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Summary: Hated to see this book end...
Review: Growing up, I loved reading books from my favorite author Judy Blume. I'm 22 now and was ecstatic to find out that Ms. Blume also had a few books out for her older readers. From beginning to end this book was amazing. Vix and Caitlin are very opposite of eachother but quickly become friends when Caitlin invites Vix to go away with her and her family for the summer. The book follows the girls from puberty into womanhood. This book reminded me so much of myself when I was younger and my very friend "Caitling" whom I think each and every one of us knew when we were growing up.
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Summary: A quick, fantastic read . . .
Review: The writing of this novel is utterly personal and, although not too complex, it has many layers: happiness, sadness, betrayal, love. When reading, you get a true sense of the lives and feelings of every character. Most people will be able to relate to this novel even if they haven't been in the same situation. Everyone should read it!
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Summary: Best To Be Read On The Beach In The Summer
Review: "Summer Sisters" begins in the summer of 1990. Victoria "Vix" Leonard, a 24-year-old Harvard graduate, receives a surprising call from her estranged best friend, Caitlin Somers: Caitlin is getting married at the end of July, and she wants Vix to be the Maid of Honor. Furthermore, she's engaged to Bru, Vix's old boyfriend. Despite the shock, Vix agrees to be there.Then the story flashes back to 1977-1980, when these two girls became "summer sisters". Vix was an awkward, shy sixth-grader when Caitlin chose her out of all the other students and invited her to Martha's Vineyard for the summer. During those three years, Vix matures tremendously, and with the start of puberty, most of her experiences are sexual--either with Caitlin or her first boyfriend, Bru. If you hadn't guessed, Vix and Caitlin's friendship borders on the lesbian side. I mean, how many best friends count each other's pubic hairs? (Please don't reply; I don't really want to know. :) The book continues on through the 80s and 90s like that, feeling like one long summer vacation. (If you had one, you'll most likely reflect on your own summer fling(s).) While Vix is the main character in the book, several other characters share their opinions in a few brief chapters, such as my two favorites: Lamb, Caitlin's endearing hippie father, and Sharkey, Caitlin's introverted older brother. So far, this is Judy Blume's longest book, reaching almost 400 pages, but it's hardly wordy. She always has a knack for writing concise stories that expand and stick in your mind. This is mainly why I love reading anything by Judy Blume. She is an absolutely talented storyteller. Now, although "Summer Sisters" is a fantastic book, it's not one of my favorites. I guess I had a hard time feeling anything for Vix's friend, Caitlin. On one hand, she did get Vix out of her shell, but on the other... well, she was just a terrible friend. She was too competitive and jealous, and Vix deserved better. So, when Caitlin departs (for lack of a better term) in the end, I was very relieved. It was an appropriate ending for a much-hated character. Despite that, I would still recommend this book. "Summer Sisters" was definitely refreshing, and made me wish Judy Blume would write more "adult" novels like this or her other two, "Smart Women" and "Wifey".
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Summary: Great book for any woman
Review: After picking this book up and not being able to put it down for about seven hours, I realized that this book was almost perfect. It is the type of book that any woman should read because it brings back memories of friendships, first loves, and many other girlhood days. Almost anyone can find something that takes them back to the days when their biggest worries were whether or not some boy thought they were cute. It is a great book. The only dissapointment was that the ending seemed rushed. The book was very detailed throughout the first three-quarters, but seemed to sum up all the endings in just a few chapters. Overall, a wonderful book! I recommend it to all women.
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Summary: Summer Sisters, by Judy Blume
Review: In this book two girls, Vix and Kaitlin, become friends at school. Kaitlin is a rich, exciting, and outgoing girl who brings Vix, a more quiet and reserved girl, to her summer beach cabin. The two form an unbreakable bond and call themselves the summer sisters. They continue to visit the summer cabin from the time they're 12 to they're 30. The story brings you through all the struggles and triumph of the girls through their lives. Also it tells about the heart breaks of their first loves.
This book does a wonderful job of describing the beautiful scenery of the cabin and the small town around it. It lets you feel like you are their with them in their turbulant relationship. Also Judy Blume does a wonderful job of depicting the feelings you have when first fall in love. You won't be able to put this book down. I give it two thumbs up!
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Summary: Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
Review: This book was fabulous! I'm currently reading it for the second time. In Summer Sisters, Judy Blume truthfully captures the summer lives of a responsible girl named Vix and her free-spirited and sometimes destructive friend, Caitlin. This is the first adult book I've read by Judy Blume and I'm really impressed! When you read the book you can definitely identify with the characters and they're life-like enough that you probably know someone just like one of them. This book deserves 5 stars! it's great!
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Summary: My Thoughts
Review: I really liked the book Summer Sisters. It was great and extremly interesting. Judy Blume is a great author. I recommend this book to everyone.
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Summary: I wished I would've had a real-life Summer Sister!
Review: The book "Summer Sisters" by Judy Blume is detailed story about a friendship that stands the test of time. Ok well, maybe, just the challenging summers of the adolescent years. I highly recommend this book to any young lady or adult female. It's so rare these days to find yourself so caught up in a novel you can't put it down, and are sneaking to read it during and in between classes. From the start, the two girls' friendship is heartwarming. Vix idolizes Caitlin. While Caitlin sees Vix as innocent and remarkably different. By spending their summers, of 6th grade through out of high school, together the girls lay a foundation for friendship that can not be forgotten. Everything young girls wonder about is revealed through the characters: body changes, first crushes, first jobs, first kisses, and images of adult figures, school years, as well as curiosity about each other. The girls experience nearly every milestone of their childhood through teenage years together, but their very different reactions keep the storyline intriguing. The plot made me wish the book would never end. The few added twists at the end of the novel, played off by the character Caitlin, were of utter amazement. Vix and Caitlin became such developed characters by the end of the novel, I felt as though I knew them personally. After I had completed the novel, I wished I would have had a "summer sister" growing up. One thing I would warn readers of, is the sexual content and sexual references made by the characters. They in no way hinder the storyline, but instead add a sense of realism. In comparison to what is shown on cable TV, the sexual innuendos are nothing out of the ordinary. I plan on rereading this novel in a few years when I enter adulthood because it was such a captivating story about friendship, womanhood, and overcoming life's unfairness.
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Summary: Young Reader
Review: I'm just 18 and feel in love with Judy Blume's book Summer sisters. She shows how friendship grows, what you gain and what you lose. She doesn't hide what being a teenager is she gives it in full color. I've read this book more than once and every time i do, i learn something new about my self and life.
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Summary: Anyone who doesn't like this book has no soul
Review: I don't understand why there are so many bad reviews here. Have these reviewers never *been* children? Because Judy Blume does understand childhood, and she's not afraid to show it in its true colours. She writes from the heart, and that takes a lot of courage. This is a painfully realistic book that actually has *real* people in it, with real flaws and imperfections. It's disturbing at times, moving and tragic. It doesn't have a sentimentally happy ending, nor is it over-the-top sad. There are times in the novel when you think it can't get any worse for the characters, but it still manages to maintain a very positive feel. All in all, this is a beautiful story about friendship, growing up and the relationship between parents and children. Anyone who doesn't like it can't possibly have a heart or soul.
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