tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543369741786459085.post8163896762176423449..comments2023-08-24T03:28:29.541-07:00Comments on shelf life: Sisterhood EverlastingMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357979335873977423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543369741786459085.post-66835506774796659152011-10-24T05:48:57.747-07:002011-10-24T05:48:57.747-07:00I also came across your blog randomly as I was blo...I also came across your blog randomly as I was blogging about Sisterhood Everlasting. I like your format with the notes at the beginning and questions at the end!<br /><br />I also identify most with Lena and find it interesting that both you and anonymous do too. Why is that? Because we are book people?Mahliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334474230861104278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543369741786459085.post-75702032961459369212011-06-20T07:00:43.374-07:002011-06-20T07:00:43.374-07:00Not creepy at all! I love it.
I suppose my hypoth...Not creepy at all! I love it.<br /><br />I suppose my hypothesis as to why Brashares did XXXXXXXXXXX is simply that it was an impetus for the plot. But as to why she chose that particular impetus, I think it's because it allowed her to have the girls question their bond in a way they never quite have before. In the other four books, no matter what other upheavals the girls experienced, they were always sure of each other. XXXXXXXXXXX made them question that safety net, and even more than that, question their past and their future as a sisterhood, what they are and what they've ever been to each other, as well as who they are themselves if their sisterhood is not what they thought it was.<br /><br />I actually completely agree with your answer to the first question! I identified more with Lena, but Bridget was more fun to read - maybe because she is everything I am not. Wouldn't you love just half her verve? (Not to mention the hair!0Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357979335873977423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543369741786459085.post-42528824290874063022011-06-19T21:41:50.247-07:002011-06-19T21:41:50.247-07:00so i came across your blog while searching for an ...so i came across your blog while searching for an answer to a question i had about this novel...and i ended up reading a few of your reviews and enjoying them. i hope that's not terribly creepy :/<br />anyway, i suppose i can ask my question here: why do you think brashares decided to do XXXXXXX? I mean it was wonderfully done and certainly helped the story along and made everything else seem all the more beautiful in its tragedy but it was also incredibly heartbreaking!<br />and in response to your questions:<br />1. i have always (and still do!) identified with lena the most. when i was younger, i aspired to be more like her. however, the sections of the novels i most enjoy reading is bridget because of her intense lovability and unpredictability. bridget's character is perpetually experiencing change and it seems like the end product can never be expected though her personality remains the same.<br />2. when i first heard brashares was publishing another book in the series, i was horrified, convinced that she was merely doing it in order to relive her old days of glory. i was sure the girls would still act like teenagers, just in adult bodies. however, i was pleasantly surprised. while brashares' story is terribly sad, it also does a good job of tying up loose ends (though the fourth book had done a pretty good job).it was nice to see the girls all grown up, and while dealing with many of the same issues, they were at least able to make mature decisions and appeared to really grow as characters in this last novel. i enjoyed revisting these old friends of my memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com