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An interesting fictional character study and glimpse of sorority life
So I picked this up thinking it would be completely different than it was. I expecting some kind of plot to surround these girls and the sister who is found dead right away in the book. But it isn't that.This is more of a collection of character studies of girls in a sorority. And for that reason, I see it more as a collection of short stories, and less of a novel. Also, without a driving plot, it was a super slow read.I know there have been some wide variety of reviews on this book so far... and I get it. The idea of the deep dark secrets of sororities attract people, and then when the truth is expanded to keep a reader interested reader villainize all sororities.I have read that Crane was in a sorority, and therefore she has a solid base to write on, and I'm sure that is probably true. But as this book points out, this is just one possible example of how the urban legends of sororities happen, and how each house allows such stories to be spun to keep up the intrigue of their secrets.One line in the book says about the people in a treatment center to the girls, "They're just exaggerations of my sorority sisters at school: madness varied, but madness contained." And this small points speaks to people, in general, doesn't it? Some know how to keep their madness contained enough to be accepted by society at large, while others struggle and stand out. What if the sorority gives a place for that madness to be contained? Like some families end up doing?Overall, this is an interesting glimpse into what one group of girls could have been... There is enough truth of girls in this that it will bring up strong responses of readers, no doubt.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2018
This is more of a collection of character studies of girls in a sorority. And for that reason, I see it more as a collection of short stories, and less of a novel. Also, without a driving plot, it was a super slow read.
I know there have been some wide variety of reviews on this book so far... and I get it. The idea of the deep dark secrets of sororities attract people, and then when the truth is expanded to keep a reader interested reader villainize all sororities.
I have read that Crane was in a sorority, and therefore she has a solid base to write on, and I'm sure that is probably true. But as this book points out, this is just one possible example of how the urban legends of sororities happen, and how each house allows such stories to be spun to keep up the intrigue of their secrets.
One line in the book says about the people in a treatment center to the girls, "They're just exaggerations of my sorority sisters at school: madness varied, but madness contained." And this small points speaks to people, in general, doesn't it? Some know how to keep their madness contained enough to be accepted by society at large, while others struggle and stand out. What if the sorority gives a place for that madness to be contained? Like some families end up doing?
Overall, this is an interesting glimpse into what one group of girls could have been... There is enough truth of girls in this that it will bring up strong responses of readers, no doubt.
An interesting fictional character study and glimpse of sorority life
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2018
So I picked this up thinking it would be completely different than it was. I expecting some kind of plot to surround these girls and the sister who is found dead right away in the book. But it isn't that.Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2018
This is more of a collection of character studies of girls in a sorority. And for that reason, I see it more as a collection of short stories, and less of a novel. Also, without a driving plot, it was a super slow read.
I know there have been some wide variety of reviews on this book so far... and I get it. The idea of the deep dark secrets of sororities attract people, and then when the truth is expanded to keep a reader interested reader villainize all sororities.
I have read that Crane was in a sorority, and therefore she has a solid base to write on, and I'm sure that is probably true. But as this book points out, this is just one possible example of how the urban legends of sororities happen, and how each house allows such stories to be spun to keep up the intrigue of their secrets.
One line in the book says about the people in a treatment center to the girls, "They're just exaggerations of my sorority sisters at school: madness varied, but madness contained." And this small points speaks to people, in general, doesn't it? Some know how to keep their madness contained enough to be accepted by society at large, while others struggle and stand out. What if the sorority gives a place for that madness to be contained? Like some families end up doing?
Overall, this is an interesting glimpse into what one group of girls could have been... There is enough truth of girls in this that it will bring up strong responses of readers, no doubt.
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Really not great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2019