Average Rating: 8.1Dana: 7.0 - The book didn't keep my attention. I am most like Charity but I would not want to be like Sid because he was walked over completely. I think Charity needed to be such a character though. Was this a true story?
Anne: 8.5 - I like the beginning part more than the 2nd and 3rd. I got annoyed with Larry- he was not a very strong character. I thought of the relationship between Charity and Sid was similar to my parents- whatever makes her happy, makes him happy. I think this would be a great movie. I am most like Sally because I am not as organized as Charity and I don't like being the center of attention. I liked watching the friendship evolve.
Rebecca: 9.0 - I loved the book. I also liked the 1st part most but it needed the 2nd and 3rd part for the story to be complete. The book told from Charity's point of view would be fascinating. I liked the flow of the book. It was well written and kept me intrigued. I would be most like Sally or Larry. But I don't have a strong opinion about Larry. Charity is a go-getter & I am not.
Erika: 7.5 - I liked the 1st part, did not like the 2nd, but felt the 3rd tied everything together. I was frustrated in the end with Sid's character. He let her walk all over him. This was his chance to go after the thing he wanted. It seemed she was just being stubborn. I would be most like Charity, organized and stubborn.
Tina: 8.0 - I really liked it once I got past 30 pages. Now I am on page 177. Perception of characters was shaped in the intro which told the basic character stories. I saw Charity as manipulative and overbearing like when she made people square dance at her party. I understand her desire to want to control things maybe to the point of fault. I was able to handle the flowery sentences- it was still concise & easy to read. I guess I am Charity. Oh God am I overbearing? Maybe I'll have to buy a whistle! I don't particularly like Charity.
Sara: 9.0 - I really love the first section of the book. I love being at the age of meeting new friends in our 20's & understanding that we can do and be anything. The sentences were absolutely beautiful but never felt as though I got lost in the words. The 2nd section bothered me a bit because I felt that Larry was quite conceited. I did not appreciate hearing all about his reasons for writing. The story picked up in the 3rd section when it all came together and the friendship between all four friends became so apparant. It was strange to me why Sid decided to leave Charity on her last day. I guess I would be most like Charity.
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COMMENTS FROM BECKY
(IN IRAQ)
This book made me stop and think about the future an awful lot, perhaps more than I wanted to. I was told a long time ago that a book or movie's quality is not in if it makes you feel happy, but if it can move your emotions to truly feel any emotion strongly. This book did make me feel....but didn't leave me feeling complete. I guess you will have to read it to find out what I am talking about......
I give this book a 7.5. I enjoyed reading the first part more than the second and third, although all are necessary for the story to really sink in. If the book was more of the first portion and less of the last, perhaps I would have liked it more, but then it would just be a story of young friendships, and you would never see the evolution of true friendship over time.
I liked the characters; I especially liked Charity and Sid. They were so interesting. The author really made you want to be friends with them. I feel like I already am. The friendships remind me of the friendships I have already and the cabin/lake setting reminds me of Sweetbrier - where Tina and Casey took us last summer, before I left. It was a comfortable, familiar friendship that means the world to me. .....I wonder how the story would have been if written by Sid instead of Larry? Would we feel the same way about Larry and Sally?
I also, very much liked the Madison setting. Oh, how nostalgic and wonderful to think of Mad-town. I can totally put myself in that great city and see the landscape, the home, the friendly, down-to-earth atmosphere.
I am not going to go into the whole chaos vs. order debate....I can't live without order. I like organizing things too much. But, I can say I do appreciate spontaneity and doing things for the hell of it. But, the topic is a big one in the book.
Honestly, I think the book scared me. I do not want to give the ending away for those that have not read it, but it was a big reality check. Are we ready for whatever life is going to throw our way? Do we have friends/family that will be there for us no matter what? It makes me feel helpless and nervous. It's sort of odd that I am here and have come to terms with some very real life issues....but to think about others going through them saddens me greatly. I guess we all just have to hope, pray and pray some more.
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