Sorority Sisters : A Novel

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Summary: A GOOD READ
Review: This book was an entertaining look at pledging a black greek sorority. However, as a greek, I can tell you that some of the situations these girls found themselves in were not true to life or the pledging process. This was not an accurate picture of pledging but the story was not only about the pledging process. The story also focused on the girls' life on campus away from their families as well as on their pledging process. All in all the book was a good read and I would recommend it for the story.

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Summary: Sistah 2 Sistah Book Club
Review: We enjoyed the book. We are a group of 7th and 8th grade students who are college bound and sorority sisters gave us a real take on college life. We look forward to reading another book by this author.

Rating:
Summary: Good Book
Review: When I picked the book up, I was really excited to start. I wanted to pledge into a different sorority than the one in this book but couldn't convince myself to go through the hazing process (read: physical hazing) so I never did. I figured this book would give me an insider's view as to what I missed and make me remember my college years.
But this book was WACK! Butler didn't master the fine art of any good author: showing, not telling. She needs a thesaurus fast, because every description she gave had the same words (ex: sexy, intelligent, cute). When she wasn't beating me over the head with adjectives, she was annoying me with dialogue inconsistency.
People with bad grammar don't say words like 'shall'. In normal conversation, people don't express their feelings with the word 'and' 3 or 4 times in the same sentence. Whenever she finally got around to her characters using realistic dialogue, it would be followed by something too proper. I'm not knocking correct grammar, but Butler needs to take dialogue writing courses. Better yet, go to her favorite hang out spot with a tape recorder and listen to how real people talk. Authors who have dialogue consistency down are people like Lynn Messina, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Y. Blak Moore, April Sinclair, and Heru Ptah.
On top of all of that, the book was corny. Fairy Tales stepped out of nowhere and did ballet right when I thought the book was gonna get gritty. People were walking around in matching outfits, suddenly forgiving betraying friends, and everyone loved everyone. Get real! (Literally)
Surprisingly, I did enjoy one character in this book and that was Cajen. I learned about something she 'got' and I was shocked to read unknown info on it. I also enjoyed her vulnerability, strength, and intensity. She was a colorful character to read about and I would've enjoyed a whole book based around her life. I also cracked up at the similarities between us: the crush on the guy with a black truck, wanting to pledge, being secretive, and honest are all characteristics of mine. Luckily, I didn't take it to the extent that she did.
I respected Butler for giving readers an inside view of pledging but staying true to her promise of not giving away all her secrets (even though I wanted to know every gory detail). I would've liked more back story on the big sisters though.
Anyway, the idea was fabulous, Cajen was fun to read, and I loved reading about the pledging process, but I'm glad I got the book from the library (which I rarely do). If I had bought this book, I'd have gotten my money back.
And who did the cover? None of these girls look anything like their descriptions in the book.

Rating:
Summary: Nope!
Review: When I picked the book up, I was really excited to start. I wanted to pledge into a different sorority than the one in this book but couldn't convince myself to go through the hazing process (read: physical hazing) so I never did. I figured this book would give me an insider's view as to what I missed and make me remember my college years.
But this book was WACK! Butler didn't master the fine art of any good author: showing, not telling. She needs a thesaurus fast, because every description she gave had the same words (ex: sexy, intelligent, cute). When she wasn't beating me over the head with adjectives, she was annoying me with dialogue inconsistency.
People with bad grammar don't say words like 'shall'. In normal conversation, people don't express their feelings with the word 'and' 3 or 4 times in the same sentence. Whenever she finally got around to her characters using realistic dialogue, it would be followed by something too proper. I'm not knocking correct grammar, but Butler needs to take dialogue writing courses. Better yet, go to her favorite hang out spot with a tape recorder and listen to how real people talk. Authors who have dialogue consistency down are people like Lynn Messina, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Y. Blak Moore, April Sinclair, and Heru Ptah.
On top of all of that, the book was corny. Fairy Tales stepped out of nowhere and did ballet right when I thought the book was gonna get gritty. People were walking around in matching outfits, suddenly forgiving betraying friends, and everyone loved everyone. Get real! (Literally)
Surprisingly, I did enjoy one character in this book and that was Cajen. I learned about something she 'got' and I was shocked to read unknown info on it. I also enjoyed her vulnerability, strength, and intensity. She was a colorful character to read about and I would've enjoyed a whole book based around her life. I also cracked up at the similarities between us: the crush on the guy with a black truck, wanting to pledge, being secretive, and honest are all characteristics of mine. Luckily, I didn't take it to the extent that she did.
I respected Butler for giving readers an inside view of pledging but staying true to her promise of not giving away all her secrets (even though I wanted to know every gory detail). I would've liked more back story on the big sisters though.
Anyway, the idea was fabulous, Cajen was fun to read, and I loved reading about the pledging process, but I'm glad I got the book from the library (which I rarely do). If I had bought this book, I'd have gotten my money back.
And who did the cover? None of these girls look anything like their descriptions in the book.