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I Still Dream About You: A Novel Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Fannie Flagg (Author, Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
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The beloved Fannie Flagg is back and at her irresistible and hilarious best in I Still Dream About You, a comic mystery romp through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, past, present, and future.

Meet Maggie Fortenberry, a still beautiful former Miss Alabama. To others, Maggie’s life seems practically perfect - she’s lovely, charming, and a successful real-estate agent at Red Mountain Realty. Still, Maggie can’t help but wonder how she wound up in her present condition. She had been on her hopeful way to becoming Miss America and realizing her childhood dream of someday living in one of the elegant old homes on top of Red Mountain, with the adoring husband and the 2.5 children, but then something unexpected happened and changed everything.

Maggie graduated at the top of her class at charm school, can fold a napkin in more than 48 different ways, and can enter and exit a car gracefully, but all the finesse in the world cannot help her now. Since the legendary real-estate dynamo Hazel Whisenknott, beloved founder of Red Mountain Realty, died five years ago, business has gone from bad to worse - and the future isn’t looking much better. But just when things seem completely hopeless, Maggie suddenly comes up with the perfect plan to solve it all.

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  1. Listening Length
    10 hours and 29 minutes
  2. Author
    Fannie Flagg
  3. Narrator
    Fannie Flagg
  4. Audible release date
    November 9, 2010
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B004BDS4QE
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 10 hours and 29 minutes
Author Fannie Flagg
Narrator Fannie Flagg
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date November 09, 2010
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B004BDS4QE
Best Sellers Rank #32,349 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#899 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)
#1,241 in Literary Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#1,281 in Psychological Fiction (Books)

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Lin Okuley
5.0 out of 5 stars Fannie Flagg is the ultimate storyteller!
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022
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This book is hard to set down once you start reading it! It has relatable characters, drama, humor and mystery. Everything you need in a great story. When you reach the final page, you immediately want to start reading a sequel to this book. It’s hard to say goodbye to Maggie, Brenda and Ethel, who seem more like friends than fictional characters.
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Holly
4.0 out of 5 stars Uncomfortable beginning, good ending
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2010
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I usually enjoy what I think of as "southern fiction" and have loved Fannie Flagg's previous books so when this became available, I immediately snatched it up. Set in Birmingham, Alabama, this is the story of Maggie Fortenberry who is contemplating her own demise. Along her life's journey she has risen from poverty in her early years, to state-wide fame as Miss Alabama, and now finds herself single, selling real estate and having very few deep, personal relationships. The pressure of always being "perfect" is getting old and she doubts she has any more to contribute so ending her life seems to be the best option. Carefully laid plans get derailed time and time again when items come up that require her attention prior to her exiting this earth.

It was hard for me to enjoy the book in the beginning since the thought of suicide is so depressing and horrible. It was a while before I was able to see where things were going and to see the humor in the narrative. Fannie Flagg's trademark humor is definitely there, it just took time for me to find it. I found the setting of Birmingham to be an entire character itself. While there are four primary women that are the focus of the novel, Birmingham (The Magic City) felt like the fifth character to me.

While not my favorite Fannie Flagg book, I did enjoy the story and found her quirky southern style to be more than entertaining (and often thought-provoking). I like being able to read about people who are multi-dimensional and "real" --- Ms. Flagg continues to deliver on that front.
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vareader
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Southern Lit Book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2012
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I have recently discovered I LOVE Southern lit books. I became a huge fan of Fannie Flagg since recently reading "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" and was looking forward to reading another novel by her.
Maggie is a 60 year old former Miss Alabama whose life has not turned out as she has planned. But I was taken aback when I realized that she is planning an elaborate suicide. So I thought the theme of the book seemed a little dark for me. But, surprisingly, there is still humour in her attempts with all the planning, the lists she makes and the reasons she never follows through with her plans.
Maggie's co-worker and friend, Brenda, also keeps the laughs coming. They have to deal with their competitor, Babs, who is the woman/realtor everyone loves to hate.
And I cannot leave Hazel out. Although she is spoken about in past tense (because she has passed away), she is still a main charactor in this book. Her unique personality is what makes this team of realtors continue on with their lives.
I also love the titles that Flagg comes up with for chapters such as: "The Ice Cream Incident", "What Babs Had Done" and "Why Babs Hated Maggie". Love it!
I have read reviews of this book where the readers are not so appreciative of this book. They need to lighten up and enjoy the charactors as they are!!!! I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a fun Southern lit book! I laughed out loud at parts and smiled through most of the rest! Enjoy!
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Antoinette Klein
3.0 out of 5 stars Fannie Flagg's Love Letter to Birmingham
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2010
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Fannie Flagg has taken her gift for creating unforgettable characters and squandered it with Maggie Fortenberry, a shallow older woman still obsessed with being Miss Alabama in her youth.

If you find the subject of suicide laughable, then you may enjoy this. It's obvious from the earliest chapters that the reader is in for an "It's A Wonderful Life" ending, but since we expect so much more from the brilliant Ms. Flagg, we keep reading and hoping against hope that she has a shocker up her sleeve.

What did make the book enjoyable to me was the depiction of Birmingham, its best parts and its world-famous dark history. Having been born, raised and spent most of my life in the city, I found it interesting to read about the landmarks, the movers and shakers who people the city, and its warmth and beauty. I'm not sure those unfamiliar with Birmingham would catch much of the subtle humor or be as familiar with the real people she has lavishly peopled the story with.

Reading about Loveman's, Gus' famous hot dogs, the Alabama Theater, the view from the mountain, Vulcan, Brookwood Village, and more left me smiling and knowing exactly where Maggie's life was taking her. However, Maggie was not an especially likeable character. She was shallow, though I kept hoping the author would delve more into why she wanted to take her own life. I don't think people like Maggie---beautiful, well-liked, and successful---are the type who generally plot their own demises, and so I was looking for more of an explanation as to why she wanted to end it all.

There is a bit of a mystery with the characters of Edwin and Edwina whose father built the most coveted home in Birmingham. The mystery is neatly explained and all the pieces of the puzzle come tumbling into place.....but this is no Fried Green Tomatoes.
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Lisa C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fannie Flagg is a good story teller!
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2016
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I loved this book! I love the literature of southern writers, and Fannie Flagg is no exception! The book presents a former Miss Alabama who thinks her life should have gone a lot better than it has. She is now selling real estate and has been for years, but she knows nothing about computers, smartphones, or anything electronic! She doesn't even know how to do the paper work for real estate. So one day she just ups and decides it's time to kill herself! She plans it down to the minutest detail, but just as she is ready to carry out her plan, something always happens to put it off.

This book is filled with wonderful characters who are funny and caring. It also tells the history of one estate in Birmingham (where the story takes place) and about the man who built it and about his heir. A person who enjoys this book will feel hopeful and happy at the end.
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mlk
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Fannie Flagg book
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022
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Fanny Flagg books are always an easy read with a message. Enjoyed this book and would recommend to a friend.
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Susanna Giacoppo
5.0 out of 5 stars Fanny Flag
Reviewed in Italy on July 11, 2019
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anche questo libro si fa leggere con estremo piacere
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Corine
5.0 out of 5 stars Un livre pour toute la famille
Reviewed in France on June 18, 2017
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Vous êtes déprimé? Vous avez besoin d'un petit remontant? De vous vider la tête? Rien de tel que ce roman plein d'humour et de joie de vivre, même si l'héroine ne pense apparemment qu'à mourir. Fanny Flagg, reine du "Happy ending" est un écrivain ensorcellant. Elle a le don de faire rire et sourire. Si, si! Vraiment!
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Elizabeth Gardner
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in Canada on May 29, 2013
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I was so thrilled when the book arrived. I have read all of her other novels and was no disappointed by this one. I found this book to be stocked with more believable characters than her other ones. I highly recommend this one! It was hard to put it down.
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IvyFlorence
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2013
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You might think a woman planning to kill herself isn't great material for a book to leave you smiling, but Flagg manages to create a charming story filled with the old elegance and manners that the South is famous for.

Maggie Fortenberry is a character who answers the question "what happens to old beauty Queens?" She's living alone and decides after years of carrying on following the death of her close friend and employer Hazel that it's time to go. She devises a plan of beautiful elegance to make sure she goes out without fuss and trouble, then starts.

The many twists and turns which keep putting her plans on hold are inventive and often downright funny. There's a body in a trunk, a herd of goats and some turkish dancers, and some true friendship to keep putting off the final day of Maggie's life. Characters like Brenda, Maggie's impressive friend and future Mayor of Birmingham, Babs Bingington the beast of Birmingham and Ethel, the grand old lady of house sales are well written and shaped, you'll certainly remember meeting them.

An all-American book, that anybody can enjoy.
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HBamazonfan
4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable.
Reviewed in Canada on February 12, 2020
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Really enjoyed this book.
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