A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Terry McMillan

432 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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Much-heralded and long awaited, Terry McMillan's tour-de-force novel introduces the Price family-matriarch Viola, her sometimes-husband Cecil, and their four adult kids, each of whom sees life-and one another-through thick and thin, and entirely o...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 524 reviews

Moods

emotional: 100%

funny: 66%

reflective: 66%

hopeful: 50%

sad: 50%

inspiring: 16%

lighthearted: 16%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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