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The one person my opinion of changed was Daisy. I didn’t like her at first and for quite a while in the book but then she changed for me. I adored Birdie and thought she was such a great character. Really, I thought all the female characters strong and likeable.

I hope to have a review up today or tomorrow. Sorry I didn’t pop in yesterday. Not feeling too good so I’m here today instead spreading my opinion around. lol.

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No, I don’t need a sequel. Things were not perfect but realistic. I was disappointed in Turk’s reaction, how he wanted to take the baby and leave Olivia Jean. He was a selfish S.O.B. I liked Daisy’s growth; how she realized she had to let him go. I was also somewhat disappointed in O.J.’s naieveness about having a child and child rearing. She became jus like so many girls I have seen in the south who get pregnant young and get trapped. And the fact the O.J. had lived up North in NYC, it seemed like she was taking a step backwards, several steps actually. What future did she have in a southern town with little opportunities?

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2. Did Percy Walker get what was coming to him? Or should we respect what happened and not talk ill of the man of God?

I dont’ like to say he got what was coming but rather, your past has a way of coming back to bit you on the rear or God has a way of righting a wrong. Some people would say it was karma. I have to consider the source, the man was a poor, southern-born, uneducated (as were alot of preachers in small southern towns, barely making it out of grade school, never attending seminary) who preached fire and brimstone and was doing dirt. Unfortunately, this scenario is/was more common than we would like to think. Religion in a small town is often hypocritical and misguiding and the congregation are other poor, uneducated folk who are just sheep and easily taken advantage of. But what is done in the dark will be revealed in the light, and his indiscretions came back to haunt him.

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3. What did you think of Daisy’s decision regarding naming who the baby’s father was?

After getting to know the characters, did your opinions/views change regarding their character? Why or why not?

If you were the author, is there anything you would have written differently?

I can’t remember about the name. Did she name it after the preacher?

At the beginning, I did not like Daisy; she was self-absorbed, needy, not the kind of mother she should have been but throughout the story, I came to understand Daisy and why she was like she was.

Turk, well I have already said what I thought of him. He was a man. LOL

Birdie was a victim of circumstances, southern born, dark-skinned and scorned, exploited, used and in need of love. I liked her character best.

As I said I saw Olivia Jean as silly, I never understood why she didn’t name the father of her child nor why she went back and had sex with him again. ????? She was also a victim of her environment, needy and looking for love.

As far as differently, I think it was extremely unrealistic that Daisy did not know the white man was her father. Come on. There were too many clues, going to dinner at his house every week, giving them money, her fair complexion. It was a no-brainer. How did it advance the story for her not to know who her father was? It was just inplausible.

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Good question regarding the ‘first time’ message and that’s what I took away…was that so many girls/women do get pregnant the first time…and while that was a strong message back in my day…it’s still appropriate today along with the STD/AID message…prevention, prevention, prevention…I’m all for it.