The Interruption of Everything

I kept felling that I was in the story and these were friends of mine. I really enjoyed listening the this book. A little slow at first and then I didn't want it to end.

I have listened to and loved every one of Terry McMillian's books. Although the cultural setting is the black community, the situations are universal - at least for women. The themes are family, friendships, relationships, work, obligations, etc. and these have no color. In all instances, the readings have been superb and the humor is laugh-outloud. I would bet that even an old, white man with a sense of humor would enjoy her writing.

I really enjoyed this book, it was so true to what we go througth in our lives today.

I have enjoyed the escape of reading (print) Terry McMillan - easy, fun, a little trashy. This is the first time that I listened to one of her books. I found the dialogue to be just ridiculous. I don't mean the sub-culture language - the actual content of the dialogue - absurd, random, distracting from what should have been powerful storylines. I thought the narrator had a pleasant voice, but I suspect this author is best read in print, on the beach.

I started reading the book and found it hard to keep my attention. When I saw that I could get the audio version, I thought it would be better but in fact it wasn't at all. The story line was hard to follow and I felt it wasn't a good ending to the story.

Since I loved the movie, ""How Stella Got Her Groove Back"", I was anxious to listen to this book by Terry McMillan. I almost didn?t finish this book. The author failed to win my sympathy for Marilyn. To me, Marilyn quickly became just a fowl mouthed witch and she was ""getting on my last nerve"". And yes, I have been through menopause myself. I just couldn''t understand why Leon was the villain and I kept asking myself ?What had Leon done that he deserved this type of treatment??. While there were many entertaining characters, I felt some of them added nothing to the story, such as Orange and Blue. The author should have spent more time developing the problems between Marilyn & Leon. There were also several irrelevant subplots that I didn?t understand why they were even mentioned, such as the conversation where the fitness trainer was explaining about working out to Marilyn. Also, while I found the description of Joy?s death emotionally moving, what was the point of going to the trouble of telling us she was hit and killed by 2 drunk paramedic drivers, instead of leaving it as drunk driver.

And is it really necessary to use the ""F"" word so often?

I have another Terry McMillan book on my wish list, and will attempt to listen to it. I hope it is better.

Im not sure what to make of this book....It was all over the place and when you finally caught up with it it was not what should have happened. If we are not supposed to think this could really happen I would say its alright...if we are....*shaking my head* Try it a again Sis McMillan

I was upset about the book I expected more from Terry, this was clearily not her best work. The second part left me confused and mad.

I love Terry McMillan and have always found her writing to be witty, smart and definitely speaks of the african-american experience that I can relate to - however this is the first time I have ever heard one of her novels on audiobook and whoever did the narration was completely terrible and it often took me out of the story. I wasn't able to complete to book because the narration was so jarring and unbelievable. I didn't feel sorry for the main character, I wanted her to stop talking. I am a commuter and have had my share of narrators over time - and this woman was hands down the worst I had ever heard. I hate that I wasted my credit on this one.

Terry McMillan's book will have you gripped immediately. Any person can relate to the main characters thoughts and feelings surrounding the events occuring in her life. The narrator did a fantastic job with all the different characters she had to voice and her skill and talent made the book just come alive. This book will have you laughing out loud more times than you thought possible! While I wouldn't describe this book as a comedy necessarily, the thoughts and observations of the main character are so fun to listen too! I would highly recommend this book not only for the great plot, but also for a great way to spend time listening to a great book! I have been buying audio books for nearly a year and a half and this book definitely ranks in my top 10!