Billie Letts - Where the Heart Is: A Novel

Pros: Unforgettable and real, uplifing story and warm characters
Cons: I found none

I was unable to put this book down. The story of Novalee was uplifting, yet tragic; protecting and nurturing, yet more real than you want to admit.

The author enthralls the reader with her characters. We all have trying times and life can...

Pros: Sweet and Simple Story Of Life In The Slow Lane
Cons: Somewhat Overdone

Where The Heart Is By Billie Letts is a book about poor white trash females and the mistakes they make. It is filled with sentimental hokey colloquialisms and other junk. The only saving grace is that it is fairly well written and it is a...

Pros: Quirky characters who grow on you.
Cons: A little over-the-top in terms of "plot."

I wonder if Wal-Mart paid Bonnie Letts anything for her massive endorsement of the store in her book Where The Heart Is.

Her main character, 17-year-old Novalee Nation, 7-months pregnant and unlucky with the number 7, finds...

Pros: I don't own this book...?
Cons: Their names, for crying out loud-Americus Nation? Not too mention everything else-overly dramatic, boring, yada, yada, yada.

I don’t normally subject myself to torture, mind you, but for the sake of epinions, I forced myself to finish reading this book.

I saw the trailers for the movie version of “Where The Heart Is”, and while I’m not a “chick flick” kind of...

Pros: Sweet but underdeveloped
Cons: Trite

This is a sweet story with quirky, likable characters. The author's simple, but truthful writing style grabbed me from the first few pages, and the book was a breeze to read. However, I prefer books with more meat; this book was trite, like a made-for-TV...

Pros: Everything
Cons: none

I have never read a Billie Letts novel until this one. My friend bought it and lent it to me to read while I was traveling from Texas to Ohio with my family. I have never been so emotionally engaged in a book in all my life.

My husband...

Pros: Oprah's choice
Cons: drags in some spots

I have to say that I have a mixed feeling about this book. I liked parts of it and I detested other parts. In reading some of the other reviews of this book, I was left confused. A lot of the reviews are: “you should read this book, it is a heartwarming...

Pros: Great characters and interesting plot. A page-turner.
Cons: No reports of a sequel

How can being abandoned at Wal-Mart at age seventeen, seven months pregnant, turn out to be a case of "being at the right place and the right time?" Billie Letts, the author of this book, lends her characters and plot to illustrate this point...

Pros: Nice story that "ends right"
Cons: Parts of novel not well integrated

I picked up _Where the Heart Is_ by Billie Letts without much in the way of expectations. I deliberately did not read any reviews of it, nor did I ask anyone about it. (In fact, the reason that I chose to pick it up at all was because Amazon.com's old...

Pros: Very heartfelt writing. Touching story. Makes you think.
Cons: I want to know what happens next! Maybe there will be a sequel?

I was browsing through the book selections a Half.com one day. I had a $15.00 off coupon, so I figured...why not?

Finally I found it. Where The Heart Is by Billie Letts. I had actually heard of this book before from a...

Pros: action, deep thought provoker!
Cons: None

“Where the heart is” Grabs you from the start!

The author grabs your attention and hold you captive until you reach the conclusion. Sitting on the edge of your seat, you encounter Novalee Nation, 17 and pregnant…she needs to go to the bathroom...

Pros: Interesting characters, uplifting story
Cons: had to end

When I came upon my copy of this book, it was right on the heels of my rebirth into the world of reading. My life had been consumed with myself and what "I" could write about. My daughter bought me White Oleander, and I was so immersed in the...

Pros: Wonderful plot
Cons: done too quickly!

The book I read recently, Where the Heart Is, by Billie Letts was a fun book to read. When I stopped reading every night, I felt I wanted to keep going. This novel used language that was easy to comprehend and the reading went fairly quickly. I really...

Pros: touching, well-written, characters are very well developed
Cons: can't think of any

I know that I couldn't. From the very first page, I was drawn in to the story, and wanted to see how it turned out. Billie Letts has done an excellent job of portraying Novalee Nation, a poor teenage girl who is left in an almost hopeless situation by...

Pros: Easy to read, believable
Cons: None

I read this book in only three days! I couldn't put it down!! I found the book truly heartwarming. I felt for the protagonist and found myself getting so involved in her life story. It was difficult at times to read because of the realistic nature of...