Review: Barb is back - 4+ stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 29, 2010
Barbara Marr has become one of my favorite characters.  I find her hilarious!  I really enjoyed Take the Monkeys and Run so I tried this collection of short stories and I loved it.  There are 6 stories in this collection.  The first 4 are Barbara Marr stories and run along the same vein as Take the Monkeys and Run.  I especially enjoy these stories because I live near the Marrs and I can see some of this happening - the Cherry Blossom debacle specifically.The fifth story is an historical mystery which takes place after the civil war and was enjoyable.  It was not funny like the Marr stories.The final story is about two brothers and is very somber and touching.  Definitely a far cry from Barb hacking up her yard with the mower, but it was still good.I'm eagerly waiting for Karen Cantwell's next novel.