Farewell, Dorothy Parker (Audiobook)

from JoLynnsbooks

An entertaining read, especially if you are familiar with Dorothy Parker and her uninhibited style. Violet Epps, a movie critic who channels Parker's spirit in her reviews, but is a milquetoast in her personal life, has recently lost her sister and brother-in-law to a drunk driver. She is embroil...

from rglossne

I was excited to get this book, as I'm an avid fan of Ellen Meister's daily Dorothy Parker facebook quotes. This book was not a disappointment. The character of Dorothy Parker was especially engaging, as the reader discovers her wit, her playfulness, her intelligence, and her underlying sadness. ...

from whitreidtan

I have a copy of The Complete Works of Dorothy Parker on my bookshelves. I have not yet read it despite it inhabiting shelf space for years now. Instead, I mostly know Dorothy Parker for her reputation, her membership at the famed Algonquin Round Table, her witty and cutting one liners, and her e...

from bookczuk

Disclaimer: Every time I saw or thought of this book, "Just One of those Things"* began running through my head. And now it's in your head, too. Just one of those things, I guess. On to my thoughts of this book. I'm a Dorothy Parker fan. I think we're a dying breed. So when I read that Ellen Meis...

from michigantrumpet

Like screwball comedies 'Topper' and 'Blithe Spirit', 'Farewell Dorothy Parker' pits a well meaning, befuddled human, Violet, and a mischievous wisecracking spirit. When that spirit is the witty, oft-quoted doyenne of the Algonquin Round Table, the results are expectedly, even joyously, humorous....