife and kids think about it.With her hallmark exuberance and a cast of characters so sassy, resilient, and full of life that they breathe, dream, and shout right off the page, Terry McMillan has given us a tour-de-force novel of family, healing and redemption. A Day Late and a Dollar Short takes us deep into the hearts, minds, and souls of America--and gives us six more friends we never want to leave.
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peaKnit
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1. 50 + I read at bedtime so it depends how engaging the book is and how awake I am. I listen to audio books for hours when I am walking, driving or working around the house.
2. All Fours
3. East of Eden is a favorite
#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Eggs Thx for joining in 🙏🏻🙏🏻 4mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Terry McMillan never disappoints!

#TemptingTitles #WithMoney

Eggs Perfect 💵 ❤️ 👛 2y
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Judybskt
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1. Epilogues are nice, especially if they tie the story together nicely.

2. Family trees or list of characters.

3. On the beach!

@Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Beach - yes!! Thanks for joining in 💜 2y
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BethM
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Thanks for the tag @Kshakal !
1- this is hard, probably cozies or fantasy.
2. Last

TheSpineView Thanks for playing 2y
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xdajaaax
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This book had me on the edge of my seat and it was so hard to put down. You get to see the book from the point of view of 6 different characters and you get to see how each person is different but how they are all connected. I 10/10 would recommend and would read again.

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TK-421
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I‘m a bit behind—lifewise & Litsywise— so I have some #Quotsy catching up to do! Due to a winter storm, we spent a few hours in the dark last night after the power went out. Our phones were low on charge so my hubby kept us entertained by playing the guitar (by light of a flashlight.) Hoping to be back on track by the weekend

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww #HusbandsofLitsy happy you‘re safe ❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts I love this picture ❤️ 4y
TK-421 @Cathythoughts Thank you! 4y
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StayCurious
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#hellothursday 1️⃣.I have other accounts but since I started using Litsy I‘ve ignored them. 2️⃣. I love letter writing! I‘m in the LitsyLove, JB and PoutinePenpals writing groups. 3️⃣. My favourite hobby other than reading is cross stitch. 4️⃣. I‘d love to learn how to play the piano. @wanderinglynn @Eggs @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego

TheAromaofBooks I really enjoy cross stitching although I'm finding that I need to have brighter and brighter lights to get it done! :-p 5y
StayCurious @TheAromaofBooks tell me about it! I‘m tempted to buy one of those headlamps haha! 5y
wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 💜 5y
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Judybskt
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1. Historical Fiction
2. Hmmm - I‘m not that creative
3. Family
4. On #4 for the month. Slow year for me.

#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs

Eggs Congratulations to the graduate!! 5y
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Rachel_nyc
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1. Oliver enjoying the bird watching and my mom‘s cherry blossom tree. 2. Cutting for Stone 3. Relaxing today, working tomorrow 🙁 4. ☔️ 5. Chicken with peas & asparagus over farfalle pasta 😋

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Judybskt
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Just saw this

1. It has been very humid for about 2 weeks now. ☹️
2. August - my birthday month and the month my firstborn was born!
3. Not really
4. C U Next Tuesday Hate that word!

@BarbaraTheBibliophage
#sassysunday

BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks for playing along! 6y
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tonyahoswalt
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1. Nightwish, though I really liked them best with Tarja as the singer.
2. Goodreads: 48/50 ; LitsyAtoZ, still need a few more
3. Yesterday, none. But since I should have posted this yesterday, I'll say Tuesday I read about 2 hours.
4. Not in this neighborhood directly, but in neighboring city, very bad.
5. I have bad social anxiety that rears its head in full rooms sometimes, or even in groups of three.
#HumpDayPost @MinDea

TK421 I agree that I liked Nightwish best with Tarja. Floor is really good as well. 6y
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Aloisi_tribe
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1. Yes I always have my phone with me with the Kindle and Audible apps.
2. I‘ve been using the library a lot more since I started working there. I usually come home with a stack of books every few days and don‘t read most of them.
3. Yes I read more ebooks than physical books.

@SilversReviews #tuesdaytidbits

SilversReviews Love coming home with library books. Thanks for playing. 6y
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Seekingtardis
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🐙 that‘s so hard! Okay, top 3! The Dark-Hunter series, The Dragon Kin series and The Dresden Files.
🦖 that‘s also hard! Top 3! Doctor Who, Game of Thrones and Eureka!
⚽️ no but I don‘t watch any sports!
🥩 steak that I do not have to fix!!
👨🏻‍🌾 oh yes! He loves to read! We bond over books all the time and I got him into audiobooks this past year and he LOVES them!!
#imlate #friyayintro @jesshowbooks

sammisho Doctor Who is one of mine too! 6y
Seekingtardis @sammisho I know you were good peoples!! 6y
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tonyahoswalt
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1. Kingkiller Chronicles, Raven Cycle, Monstromologist series, Rot and Ruin series
2. Too many to name, but here's a few. Buffy, Veronica Mars, Supernatural, Firefly, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones.
3. No.
4. Chicken Sandwich, with sweet potato plank as "bun", and sweet potato fries.
5. My dad liked to read westerns, and also loved the Clan of the Cave Bear series.
#FriyayIntro
@jesshowbooks

howjessicareads Raven Cycle 😍😍 6y
monalyisha The Raven Cycle, Buffy, Veronica Mars... yes, yes, yes! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 6y
tracey38 My dad read sometimes. He also read mainly westerns. Also always watched them on tv... 6y
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DebbieGrillo
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1. Best buds enjoying a pint.
2. Curiously poetic.
3. Historical fiction. Loved Pillars of the Earth... books like that.
4. Cloudy with sunny breaks with a high of 61°F.
5. Car shopping with my 19 year old son, some reading and walking, and a major purge of our basement.

#HumpDayPost @MinDea

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AlaMich
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...as my dad likes to say ⬆️

1. I‘m doing #foreverforever, which is my first #buddyread actually. 😊
2. I‘ve really liked the name Annabeth since I saw Mystic Pizza when it first came out. Annabeth Gish was an actress in that movie.
3. Current favorite song? Uh....I think “Train Wreck,” which is an old song by Sarah McLachlan that I just discovered.
#trivialthursday @GarthRanzz

LauraBeth I love the name Annabeth 💕 7y
Eggs ❤️ Mystic Pizza 7y
AlaMich @LauraBeth Yeah *sigh* My parents, or more likely my mother, was feeling creative and named me Alaine. I like the name in theory but sometimes I feel like I spend half my life spelling it. And people who know me call me Lainie anyway, which nobody can spell either. 7y
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LauraBeth How many times have people called you Elaine? A bajillion? 7y
AlaMich @LauraBeth A bajillion sounds about right. 😕 7y
LauraBeth Well I like it! It‘s unique and plus, everyone knows that Lainie‘s are fun. 7y
AlaMich @LauraBeth Why, thank you! 😘 7y
AlaMich @Eggs I know, such a great movie. *sigh* 😊 7y
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Yeah_I_Read
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Thanks for the tag @BethM
1. HOGWARTS!!!! Specifically, Ravenclaw tower
2. Idk about movie titles but the tagged book pretty much sums it up 🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️
3. I‘ve won a couple giveaways since joining Litsy ❤️
4. ... @Dr.Who_number10

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SleepyDragon
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1. Anything not kid related works just fine.
2. Childcare at a mega church (I'm thinking of writing a book about it.)
3. SAHM and kid taxi (used to be a print editor and data entry specialist)
4. Writer/photographer/editor/publisher/professional blogger/activist
5 Coffee to start my day, and to keep me going (Seriously, it's almost 11pm and I just made myself some iced coffee.)
#manicmonday
@JoScho

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TK-421
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I spent last night binge-watching Community while writing a post about my November TBR, and marking quotes about #Death for #Quotsy, then spent way too much time agonizing over my entries for a spine poetry contest. By the time I was done it was late and had to call it a night 🙁I didn't get much done for Nano & I didn't even choose my quote! 🤦‍♀️ I can't believe I'm already a day behind on my own challenge 😳 Tonight I hope to get back on track!

SassenachTheBookWizard I love Community. Now I wanna rebinge it after seeing Danny Glover get cast in the new Lion King 7y
Debiw781 😂😂and here I'm impressed as I'm actually on track with it😂😂 7y
TK-421 @Debiw781 Yay! 👏👏👏 7y
TK-421 @SassenachTheBookWizard Danny Glover is awesome in Community. I hadn't heard about the Lion King role, but I heard he's going to be young Lando Calrissian in the Han Solo movie! 7y
SassenachTheBookWizard @TK-421 oh cool! Yeah, he's going to be Simba! 7y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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BethM
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1. Candy corn, black licorice, grape flavored things.
2. Daughter of smoke and bone
3. Wild game- does that count?
4. 0

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TsundokuAleax
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Super late to this one. Thanks @DivineDiana for tagging me. Here goes: 1. Finally getting my Halloween costume started since I am attempting to make it from scratch this year. 2. More like place I would like to visit again: Wroclaw, Poland. 3. Apple pie. 4. Worked on watching last season of GOT since I am super behind. 5. @beachbookworm7 @nabilareads @mellisarock
@jess.how #frigayinto

DivineDiana Is your costume a surprise? 7y
TsundokuAleax @DivineDiana nope. It is a play off of Wonder Woman as a women's baseball league player. 7y
DivineDiana @TsundokuAleax Genius! You must share a photo when it is complete!👻 7y
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DivineDiana
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Thank you @Ashes for the tag! I'm with you and quite frankly, there are times when it is more than a day! 😉
1. Attended the incredible Diner en Blanc party in Philadelphia (a pop up dinner where everyone wears white.)
2. Seattle, Washington visiting my sister and I leave on Wednesday!
3. Apple pie
4.Attending a rescue bunny fund raiser with my daughter
5. @TsundokuAleax @MallenNC @Nikkiwright73

Ashes Ohhh I've always wanted to go to the diner de blanc. That is so cool! 7y
DivineDiana @Ashes It is so much fun! I hope you have the chance one day! 7y
ValerieAndBooks Have a great time in Seattle! Planning on hitting any bookstores? 7y
DivineDiana @ValerieAndBooks Thank you! We'll see 😉 I am planning to see the Kusama exhibit/ Infinity Mirrors at SAM! (edited) 7y
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Ashes
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Thanks @Avanders for the tag. Per the usual, I am a day late on everything social media... 1. I started my last semester for my associates degree. One more step in the right direction so, for me, a big accomplishment 2. I always love going back to Philly. Can't wait to go there and stay there. 3. Strawberry shortcake. 4. Relaxing and reading 5. Your turn @beachbookworm7 @ReadingOver50 @DivineDiana #friyayintro

Avanders Relaxing and reading sounds like a great weekend! 7y
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bitterbear
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NovelGirl82 I love your shelves!! 8y
bitterbear @NovelGirl82 Thank you! It was actually really easy to do... Lol who am I kidding my boyfriend put it up😂😂😂... 8y
NovelGirl82 😂😂😂 My husband is building me new ones for (late) Christmas and my upcoming birthday, because I am absolutely out of room! I'm so excited for larger bookshelves!! 8y
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Mariposa_Bookworm
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I'm way more than a day late... just got home from my flight to Maryland. Thankfully I have my box to distract me from unpacking! #SecretSantaGoesPostal. #WinterSolsticeBookExchange. Thank you @minkyb and @BookishMarginalia for your patience with me!

minkyb Welcome back! 8y
BookishMarginalia Woohoo! 💜💜💜💜 8y
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