Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were..., Mari SanGiovanni
Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were..., Mari SanGiovanni
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Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer

Author: Mari SanGiovanni

Narrator: Bren McElroy

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Bywater Books

Published: 07/11/2021


Synopsis

Warning: This book may make you laugh out loud in public. Unlucky at love Marie inherits a pile of money and takes her entire eccentric Italian family on vacation, before she plans to split to Hollywood to meet her favorite actress, then must dodge them all when the actress shows up at the same resort. Marie Santora's Italian family is a little crazy, but when Marie inherits her grandmother’s estate, they now have a million more reasons to act nuts. It soon becomes clear that the amount of money Marie needs to live comfortably will be decided by her family—if they don’t get enough of her money, she won’t live comfortably. Marie plans her escape. She’ll give her family a parting gift and then move to Hollywood to chase her dream of writing film scripts. But with millions at stake, it will take more than a free vacation to Jamaica to get the erratic Santora family to toe the line. And the timing couldn’t be worse when her hot pursuit changes from screenplay to foreplay. Now she has to stop her loud-mouthed clan from spilling her secrets as fast as they’re swilling Jamaican rum. Climb aboard this hilarious roller coaster ride where Marie is left wishing “out” was the new “in,” and where every lounge chair is a hot seat when the Santora family ventures this close to the equator. The island of Jamaica just may not be big enough.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bywater on May 22, 2009

Lambda Literary Award Finalist. Climb aboard this hilarious roller-coaster ride where Marie is left wishing "out" was the new "in", and where every lounge chair is a hot seat when the Santora family ventures this close to the equator. The island of Jamaica just may not be big enough.........more

Goodreads review by Yvonne on June 20, 2009

Mari's book is such a hoot! I recently read this hilarious book by Mari SanGiovanni. I knew from the title Greetings from Jamaica Wish You were Queer this book was going to be funny and that it would probably challenge the mindset of some more traditional folks. While the story seems to be an autobio......more

Goodreads review by Anita on January 22, 2014

It took me a while to get into the book, but I liked it just enough to keep me going until I was hooked. Not really my thing, but I definitely got a few chuckles out of it. I think the trick for me was to let the voice become that of a NJ Italian woman, then it was a lot easier to suspend disbelief......more

Goodreads review by Perry on July 21, 2008

I would definitely recommend this book as a great, fun read. I did laugh out loud, especially in the first few chapters. I'm kind of a hard grader, so unless it is Sarah Waters quality or I stay up way too late reading a book, most of my ratings won't go beyond four stars. Comedy is hard (especially......more