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Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles (2008, Hardcover)
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Author: Jonathan Miles
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 2008-04-29
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0547054017
ISBN-13: 9780547054018
Product ID: EPID63465290
Description: DEAR AMERICAN AIRLINES is a novel posing as a letter of grievance and outrage to American Airlines whose flight delays have prevented the novel's protagonist, Benjamin R. Ford, from giving away his daughter at her lesbian wedding--anothe...
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Sounds like it is going to be funny but it's not.
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It was my turn to bring picks for our book club and I had a list of books that I knew I wanted to suggest. I ran across this book while doing my search and thought it looked like it would be a funny easy read for an option. At the last minute, I added it to my list of books to let our club choose from. It was overwhelming the choice based on the synopsis. I think there were only 3 of us that wanted to choose different books. I was extremely disappointed in the book. It was difficult to to read and did not grab my interest until at least midway through. Once, I did finally find some interest in the story, the ending was a let down. I would not recommend this book. I am really disappointed that I offered it as one of my choices. I only get to bring choices once a year and am bothered that it was wasted on this book.
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Humorous insight into unwanted airline delaysReview created: 05/06/09
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) Love the intertwining of the different character stories. Humorous, sarcastic, enriching - and fully expresses the feelings of frustration on unscheduled layovers.
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Dear American AirlinesThis book was recommended to me by a friend whose judgement in books I trust. I liked to book ok, it was pretty good, though not a book that I will likely ready again under normal circumstances.
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Sometimes Planes Don't Fly On Time
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Benjamin Ford, a fifty-three-old poet turned translator, is traveling to Los Angeles to attend his estranged daughter's wedding. He has not seen his daughter since she was a baby but he remembers a promise that he made years ago. He promised that he would one day walk her down the aisle on her wedding day.
Bennie was quite surprised when he learned that his daughter was going to marry another woman. Still, he really wanted and needed to attend the ceremony.
American Airlines did not cooperate with Bennie's plans. The plane was grounded at O'Hare Airport and Benny had plenty of time to write a letter demanding his money back for the ticket. He also had time to review a lifetime of bad choices and failures. His childhood was a constant train wreck and his adult life was worse.
It was funny, sad, tragic, hilarious and much more. The good, the bad and the ugly... life goes on.
Please be advised that this book contains adult language and situations.
Bennie was quite surprised when he learned that his daughter was going to marry another woman. Still, he really wanted and needed to attend the ceremony.
American Airlines did not cooperate with Bennie's plans. The plane was grounded at O'Hare Airport and Benny had plenty of time to write a letter demanding his money back for the ticket. He also had time to review a lifetime of bad choices and failures. His childhood was a constant train wreck and his adult life was worse.
It was funny, sad, tragic, hilarious and much more. The good, the bad and the ugly... life goes on.
Please be advised that this book contains adult language and situations.
Review ID: 10000000008101292
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