Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Dec 10 '00
Pros: some parts ring true of a woman searching for meaning
Cons: long, self-serving stream of consciousness, plot gives up after the first ⅓
Summary: I ordered How Stella Got Her Groove Back from Amazon during one of their closeout sales. I love picking up hardcovers on the cheap, and had really enjoyed Waiting to Exhale and figured that I couldn't go wrong. Yeah, right. I'm trying to ... read more
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Mar 05 '00
Pros: Excellent detail, Easily relatable
Cons: none
Summary: I fell in love with Stella Payne when I read the book "How Stella Got her Groove Back ." This was way before thought of a movie ever came about. I really enjoyed reading about her endeavors. How she struggled with allowing her self to love a ... read more
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Feb 07 '00
Pros: Catchy title
Cons: Incorrect grammar; story told better on the big screen then on paperback
Summary: Of all the books Terry McMillan has written (Waiting To Exhale, Disappearing Acts, Mama and How Stella Got Her Groove Back), she hit her literary peak with Mama. How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Terry's last book and 1998's hit movie, was a horrible ... read more
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Jan 26 '00
Pros: It is a GREAT BOOK to Read
Cons: None
Summary: This was a terrific book, I became Stella. I lived her life though this story. Every woman can relate to life's ups and downs, and Stella does what we all dream about. Here is a black woman educated, beautiful and wealthy enough to pick up and travel ... read more
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Jan 19 '00
Pros: Addictive book!
Cons: None
Summary: While I was reading this book, I felt like I was Stella's friend! I wanted to tell her what to do, what not to do, and HOW to do things! The book made me feel like I was part of it. It was such a romantic book! I don't want to get too deep into the ... read more
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Jan 14 '00
Pros: Funny, dramatic and romantic
Cons: None. I liked the movie as it was made
Summary: In a get-way from it all trip to Jamaica, 40-year-old Stella played by Angela Bassett finds herself having a fling with 20-year-old Winston Shakespeare while she's trying to evade the attentions of an older man her friend Delilah, played by Whoopi ... read more
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Dec 16 '99
Pros: Didn't want to put down the book....
Cons: Can take a while to get used to her style of writing
Summary: This book easily brings you in and makes you one of the onlookers into Stella's life. You know what going on in her head and how she really feels about things. This is very much a Cinderella story, but somehow you can really believe that it actually ... read more
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