A Day Late and a Dollar Short, (Paperback)

from janiereader

What can I say, I'm on a Terry McMillan jag. While not outstanding, I find her books very enjoyable reads. She tends to write interesting characters with interweaving plots. This time Viola is the matriarch with a so-so husband Cecil and 4 grown children. Each survives trials and tribulations but...

from kseeglass

I totally enjoyed this book.

from Marlene-NL

Finished this morning. I did like this book and want to read more by Terry McMillan.I always enjoy books about sisters. Not so sure if I liked the brothers story that much and the end. Everything ends perfectly. Everybody suddenly realizes that they were acting wrong.but all in all good book. 3.5...

from altima313

The book is funny in parts and Viola is a great character. All of the characters are well-written and their individual stories are very familiar in today's world. The mother begins telling the story. She then describes her (family) husband, children, and grandchildren in a way that only a mother,...

from madamejeanie

"A Day Late" was a sheer delight all the way through. It's the story of a family, mother and father and four kids, all adults now, and it's written in a very unique way, written in first person all the way through but changing the point of view with each chapter. A great way of allowing the reade...