Standing in the Rainbow
by Fannie Flagg

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Book Review: Flag this for comfort and humor
Summary: 5 Stars

Skillfully, Flagg executes her story line in easy-going episodes, developing each character in relation to the others and revealing their personal oddities and endearing traits. From the gospel singing Oatmans and their retiring Betty Raye, to the in-for-a-meal poultry king, name of Fowler, to Hamm Sparks, the politician and future governor of Missouri, Flagg makes her characters vivid and fun, with potential greatness and feet of clay. Following these people, and their links to one another, through the decades until the 1990's makes for a pleasant journey with memorable events laced in, and humor at many a turn. Just thinking of Tot Whooten, Aunt Elner, Norma and Mackey Warren and Cecil Figgs makes me smile. Just thinking that Neighbor Dorothy has passed on brings a tear to my eye.

I have liked reading Fannie Flagg's work for years, starting with "Fried Green Tomatoes..." and going back to "Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man" and she has never disappointed me. Flagg makes even the most serious of subjects palatable as she finds humor and delicious irony to provide relief from pain. No walk of life is "forbotten"; all the diversity of today's world resides in her novels, just more comfortably with the support of a small town acceptance of its own. Her colorful characters and plot devices make each read memorable and make me hope that she is busy writing yet another novel to share with us all.

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