Summer Sisters

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Summary: Through Everything-Summer Sisters Forever
Review: Victoria Leonard's whole life is turned upside down when the most popular girl in class, Caitlin Somers, asks her to spend the summer with her on Martha's Vineyard. This racy book deals with the upsides and downsides of best friends, of being Summer Sisters. On the vineyard Vix and Caitlin learn the adventures and heartbreaks of true love, the importance of family, and find themselves. Vix finds that throughout all Caitlin's reckless betrayals she will still always love her, as her Summer Sister.

Vix is quiet and reserved and Caitlin is wild and outgoing. Vix comes from a struggling family with many brothers and sisters. Caitlin's parents are divorced and still learning how to be adults, let alone parents. Vix is very intelligent and was accepted to Harvard and Caitlin skips college to travel the world. In spite of their differences the two come together every summer and share experiences that they will remember all their lives.

I personally loved the book. It shows the hardships the two girls go through to discover themselves. You go deep into the minds of the very different characters of the book. Judy Blume sucks you into the book and you never want to put it down. When the character's hearts are broken, your heart is broken, you feel with the characters. I recommend this book to all women who want to remember the excitement of first love and best friends.

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Summary: Absolute chick drama
Review: This book brings me back to the days of growing up with my best friend. Blume totally taps into your deepest emotions from every angle and every aspect. I've literally felt growned up after reading this book. If you ever felt insecure or that the grass is always greener on the other side, then this is a must read.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I love this book. I have now read it 4 times. It is like a good movie that you want to watch over and over again.

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Summary: Classic Judy, a must have for all women.
Review: This book, like for instance Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain" breaks a new genre--its hard to categorize, and for that alone it is wonderful.

A lot of people have complained this book is too 'childish' or 'boring' and I want to give them a slap! I digress, of course I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinions and I respect everyone's opinions, but sometimes I do think people overlook or simply just can't see the beauty and truth that lies in this novel by legendary childrens and teens author, Judy Blume.

First off, this is not a book for children--Judy Blume stated this quite clearly in many interviews, and it isn't. I wouldn't want my twelve year old reading it. Its full of sex but not in the 'romance book filler' kind of way, its real, its experiences most of us can read and reminince about.

I first read this when I was fourteen, and six years later I still not only relate to it but i'm still wrapped up in Vix, Caitlin, their families, friends and adventures. The genre is time-old classic, but I don't think it is really told very well by the authors who turn out 'women friendship' books fifty times a year.

The story itself, two women, best friends (although certainly its not a healthy relationship) who compete with each other, who love each other, who are jealous of each other's husbands for having a part of them they can never have (but not in the sexual way) but who have grown up together and know each other better then they thought is a story every second woman can relate too if not entirely but partly. I have given a copy to two of my best friends, who in turn have given it to their friends or sisters or mothers.

This novel isn't just about sex and friendship. Its about family, college, growing up, death, loving a place so much you can't breathe, making choices, learning and growing from your choices and loving a friend who is intent on self destruction. It may seem simple at first, but it will stay with you, nurture you and grow with you, until you too find yourself thinking about Caitlin's stepmom Abby, Vix's crush Bru, ot Vix's disabled brother Nathan, or the loveable Gus, and especially the mysterious Caitlin.

Read it on the beach, and let those feelings of nostalgia flow over you like water--and drift off to Martha's Vineyard and get wrapped up in Caitlin and Vix, summer sisters.

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Summary: Hands down my favorite book
Review: I wish Judy Blume had more "adult" books! This book was wonderful, funny and tear jerking. I have read it about six times over the years and I get wrapped up in the story everytime. It's a quick and one that you don't have to put too much thought into. Read it over a long weekend while sitting in a bubble bath or on a beach!!!

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Summary: Pretty dull
Review: I, like many others, read the reviews for this book on the back of the book after finding it in the store. As you know from my other reviews on Judy Blume's adult books, I have had mixed feelings about them. This one, there is no confusion whatsoever. I found this book to be pretty boring. There was no edge to it unless you count the exploration of lesbianism at about the age of 11 or 12. I don't find that edgy. I find that disturbing. The book was highly predictable. While it is a quick read, I wish I spent the time reading something more entertaining and substantial. Wifey creeped me out, Smart Women was at least interesting, but this one was just a waste of time. Ms. Blume spent a lot of time developing characters, but they weren't characters you care about in the end. The only character that I did like was Caitlin's new stepmom, Abby. The only good thing that happened in the book was that it ended.

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Summary: Good fun book!
Review: This was a really good book. It was a fun and easy read. I recommend it. It is a little sweet, spicy, and sad all in one book.

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Summary: Gobbled it up in one sitting
Review: This book was just amazing. My sisters reccomended it to me, and i just could not keep my head out of the book. I laughed, and I cried. If you have not read it, read it!

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Summary: Exceptional book
Review: I remembered reading Judy Blume when I was younger, then as an adult I stumbled across Summer Sisters. From the very first page I was swept away into the relationship between these two longtime friends. Blume keeps the story moving, with much emotion but no sappiness. I've read it more than once and each time I start it I can't put it down. For anyone who's ever had a close friend that you love with all your heart, this is a book to read.

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Summary: A Lifetime Movie in a Book
Review: I did not feel that anything connected in "Summer Sisters"
The characters were people I didn't really care about or identify with, no depth, to tell you the truth, no substance.

I adore female bonding, relationships, gossip, confiding to one another about our deepest, darkest secrets, but ... nothing happened in "Summer Sisters" that held my interest.

I didn't understand why they became friends to begin with, since they had nothing in common. And when they experimented with lesbian sex, calling it "The Power" I thought, is that the only power you have, baby?! Even the sex was bad!

"Summer Sisters" is like a "Lifetime" movie that was thrown together at the spur of the moment...This despartely shows.

Nothing in this book worked...except when I turned the last page.