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by Lois Duncan (Author) "The calendar placed the first day of fall on the twenty-third of September, and on the afternoon on Friday, the twenty-second, Ruth Grange walked slowly..." (more)
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"I was reminded of "Lord of the Flies," . . . ["Daughters of Eve"] is finely constructed and told.""--The New York Times Book Review
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"Duncan takes care to maintain an ideological balance with her offending males and her twisted feminist.""--Kirkus Reviews
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"Duncan's latest thriller is as gripping and well told as its fine predecessors.""--Publishers Weekly"


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“I was reminded of Lord of the Flies. . . . [Daughters of Eve] is finely constructed and told.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Duncan takes care to maintain an ideological balance with her offending males and her twisted feminist.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Duncan’s latest thriller is as gripping and well told as its fine predecessors.”—Publishers Weekly
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The calendar placed the first day of fall on the twenty-third of September, and on the afternoon on Friday, the twenty-second, Ruth Grange walked slowly down Locust Street, her schoolbooks gripped by one hand, a brown paper sack by the other. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting., Jul 14 2004
By M. Wallace "lutewoman" (Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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I just finished reading this book literally 10 minutes ago and it left me with a big question: What was the moral? The flap claimed that the book was about a crazy teacher brainwashing her students into taking undeserved revenge on men. However, I'm not sure the text backs this up. The "undeserved revenge" only happens three times, and while the second was underresearched, the first and third were in the right. Especially the third (the final scene in the book). It left me smiling and saying "Good!" when I think I was supposed to be shocked and horrified. But then, that's the main problem with this book. Are we supposed to agree with the Daughters of Eve, disapprove, or some combination? The author is very hazy about this. The problems the girls face are very real and easy to sympathize with--Jane's father hits her mother. Ruthie's brothers are horrible, cruel people. Ann shouldn't be tied down at 18. The club and the teacher are the only people in the entire book who even notice these problems, much less do anything about them. If the flap is correct and their response is just insane, then why no alternative viewpoint, a character who recognizes that the situations are unfair and then deals with them in a rational manner? Is the flap wrong and the author did not intend for the club's actions to seem crazy? Is Duncan advocating a world where domestic abuse, unthinking cruelty towards women and unfair labor divisions are a god-given right? Was she simply too lazy to illustrate the "proper" viewpoint? Did she never think it out beyond "feminism might go to far"? I'll probably never know, short of a conversation with Lois Duncan, but I do find it an interesting problem. The author's waffling is a huge, undeniable flaw, but the book itself is well-written enough to make Duncan's refusal to take a stand intriguing as well as infuriating. It has caused me to think about my opinions on the situations in the book, and what I think is a reasonable response. Because of the above-average quality of writing, I do recomend it, if only as a sort of Rorshach test of your own views on the issues presented.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Daughters of Eve-A Put Down Book, Jun 9 2004
By Krista Marie Lamlin (Conshohocken, PA USA) - See all my reviews
I love Lois Duncan and all her books, I've read so many of them but I have to say that this one was a boring book. I actually couldn't finish it. I went on to read a different one. I enjoyed the beginning, when the one girl was freaking out at the ceremony but afterwards it just was being drug on and on. I put it down. I may finish it someday, but I'm not sure. Hope this helps!! :) mwaz

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4.0 out of 5 stars Daughters of Eve....A Great Read, May 10 2004
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Lois Duncan is one of my favorite authors. Although I have read most of her books Daughters of Eve is by far my favorite. There are many characters including Ruth Grange, Laura Snow, Jane Rheardon, and Tammy Carncross. Even though there are many characters I believe Duncan still develops each character well enough for you to feel like your part of their lives. Also Duncan intertwines each of their lives with one another creating a more realistic relationship between the characters. The whole story in general unravels very slowly, but for me it kept me interested because I kept wondering what would happen next. The plot of the book was about a teacher Irene Stark, and a group of students in her club (Daughters of Eve) at Modesta High. In order to be a member of the club you had to receive an invitation in the mail. Most of the girls asked to join the club their family's (mostly their father figures) either didn't care or didn't understand the idea of the club. Irene is a feminist who was mistreated by her father as a little girl and never was in a good relationship. So, Irene with her strong views about men persuades the girls to do some pretty bad things to make up for Irene's past.
The only down side to this book are that because there are so many different characters and so many different scenarios and things to remember it is hard to keep all the characters straight. I often got confused and had to go back and re-read to remember what happened to whom. But even though that was a set back the book was still worth reading and I have read it about 10 times since the first. So I highly recommend going and checking out this book at your library.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Daughters of Eve
Daughters of Eve is a great book I think everyone should read. The last chapter and it makes you wonder... what will happen next? And it gets scarier as it goes along. Read more
Published on Mar 11 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars a good read
I read this book while I was in high school and loved it. Having just re-read it, I see that there are flaws in the story, but overall I think the book is still entertaining. Read more
Published on Jan 1 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Daugter of Eve was boring
I thought this book was boring because it went too slow. My summary of this book I read was boring because it wasn't effect detail. Read more
Published on Oct 6 2003 by sophomore at gilpin

5.0 out of 5 stars The unwanted truths
I think that this book was a good book, although it was very, very boring in the beginning and some what boring towards the middle. Read more
Published on Oct 3 2003 by MK

3.0 out of 5 stars By Day or Dusk
The book Daughters of Eve was a very interesting book. I liked this book mostly for the fact that once I thought I knew what was going to happen the whole story changes. Read more
Published on Sep 24 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars PRETTY GOOD, BUT NOT HER BEST
This books really tells all about cliques. THough some parts are really disturbing i think everyone who goes to school shoud read this. Read more
Published on Sep 20 2003 by C. Gilliland

5.0 out of 5 stars Daughters Of Eve
I have high opinions of Lois Duncan as a writer. She has written several thrilling stories including Daughters Of Eve. Read more
Published on May 24 2003 by Andrew Fowler

5.0 out of 5 stars Daughters Of Eve
I have high opinions of Lois Duncan as a writer. She has written several thrilling stories including Daughters Of Eve. Read more
Published on May 24 2003 by Andrew Fowler

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book I Have Ever Read!
...i have read many books and i have to say that this book is my favorite. I checked this book out in my schoodl library i never knew how much i would love it. Read more
Published on April 18 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars Gives Feminism a really bad name
Although Duncan tried to do something different with this novel, a feminist twist on the brainwashing cult concept, it's probably her worst book. Read more
Published on April 2 2003

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