Sweet Potato Queens' Field Guide to Men: Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay, or Dead

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Browne's fourth venture into chronicling Southern belles gone bad shows no signs of exhausting the topic; her reservoir of hilarious advice and empowering stories are still fresh and funny. There are five categories of men "you must have in your life—one to talk to, one to dance with, one who can pay for things, one to have great sex with and one who can fix things." Offering tips on where to find eligible men, Browne suggests Home Depot, bookstores (where she met her new husband, The Cutest Boy in the World), post-funeral feeds and "class reunions after number 25 or so are hot beds of, well, hot beds." As for dating older men, Browne coos, "I've long been a proponent of this concept on account of the opportunity it affords us to be young and cute forever." Although the Queens are best known for their all-purpose problem solver of "The Promise" (of oral sex), equally useful is the sage observation that "No compliment is too outrageous for a man to believe." Browne narrates with an assured, relaxed drawl—she writes exactly as she speaks, making her the perfect raconteur. This is the first time Random has not issued Browne's work unabridged. Obviously, they forgot Mae West's adage, "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From AudioFile
The constantly heartbroken "girls" of "Sex and the City" would benefit from listening to the Sweet Potato Queens' advice on sex in a Southern city. The author, and Sweet Potato Queen leader, Jill Conner Browne, purrs in a sultry, throaty voice the wildly hilarious do's and don't's of the pursuit of love, marriage, and great sex. Here are the wise, witty, sometimes crude, revelations on relationship regimes, such as "why he didn't call," "the crazy things we do for romance," and "sweet revenge." Spuds (men) are categorized from the shouldn't-wear-bikinis "Pud Spud" to Mr. Right, the "Spud Stud." Reading this manual is a laugh-till-you-ache experience, but having Jill Conner Browne personally relate intimate stories of dating misadventures and the delicious alternative to sex--food--is like having a best friend tell all during a sleep-over. M.T.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

From Booklist
The Sweet Potato Queens are a group of Southern women of a certain age known for their no-holds-barred approach to life and their no-nonsense brand of advice. Already having tackled love, financial planning, and cooking in previous best-sellers, chief queen Conner Browne returns with this guide to understanding the habits--mating, grooming, and everything in-between--of men. She categorizes the male of the species into eight groups: the Bud Spud, Dud Spud, Crud Spud, Fuddy-Dud Spud, Pud Spud, Blood Spud, Scud Spud, and the ultimate--the Spud Stud. Often it seems like she's re-treading old and tired male stereotypes, but she backs up her generalizations with anecdotal references. These hilarious and often unbelievable real-life snapshots are what separate this book from other male-bashing relationship guides. Perhaps most importantly, Browne reminds women that though good men exist, they're not the key to happiness. At times this field guide reads more like a sales catalog directing readers to the Web site where they can purchase Sweet Potato Queens' merchandise, but that won't deter Browne's legions of devotees. Aleksandra Kostovski
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The constantly heartbroken "girls" of "Sex and the City" would benefit from listening to the Sweet Potato Queens' advice on sex in a Southern city. The author, and Sweet Potato Queen leader, Jill Conner Browne, purrs in a sultry, throaty voice the wildly hilarious do's and don't's of the pursuit of love, marriage, and great sex. Here are the wise, witty, sometimes crude, revelations on relationship regimes, such as "why he didn't call," "the crazy things we do for romance," and "sweet revenge." Spuds (men) are categorized from the shouldn't-wear-bikinis "Pud Spud" to Mr. Right, the "Spud Stud." Reading this manual is a laugh-till-you-ache experience, but having Jill Conner Browne personally relate intimate stories of dating misadventures and the delicious alternative to sex—food—is like having a best friend tell all during a sleep-over. M.T.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine


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