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The Big Door Prize
The Big Door Prize | M. O. Walsh
The New York Times bestselling author of My Sunshine Away returns with another instant Southern classic: a gripping, heartfelt, and wise novel about a mysterious machine that upends a small Louisiana town. What would you do if you knew your life's potential? That's the question facing the town of Deerfield, Louisiana, when an unusual new contraption appears in their local grocery store. The DNAMIX machine is nothing to look at, really--it resembles a plain photo booth. But its promise is amazing: with just a quick swab of your cheek and two dollars, the device will use the science of your DNA to tell you your life's potential. Soon the former teachers, nurses, and shopkeepers of the town are upending their lives to pursue their destinies as magicians, cowboys, and queens--including Douglas Hubbard and his wife, Cherilyn, who both believed they were leading perfectly happy lives until they realized they could dream for more.... At equal turns moving and hilarious, The Big Door Prize explores the ways in which the glimmer of opportunity can bring a community together, pull it apart, and reveal the power of self-discovery and second chances, even under the strangest of circumstances.
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Julz422
The Big Door Prize | M. O. Walsh

Started the show on Apple TV so wanted to read the book!

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heeadie
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Mehso-so

#BookNumber1 Sigh. I don‘t really know what to do with this book. I was a fan at the beginning, then my excitement sort of faded, and then I was almost moved to tears at the end. What I will say is that the author, M.O. Walsh, had a good message. How can you know that your life is changing, while it is happening rather than in hindsight? I don‘t know, & this book did not necessarily help me answer that question. Read on in comments...

heeadie I cared for the characters, but I did not fall in love with them, or feel as though I am losing a friend when the book finished (as I normally do). I wish there was more connection with the characters, honestly. Another complaint I have is that all of the action in the book is sort of just… skipped. 3y
heeadie The author is talented when it comes to telling the reader what is happening without directly telling you, but sometimes a book needs to acknowledge some of the action while it is happening, not only after the fact. Finally, some loose ends were never really tied up. Who the heck is Tessa and Ricky? Please let me know if you read the book, because I haven‘t figured it out. Happy(ish) ending but would have liked to have fallen in love with it more. 3y
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Rachel.Rencher
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This will be my view for most of today! 📚🤓 Winston is refusing to take off his Christmas jammies (literally, he'll throw a fit if I try), so we're all cozied up for the day.

Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄

AlaMich Awww, Winston is adorable in his Christmas jammies! 🐶❤️ 3y
JenReadsAlot So cute! 3y
rabbitprincess Omg coziest puppy! I wouldn‘t take those off either if I were him 😂 3y
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AmyG Merry Christmas 🎄 3y
Bookzombie Merry Christmas!🎄 3y
TheRiehlDeal What a cool Corgi. Usually pets hate wearing stuff and want out ASAP. Glad he refuses to let you take them off. 3y
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Rachel.Rencher
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Next up is from my Jolabokaflod haul! Winston is attacking a Bumble toy in the background.

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Bookish_Gal
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Panpan

Love the premise of the book, a machine pops up telling you what you‘d be at your highest potential and how that affected this small town. What I got was a couple having marriage issues not being able to communicate as they used to because of their readouts. This included a side plot of a teen girl and boy having trouble with whatever it was. Kinda surprised I finished this. wanted so badly to take something away from, but all I get is confused

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Bookish_Gal
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I‘m having a lot of trouble getting through this book. The story follows three different type of people (a husband a wife and a teenage boy) perspectives as they navigate a new store machine that tells them who they would be if they were at their best potential. Yet the story is fixated on this teenage girl who wants revenge for an unknown reason. It‘s just not making sense where the story is heading. About the DNA machine? About the girl?

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Lauren.Archer
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Pickpick

This was one of the most thought provoking fiction books I have read in a long time. This will make a great book for book club discussions.

http://obsessedbookaholic.com/2020/09/10/the-big-door-prize-book-review/

Cinfhen I really liked this book by him 4y
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Kappadeemom
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Lunchtime reading

MyNamesParadise I absolutely loved his book My Sunshine Away, but this book seemed really different when I read the description. Is it good? 5y
Kappadeemom I will say it‘s different. Seems that folks either love it or do t like it at all. I fall somewhere in the middle. @MyNamesParadise 5y
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