by Sandra Dallas
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May Anna Kovacks was discovered on the dustry streets of Butte, Montana and went on to become a Hollywood star. War, fame, marriage, love, and heartbreak came and went. What never changed was the bond she shared with her two best friends, Effa Commander and Whippy Bird. When scandal, murder, and betrayal made a legend of May Anna, only Effa and Whippy Bird could set the record straight.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
 Worth rereading many times, 2008-08-20
I first read "Buster Midnight's Cafe" upon it's original release in 1990. I loved the book then, and I loved it even more in 2008. The story of Effa Commander and Whippy Bird sharing the plight of their lives in wild, wooly, wicked Butte, MT in the early 30's is unforgettable. Poor children of miners, they grow up with the appreciation for family, home, best friends, pranks, dancing, and good brewsky. Though poor by some standards, they are rich in spunk, vitality, acceptance, humility, and devotion.
May Anna Kovaks befriends Effa and Whippy Bird on a cold day in Butte. Considered the most beautiful girl in town, May Anna has her sights set on Hollywood. However, life's pitfalls alter her dreams for a stretch, but never overtakes them. With assistance from Effa, Whippy Bird and Buster Midnight(a famous fighter reared in the Butte saloons) May Anna's dream comes to fruition. Her plume becomes Marion Street, a name the three friends chose right off a neighborhood street sign. A masterful mystery is weaved as Marion achieves her goals in Hollywood, while Effa and Whippy meet their destinies in Butte.
Though the mystery is exciting, my affections are with the precisely developed characters of these three women from a small coal town in Montana. Historically accurate, their is no false ring to the setting and time. Sandra Dallas is such a genius of this genre. To date I have read all but her latest book; that is coming as I just adore Dallas's writing techniques and soul felt characters.
Effa and Whippy Bird are so near and dear to me that each time I pass by Butte, MT I want to turn off and find Buster Midnight's Cafe. Thanks to Sandra I always can in my imagination.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
One of Sandra Dallas's Best books, 2008-01-18
This book and "Chili Queen" are the best books by Sandra Dallas. The rest of her books don't come close to being as good.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 disappointed, 2007-11-20
I have read Sandra Dallas's other books and loved them.
This was very disappointing. I kept reading and hoping it would get better, but it did not. If it had been the first of her writings for me to read, it would likely have been the last. I am glad I saved it for last, because I really loved her other work.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Not the usual Dallas fare, 2006-02-18
I liked this book, but I didn't pass it on to my reading buddies. I felt the characters were less convincing than most created by Dallas, and I didn't feel a real affinity for any of them. I don't regret reading it, but a quick read and a shrug at the end is all it was worth to me.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Sorry, not for me, 2005-03-05
This is our reading group's March selection--otherwise, I'd not have stayed with it. It simply seemed too contrived, from the names (Whippy Bird, Effa Commander--always use the whole name!, Bumbo, Moon, and so forth), to the oh-so-tragic ending of movie star Marion Street. I felt manipulated, after having read nearly 3/4 of the book, to finally encounter the crime and scandal, only to see it brushed over in a very few pages. And then we never exactly find out the true story--who ends up protecting whom in the scandal? For a story purporting to tell the "real story," this one falls short.
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