BOOK CHALLENGE: 35 Books or More: Book 7: Getting to Happy

Really Terri Mcmillian? Are you kidding me? I was so disappointed by these characters. As Nana put it, the story felt like she rushed to get it out there. Everything in this book felt rushed, fake, and so far away from "reality" I didn't believe this for one moment and I didn't feel close to the characters that I fell for so many years back with waiting to exhale. To be honest, I felt like the characters were lost. I think terri should have taken some advice from Drake and taken her time with this book. Make sure it was on point. I would not recommend this book if you are looking for reconnecting to the Waiting To Exhale characters.

http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Happy-Terry-McMillan/dp/0451233344/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334594438&sr=1-1

From Publishers Weekly

Fifteen years after Waiting to Exhale, McMillan brings back Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin--now in their 50s--for a disappointing and uninspired outing. As the story opens, Gloria is very happy, Savannah believes she might be happy, Bernadine is fighting addiction and losing ground, and single mother Robin is trying to resign herself to being alone while things at her job begin to unravel. Within the first few chapters, Gloria and Savannah are struck by disaster, and things go rapidly downhill from there for everyone. Most of the misery has to do with men who lie, steal, cheat, or disappear, or with adult children who face similar problems. Unfortunately, the beloved cast isn't given a story worthy of them; instead, this reunion reads like a catalogue of personal catastrophes annotated with very long, rambling discussions, with more emphasis on simple drama than character.

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