Review: Something to Look Forward To: Fictions

Something to Look Forward To: Fictions by Fannie Flagg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A wonderful book filled with short stories. Some will make you roll on the floor laughing, some will leave you wistful, and all of them are filled with Ms. Flaggs' excellent sense of love, good humor, and a tiny bit of Southern snark.

This book of short stories is filled with every kind of story imaginable: from Aliens visiting Earth, to murder, family drama, funny stories, and romance. No story takes more than 15 - 20 minutes to read (most are a lot less), but you are never left with the feeling that you were missing out on something because they weren't longer. Ms. Flagg really has a knack for this. I was disappointed to find out that this was a collection of short stories, but once I got into it, I loved it.

*ARC supplied by the publisher Random House, the author, and NetGalley.

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DESCRIPTION : " A tapestry of joyful and startling interconnected stories that celebrate how people from all across America cope with adversity and unexpected changes in a confusing world—from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Fannie Flagg once said that what the world needs now is a good laugh. And that is what she gives us in these warmhearted, always surprising stories about people who are finding clever ways to deal with the curveballs life sometimes throws at us.

Velma in Kansas, a loving great-grandmother, struggles to bridge generational gaps with her family. We cheer for Helen, in Ithaca, New York, who takes an audacious course of action when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. In Bent Fork, Wyoming; in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; in Tucson, Arizona; and in towns and cities all across America, people figure out inventive ways to overcome obstacles to happiness. And in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Special Agent Frawley is studying the mysteries of being human from an original perspective.

With her imagination, humor, and great understanding of the human heart, Fannie Flagg holds a mirror up to the foibles, ingenuity, and imagination of people, inspiring us to laugh at the sometimes eccentric, sometimes brilliant ways people cope with, and ultimately prevail over, the challenges of modern life."