Summer Sisters

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Summary: The best book ever written.
Review: This book is great for adults and teens aalthough I wouldn't reccomend it for the 12 and under set. The story takes place on a magical setting which adds to the story. It is an awesome book.

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Summary: It was slow and somewhat depressing. Not what I expected.
Review: I was looking forward to a funny story and was disappointed. The book seemed to have alot of lesbian overtones. The characters never totally developed for me. I found myself reading faster just so I could finish and try to figure out what the point was. Sorry Judy Blume. Normally I'm a real fan of yours.

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Summary: ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC - CAN'T PUT IT DOWN
Review: I have read so many of Judy's books from way back when I was in elementary school. Now I have this book that I started reading yesterday and cannot put it down. If you are a fan of Judy, this one will take you there.

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Summary: A disappointment.
Review: Like many others here, I remembered reading Blume as a child and teen, and loving her work. I picked up 'Summer Sisters' hoping to experience some sense of nostalgia yet at the same time read something new. The book was fair for about the first half, but somewhere down the line I stopped caring about the characters and what happened to them. It contains none of the great characterization or engrossing story and situations of her other novels.
I'd also like to add that though there are adult situations in the book, it is a YA novel through and through. Adults may be put off by the style (I wouldn't have minded if the story had been good.) Teenage girls may enjoy it, but I'm sure they can find something better.

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Summary: I laughed; I cried; I'd read it again!
Review: From the moment I began reading Judy Blume's "Summer Sisters" I was hooked. The organization of her book was ingenious. I loved how I was able to get inside the characters--to their innermost thoughts. Her story is one that so many of us women can relate to: of love and friendship, old friends, and that connection to the past that can never be replaced by the present.Indeed it was a page turner and I would have to say that yet again, Judy Blume has achieved the success of telling a story that can truly touch our hearts. So simple because of its commonplace theme, yet so beautifully delivered and explored. I loved it!

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Summary: I felt like a teenager again!
Review: Summer Sisters took me back to a time I had almost forgotten. I'm 33 years old and, like Vix, was just coming of age in the seventies. I couldn't put the book down and, like many of the other reader's who have posted reviews, finished it in less than two days. I look forward to reading Blume's next release.

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Summary: What kind of people think this is good?
Review: Now, come on. Surely American readers really don't think this novel is worth as many stars as I have seen posted. I thought the plot absolute drivel, the characters unbelievably sex obsessed (despite what Judy Blume thinks, not every teenager is obsessed with sex), the friendship phony, and the adults tiresome. I did not even want my 19 year old to read it. I threw the book away when finished.

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Summary: I absolutely loved the book!
Review: I found the book to be great entertainment! It was a pleasure to read and the author is to be commended! I felt sad as I turned the last page...I did not want the story to end!

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Summary: ENJOYABLE FAST READ BUT SIMPLISTIC
Review: I ENJOYED THIS BOOK, HOWEVER, FOUND IT TO BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUNG ADULTS OR OLDER TEENS.. NOT REALLY FOR ADULTS.

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Summary: Fabulous!!
Review: I was delighted to see a Judy Blume book on the shelves again, I grew up with Are you There God...? and Forever and loved Wifey and Smart Women. I loved this book, I read it in one sitting--just couldn't put it down. The characters, especially Caitlin, are so real (I have a "Caitlin" of my own and could relate with Vix!) and I couldn't rest until I knew how it would end. I found the end fulfilling and was not disappointed, maybe a little surprised.