The Chicago Way (Abridged) Audiobook

" Love grandma Dowdel. What a fun read! "

" A quick read full of fun stories. "

" One of my all time favorite books! "

" Grandma Dowdel is so awesome! "

" I read this while forcing Lillian to sit on the potty. It was pretty funny. "

" hilarious! a great read aloud! "

" Ben and I read this book together, we loved it! We laughed so hard! Fun, pure fun! "

" I really liked the short stories, the characters were a lot of fun. "

" It was a cute, fun book that had a lot of entertainment. "

" I read this to share with my kids. It is a compliation of stories and it shows how the perspective of the 2 kids and their grandma changes over time. It is a very amusing read the g-ma is a hoot! "

" A cute book with some fun little stories. "

" This is an amazing book and is great 2 read @ night. It is separated into chapters so that each chapter is a different year. It is very short though. "

" I must say that Grandma Dowdel cracks me up so much that I never do get over her. "

" This is a fun little historical children's book. Plus any book that ends with getting a kitten has to be good :) "

" It is my book club selection. Club wanted something light. "

" I loved this audio production of A Long Way from Chicago. Ron McLarty's voice was perfect for the larger than life character of Grandma Dowdel and her neighbors and grandchildren. The stories were laugh-out-loud funny, harking back to simpler, more straight-forward times. "

" A Long Way From Chicago makes me miss my Grandma. "

" Fun, easy read. This took place during the Depression which is always interesting to me. "

" Fun, entertaining, light and easy read. Makes me miss my grandma who grew up in the same time period and had strong opinions and views on life. The ending was ok, I was looking for a little more closure, but an enjoyable book nonetheless. "

" Grandma Dowdel really is a character, and kept me chuckling while driving. A collection of short stories of what happens when Joe and Mary Alice visit each summer. As they and Grandma warm up, seems the escapades get crazier! Great narration - sounds old-fashioned but warm. "

" Fun believeable story of 2 city kids spending the summer with their unusual grandma in the country. "

" I started out not quite knowing what to think and ended up with tears in my eyes. This was a fun, easy read. It made me laugh out loud and long for a week in a small town. "

" Richard Peck is an outstanding young adult author if you're not afraid of the issues he deals with. This was a very entertaining book. "

" One of my favorite books. The story of two young children from Chicago who go to stay with their grandma for two weeks every summer. The local sheriff describes their grandma as a "one-woman crime wave" and she's that and so much more. Set in the Depression-era. "

" If you haven't had the joy of meeting Grandma Dowdel, you owe it to yourself to read this book, and it's sequel A Year Down Yonder. They're both quick reads, and just plain hilarious! "

" First novel by Harvey. Read and enjoyed so much so I picked up the subsequent two. I could follow the characters movements around Chicago having lived there for years. Made me want to go back! "

" Excellently woven & written mystery. Takes place in Chicago - an added bonus. I plan to get his next book & would recommend this. "

" It vacillates between a 3 and 4 star read. I'm giving it a 4 because there was just enough suspense at the end and enough Chicago to make me enjoy it. A good freshman effort from Harvey. I'll definitely try to check out the other two. "

" Debut book from a new author for me. Ok read, I expect it will get better "

" Quick, funny, violent and noir to the bone. "

" This was a fun read for this author's first published novel. If you know Chicago, you'll appreciate this a lot more. The author tends to over-push the Chicago aspects of the book, but teh story is still very enjoyable. I'll be looking for more Michael Harvey books in the future. "

" A cold case set in Chicago involving private investigator Michael Kelly, his old partner John Gibbons, and a host of other interesting characters, I really liked the beginning, but somewhere along the way it didn't sustain my interest. But I'd give the author another shot. "

" One of the best crime stories out there. An absolute must read! "

" Predictable mystery, boring macho writing, annoying and unbelievable characters. The only enjoyment I got was in the Chicago location references - certainly not enough to sustain me. "