tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post3642922239808663325..comments2023-05-04T06:30:59.672-04:00Comments on Book Buddies: SG ~ third set of DQsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-31584631408026186252010-07-02T21:31:59.599-04:002010-07-02T21:31:59.599-04:00I finished the book (library due date pressure). ...I finished the book (library due date pressure). <br />1. I think emotional abuse is worse because the victim suffers alone rather than sharing the misery with others.<br />2. For some of the book, May became a dragon. I guess I should do a google to find out what I am, but doubt that I get around to it.<br />3. Pearl appears to be smarter, but May may be smarter than she lets on. May is also supposed to be more beautiful.<br />5. I think that the sisters loved each other deeply, but each felt the other had more advantages. Joy was a tie that brought them together even closer. Each sister loved Joy albeit in a different way--Pearl loved Joy like a mother and May was more like a cherished aunt.<br />6. The hard times inflicted on Pearl seemed to be caused by external factors rather than her own choices. Whether she could have fought harder to be more independent is debatable given the culture that she lived in.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155188609487120887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-70238446040825196562010-07-02T19:02:45.941-04:002010-07-02T19:02:45.941-04:00You are?! I'm also a dragon. I knew I liked ...You are?! I'm also a dragon. I knew I liked you, Alison! And I, too, felt connected to Pearl. It was harder for me to connect to May, but that may also be attributed to the fact that Pearl narrates the book. That means we get everything from her point of view.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116725405154613998.post-11734180327239988292010-07-02T16:54:00.061-04:002010-07-02T16:54:00.061-04:00My June has been incredibly hectic, especially the...My June has been incredibly hectic, especially the past two weeks. But I'm back to reading <i>Shangai Girls</i> and hope to post some more of my thoughts soon.<br /><br />Like Pearl, I'm a Dragon, and I'm feeling a connection to her.alisonwonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652716231337658058noreply@blogger.com