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Daughters of Eve

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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.

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

xOx Krista Marie

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.

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. You have to be patient in the begining because that just shows what the details you have to pay attention too is. I don't want to give away the ending so i'll just say they'res hatred in this book and it kept you thinking so anyway. I love Lois Duncan books and they're really good so if you haven't read the book, you should try it.

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. The characters ARE somewhat one dimensional, but there are so many of them it would have been hard to fully develop every single one and still move the story along. I think one thing that is lacking is that Ms. Duncan might have taken more time illustrating WHY these girls feel so strongly about Irene. Is is just because she's young and different? Does she reach out to them in any way? A few reviewers have commented that the ending was not all that shocking. Just to put this in perspective, when I was in high school, school shootings were unheard of--there were no metal detectors, no security, nothing (at least not where I went to school). And when I first read it I was indeed shocked at the turn of events, and also horrified, as I recall. I also wondered why no one seemed to catch on to Irene sooner, but overall it's still a good read.

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. Some parts in this book was OK but, it was all about her and how everything was about her. No one liked her she had to do so much. She took care of her brother. She never get her way. I feel sorry for her because its a hot summer and she has no cold air in the house so its really hot. She's not liked at school but, then she gets into a club. I wouldn't read this book again. There was some killings but, it should have been more detail. If someone asked me if this book was good I would say no it was really boring inlets you like slow books that it takes a long time to get to the good part. I would rate this book with 1 star.

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. Other than that I thought it was very good. Lois Duncan captured the unwanted truths about a wonderful club such as the daughters of eve. The way that Irene lead the girls with her hatred of dependence on a man. It seemed to me that just because of one bad little run-in with a man she deemed all men to be that way. To any one that feels that way they should take a look at this book before taking another step. I also highly recommend this book to high school girls with uncertainty in planning their future.

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. Most books that I read I can already tell what the ending is going to be. In the beginning of this book that was written by Lois Duncan was actually not that exciting, and I was thinking about getting a different book to read instead. Then right when I decided to get another book, it got really good. So if you like to read books that have a good ending then this book is for you, but if you are a reader that likes to have a book that is exciting from beginning to end then this book is not for you. Well if you are like me and like to have a book that has a really good ending then this is most defiantly this is the book for you. So if you like to be on the edge of your seat this is not the best book for you to read.

This books really tells all about cliques. THough some parts are really disturbing i think everyone who goes to school shoud read this. The characters really speak for themseleves and althought i read this book ages ago you do think about it every so often, like a good book will do.

I have high opinions of Lois Duncan as a writer. She has written several thrilling stories including Daughters Of Eve. Though I wouldn't consider Daughters Of Eve a suspenseful drama, I would consider it a dramatic mystery.
It all starts when the most popular club in school is assigned to a new leader, Irene Stark, who has a malicious hate and relentless grudges towards all men. Her past is haunted by a confrontation at her old school where she taught another Daughters Of Eve chapter, when she was forced to resign and replaced by a male. Bitterness run through her veins as she is put leader to another Daughters Of Eve club in a school called Modesta High. While comforting her students through their troubles and teenage problems, she at the same time brainwashes all of them into believing all men are trying to dissolve woman's rights to be independent.
Her sly words and sneaky exploitation builds the same kind of hate that she feels for men instilled into the girls of Daughter Of Eve. When one of the girls leaves town after trying to commit suicide because a boy broke her heart, the Daughters Of Eve takes drastic actions in creating revenge. This leading to other kinds of horrible plots and broken friendships towards all men that they accuse of doing wrong. Making awful accusations to not only men, but to the innocent.
And when another girl leaves the group because she feels the club is becoming too violent and deceptive, Irene doesn't only do what she can to keep the girl quiet, but also telling lies to the other girls in the process of her manipulation.

Even though this isn't one of Lois Duncan's most suspenseful books, it is one of my favorites.