Journal Entry 1 by Rrrcaron from Lancaster, New Hampshire USA on Friday, February 04, 2005

Offering this book up for a book ring.
Ruth 

Journal Entry 2 by Rrrcaron from Lancaster, New Hampshire USA on Monday, February 14, 2005

Order is a s follows:
cat02886-Rhode Island
Abecedarian- Kansas
pammykn-Flordia
secretariat-California
lilkandystar-Canada
dodau-United Kingdom
redhouse-United Kingdom
sunflowergalmmb-Oregon
spaceystacey- New Jersey
momx3lovesbooks-Nebraska
home-Rrrcaron-New Hampshire 

Journal Entry 3 by cat02886 from Warwick, Rhode Island USA on Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Got this in the mail today. I plan to read it and then send off. Thanks for sharing with me. 

Journal Entry 4 by cat02886 at Sent by Post Office in Clearwater, Kansas USA on Saturday, March 05, 2005

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This was a great book. I really liked it. Couldn't put it down. Thanks for sharing with me!!
Sent to MegamomKS as part of bookray. 

Journal Entry 5 by Abecedarian from Clearwater, Kansas USA on Thursday, March 17, 2005

This just came as part of a bookring. The timing of it's arrival waas perfect since I just finished a book this morning. 

Journal Entry 6 by Abecedarian from Clearwater, Kansas USA on Monday, March 21, 2005

I really enjoyed this book very much. I'm sending this on to pammykn as soon as I can get to the post office today. Thanks rrcaron for sharing! 

Journal Entry 7 by pammykn from Decatur, Alabama USA on Monday, March 28, 2005

Received today -- looking forward to reading! 

Journal Entry 8 by pammykn from Decatur, Alabama USA on Sunday, April 03, 2005

I just loved this book! I know some readers had issues w/ the sick friend and feeling it's been overdone. I just found this part very, very touching and well done. The characters were unique and I loved the Alabama/Georgia backdrop. Thanks so much for sharing this book! Sending off to Secretariat 04/04. 

Journal Entry 9 by Secretariat from Carlsbad, California USA on Saturday, April 16, 2005

I'll start this as soon as I've finished my current ring. 

Journal Entry 10 by Secretariat at on Friday, May 06, 2005

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Cassandra King wrote this book through the narration of three of the six "Same Sweet Girls." I found each of the narrators to be multi-dimensional, and each was definitely flawed. Of the three, Julia was my favorite. She seemed the least self-destructive and most level-headed, yet still a flawed individual.

My strongest criticism of the book is that we did not get narration from the remaining three girls. It was especially annoying that Astor, who is clearly intended as the "bad seed" here was only two dimensional because everything we knew about her was from the eyes of the others. Although I would tend to agree with Corrinne's assessment of Astor, I wanted to make than determination for myself. Byrd and Rosenelle were barely mentioned and were, frankly, one-dimensional as a result. I got no real sense of them.

I recognize that perhaps King or the publisher thought 6 voices would be too many, but you don't have to give equal weight to each, like was done in Poisonwood Bible. Even 2 or 3 quick narrations from Byrd and Rosenelle would have made them real. For me, this is one of those books which sounded better from the flyleaf than it actually read.

On its way to Canada today! 

Journal Entry 11 by lilkandystar from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Friday, May 13, 2005