Summer Sisters

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Summary: An excellent portrayal of best friends, and their struggles
Review: Judy Blume has doneit again! She's written a novel that almost any woman in America can relate to. A story of best friends and their struggles, trials, and tribulations through life. This book proves that, come anything, friendship survives.

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Summary: Not a bad read on a 5-hr plane ride
Review: I would not call this book the most intellectually stimulating, but if you're sitting on a plane for 5 hours, it will keep you preoccupied and you'll probably finish it. The characters are a little shallow, but the story moves quickly enough. I finished it on the plane!

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Summary: A fun book to read in the summer-or any season
Review: I received this book this past Christmas. Instantly,I loved it. Since I am a teenager,I can identify with the new feelings Caitlin and Vix experience(first love,adoelescent angst,etc.)I also liked that I was able to listen to the other characters' perspectives. However,most of them seemed to have no depth. We never find out why Caitlin is so bratty and cruel to Vix,or why Vix married who she did(I won't give it away). Also,the author substituted sex for plot. Sure,it may add to the story,but is it all that the characters think about? Do we really need to know that Gus slept with another man's wife or that Vix gets turned on whenever she smells peonies? Mrs. Blume seems to have a sex fetish,for she inserts sexual elements into every book she writes. Still, I disagree with those who say that the book is for simpletons or that it has no depth at all. We do learn about the characters' thoughts and feelings. "Summer Sisters" may not reveal the meaning of life,but it does teach lessons about friendships and love. Besides,who says a book needs to be profound in order to be enjoyed? Sometimes,it's a good idea to read a book just because it's entertaining and a light read. Overall,though,I found this book enthralling and pleasurable to read. It has its faults,but almost no book is perfect. So I suggest you buy this book immediately from Amazon.com.

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Summary: A must read for every woman
Review: If you have ever had a best friend, then you know the relationship of Vix and Caitlin. This story was, for me, a walk down memory lane to say the very least. It teaches women that it is okay to be sexy, fashionable, needy, funny, and free-spirited. It shows a friendship between women the way it actually happens. Judy Blume does a fine job of portraying a fifteen year relationship between two women like no other I have read before. It was a good read that took so short a time to read that it kept it pleasant, not burdensome. Buy it for your daughter!

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Summary: Light reading
Review: This was a quick easy read... it would be great for a plane trip or a day at the beach. I think this book is suitable for teens; the sex is not overly graphic, and it certainly isn't any worse than anything in Deenie or Then Again...Maybe I Won't. I felt that I could relate to Vix on some levels, especially with school & career... I am 24, out of college for two years, trying to establish myself in my career. I could also relate to having a friend like Caitlin. I think we have had a friend like her. I couldn't feel sorry for her though, but I did cry at the end

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Summary: No redeaming value
Review: This is the first book that I ever threw in the trash! There's no redeaming value to the story. I wouldn't want anyone (especially young impressional readers) to submit themselves to this mindless garbage. VERY disappointed! Judy, shame on you!

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Summary: engaging
Review: I started the book within 10 minutes of buying it- I could not put it down. I grew up with Judy Blume, from Margaret to Forever, and this book lived up to all my expectations. I enjoyed the way Ms. Blume wove real life events into her fiction,from the bombing of a plane over Scotland, to Ted Kennedy, to make us all think of what was going on in our own lives while Vix and Caity were having fun on the Vineyard. It made me think about my first love, my first kiss, all the first of being a teen and becoming a woman. I strongly reccomend that you read this book and send it on to your best friend to read. I did.

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Summary: Don't be fooled! This book is not for teenagers!
Review: I'm sorry, call me a prude, but the situations these girls get themselves into are inappropriate for teenagers. Can't we just let teens have a chance to grow up on their own without exposing them to the horrors of the adult world through their literature, too?

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Summary: Shallow reading, easy to tread.
Review: Buy this book for a quick easy read. This book does not deal with any issues at depth. I would recommend this book to lazy readers who don't like or want to think, and adolescent girls. It's a book I would have thoroughly enjoyed at the age of 12 or 13. It is the typical "teen trash" novel.

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Summary: Reads like a trashy romance novel
Review: I loved Judy Blume books as a teenager and this book read like a teenage romance novel. I can't say it was a horrible book, but definitely not too interesting. It seems like the main characters' friendship was not too realistic and the events that occur were pretty dull.