Commencement

I enjoyed this book. For the most part it was an interesting read. I did find parts of the book to be predictable. The four main characters had very distinct personalities and were well defined by Sullivan. As the book was narrated by these characters you could see the care that was put into the writing. All of the emotions with in the characters and friendship were well placed, and made the story more appealing and real for me.

I think that the friendship between the girls was very true to the author. Sullivan showed the ups and downs of the friendship and how it can endure through many trials. Being that I personally have three best girlfriends could be why I found parts of the book predictable. One line that I found in the book really hit home for me, "But what had once seemed like genuine care and concern had now turned ugly- they could not stop judging, comparing".

I was a little disappointed with the end of the book. I would have like to seen it go in a different direction then how it ended. The ending seemed wrong in comparison to the character's life with in the book.

Read February 2010