Criticism

Bell, Pearl K. "Southern Discomfort." The New Republic 198, No. 9 (29 February 1988): 38-41.

Positive review of Ellen Foster which praises Gibbons's ear for regional dialogue and her ability to avoid "the condescending cuteness that afflicts so many stories about precocious children."

Hanson, Isie V. Review of Charms for the Easy Life, by Kaye Gibbons. Southern Living 28, No. 4 (April 1993): 112.

Brief, favorable review of Charms for the Easy Life.

Solomon, Charles. Review of A Cure for Dreams, by Kaye Gibbons. Los Angeles Times Book Review (16 August 1992): 9.

Brief review that praises Gibbons's depiction of small-town Southern life.

Summer, Bob. "Kaye Gibbons." Publishers Weekly 20, No. 6 (8 February 1993): 60-1.

Discusses Gibbons's literary style and the challenges she faced in writing Charms for the Easy Life.

Weiss, Amelia. "Medicine Woman." Time 141, No. 15 (12 April 1993): 77-8.

Praises Charms for the Easy Life for its strong representation of the modern Southern woman.