Summer Sisters

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Summary: Great Summertime book!
Review: My 18 year old daughter bought me this book for my birthday .... and gave it to me AFTER she read it!! What a wonderful book. Buy it, read it, pass it on! Vix and Caitlan are girls we all knew and had as friends during our childhood. It's a strange relationship, but one that each of them needs and desires. True to life is the fact that Vix and Caitlan are each jealous of what the other one has. Vix wants the kind of family that Caitlan has and Caitlan just wants everything that Vix has ... no matter how little it is. If you pick this book up to read, don't expect to put it down until you have finished it!

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Summary: EXCELLENT!! I couldn't put it down.
Review: Judy Blume is a master at capturing the essence of young girls entering womanhood. I wish she would write more adult novels. It was simply amazing!

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Summary: Loved it and passed it along to all of my friends to read.
Review: This was a book that i flew through! i read it from cover to cover in two days- and was so sad when it was over! i liked both WIFEY and SMART WOMEN but this book was the best so far from the adult books by Judy - i just wanted to say that i highly recommend this book and cant wait till her next one.

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Summary: Disappointed
Review: While I wasn't entirely unhappy with Summer Sisters, I was disappointed... All characters were not developed well at all. Moreover, the short vignettes of each character's thoughts were distracting to me and made me feel even more distanced from the characters. I guess I was expecting more from Blume's adult novels than I got with the adolescent ones (the last Blume novel I read was "Are You There God?" which was my absolute favorite book growing up. I read it 5 times). Summer Sisters felt to me like an adolescent novel with more explicit sexual scenes. It's a naughty teenager's dream, like Clan of the Cave Bear without having to skim to find all the racy parts.

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Summary: A Quick "Just O.K." Read
Review: I have enjoyed Judy Blume's books since I was a kid. While I liked the style of the story-telling in Summer Sisters, I was left wanting more. More depth, more detail, more character development. I felt like a kid again reading this book, for the wrong reasons!

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Summary: I loved it and hated it.
Review: Summer Sisters is a great, light summer read. After reading some other readers' reviews, I understand both those who loved it and hated it. I relived certain times in my life when I was just like the two main characters. And am SO glad to not have to do it again! However it is frustrating the way this book, along with "Bridget Jones'Diary" are both bestsellers AND portray women as valuing their worth by the men that love them - not for who they really are. I believe that women today are being given a warped and mixed-up view of our place in today's society.

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Summary: This novel is as steamy as the season it celebrates
Review: I have always loved Judy Blume's ability to chronicle friendships and attitudes about women and this novel follows in the same proud tradition. This novel is steamy, but this is no typical romance novel. It is about realistic characters experiencing realistic situations and friendships. The plot is fun, touching, and definitely sexy! I feel like I have just rediscovered my favorite author. This novel will make you call your best friend.

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Summary: Best Book I have EVER read
Review: This was the best book. My friend recommended that I read the book and now I'm glad that I did. At first I was hesitant to open the book, but one day the power went out and I sat oustide and started reading it. I read the book in 2 days--and that's strange for a 17 yr. old. This was an amazing book, there was something about it that I just liked. From the first page to the last page, it was the greatest book. I highly suggest that everyone read this book. The friendship that Vix and Catlin had was truly unique. (One of those friendships that last forever.) This is A MUST READ BOOK! :-)

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Summary: I thought the book was great it took me only 2 days to read
Review: I usually read romance or true crime books. This book is fantastic. I liked it because of the friendship the two girls had and because it could've been a true story unlike other books sometimes make you feel like your in fantasy land not this book. I think everybody should read it atleast once and pass it on to a friend.

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Summary: Fast moving novel, geared towards younge adults
Review: I am a big Judy Blume fan and once again she has not let me down. I found Summer Sisters to be a fast moving novel definately geared towards younge adults. The book told the life of two girl that may or may not be easy to relate to. Either way it is a fast book that will take no longer than a week to read. For those younge adults that did enjoy it I recomend FOREVER another teen classic. I really enjoyed this book but I would not exactly catagorize it as an adult novel.