Summer Sisters
by Judy Blume
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Read in July, 2006
recommends it for:
someone very interested in sex
One thing I really enjoy doing is rereading kids books. I checked out Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and zoomed through it in about two hours. I have reread many other classics and enjoyed them. I think my next big kids read will be the infamous Harriet the Spy which I loved and totally identified with as a child.
One of the greatest regrets of my life (in terms of small scale regrets, anyway) is that I sold off my Sweet Valley High books. Now, granted, SVH isn't all that 'classic', but I...more
One of the greatest regrets of my life (in terms of small scale regrets, anyway) is that I sold off my Sweet Valley High books. Now, granted, SVH isn't all that 'classic', but I...more
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Read in May, 2008
No writer captures the seasons of our lives better than Judy Blume. Now, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wifey and Smart Women, comes an extraordinary novel of reminiscence and awakening--an unforgettable story of two women, two families, and the friendships that shape a lifetime.
When Victoria Leonard answers the phone in her Manhattan office, Caitlin's voice catches her by surprise. Vix hasn't talked to her oldest friend in months. Caitlin's news takes her breath away--and ...more
When Victoria Leonard answers the phone in her Manhattan office, Caitlin's voice catches her by surprise. Vix hasn't talked to her oldest friend in months. Caitlin's news takes her breath away--and ...more
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Read in March, 2008
recommends it for:
girls, women, teenagers, readers
I am in love with Sharkey. With this book, with Judy Blume, with summer sisters.
Last night my friend and I, sprawled on her bed, compaired childhood books and the sex scenes that were or were not so explicit in them. Their evolution from "he lay with her" and euphemisms to graphic drawn out details that made us blush and turn the page quickly when we were 12 and 13 year olds reading what our parents didn't think to screen. She told me about this book she read when she was 12 that s...more
Last night my friend and I, sprawled on her bed, compaired childhood books and the sex scenes that were or were not so explicit in them. Their evolution from "he lay with her" and euphemisms to graphic drawn out details that made us blush and turn the page quickly when we were 12 and 13 year olds reading what our parents didn't think to screen. She told me about this book she read when she was 12 that s...more
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Read in December, 2007
I found this book at the library, and since I loved Judy Blume as a child, I wanted to test one of the books she wrote for adults. I never could have expected a story so involving and complex. The characters come to life on the pages; and the storyline is brilliant in its commonness.
Summer Sisters follows the lives of Caitlyn Somers and Victoria Leonard, two unlikely girls from different social backgrounds. Caitlin invites Victoria to stay the summer with her and her father who lives in Mar...more
Summer Sisters follows the lives of Caitlyn Somers and Victoria Leonard, two unlikely girls from different social backgrounds. Caitlin invites Victoria to stay the summer with her and her father who lives in Mar...more
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Read in June, 1999
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chicks everywhere
I loved this book when I read it because it reminded me so much of the weird relationship I had with my best friend growing up. We spent numerous summers together at her parents' cottage having the requisite summer flings with out of town boys who we would never see again (until the next summer), and this book made me very nostalgic for those times.
What I liked was how Judy Blume told the story not only from a generic narrator's perspective, but also from the perspective of each character in...more
What I liked was how Judy Blume told the story not only from a generic narrator's perspective, but also from the perspective of each character in...more
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Read in January, 2004
This book starts with Victoria receiving an invitation from Caitlin to her wedding. Then Victoria flashes back...
Cat (Caitlin) and Vix (Victoria) in their preteens and follows them all the way into adulthood. Cat is rich with divorced parents, Vix comes from a poor family. Vix is invited out to Martha's Vineyard with Cat's father, brother, and step mother every summer. Although once in awhile Vix's family will be mentioned in the book, the main story is the summers on Martha's Vineyard.
Cat a...more
Cat (Caitlin) and Vix (Victoria) in their preteens and follows them all the way into adulthood. Cat is rich with divorced parents, Vix comes from a poor family. Vix is invited out to Martha's Vineyard with Cat's father, brother, and step mother every summer. Although once in awhile Vix's family will be mentioned in the book, the main story is the summers on Martha's Vineyard.
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Read in April, 2008
Another great book from Judy Blume, the Summer Sisters discusses the issue of two girl’s life. Caitlin and Victoria (Vix) who spends almost every summer together developed a strong relationship. Even though they are very close to each other, when I read more of the book I realize the deep secrets they have in their heart. Also they seem to have an opposite life. Vix live in a poorer family than Caitlin needs to earn her money to college and future. Caitlin lived in a rich family with supp...more
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
women, friends
What shall I say... this book is candid. I am enjoying it thus far and I am 100 pages in. It is a hard book to put down because you want to know what happened back then. This book is a look back at the lives of two young women together. At the very beginning Vix gets a call from Caitlin that Caitlin is getting married to Bru. This means nothing to the reader, but as you can imagine, the story starts to take form and things just aren't always what they seem. Vix and Caitlin spend the summer...more
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Read in June, 2006
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Woman only, probably in my age group
This is a great novel for the summer, at the lake or outside at home. I would only recommend this book to women. I loved Judy Blume when I was young, so I picked up this novel. The novel explores two middle school classmates who become friends. Caitlin lives with her mother in Sante Fe, but spends summers on a New England island with her father, brother, and stepmother. Both parents give her free rein while her beauty, independence, and talent allows outrageous behavior. Victoria can't understan...more
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All the presumably well-intentioned messages and general nostalgic goodwill notwithstanding, the fact remains that Judy Blume is the Larry Clark of young adult fiction, and her trashy "adult" novels belie this. Without the hassle of having to walk twelve-year-olds through puberty, Blume is free to make a beeline for the sweaty, grunting raunch. I have little to no problem with this. It's kind of a steaming clod, but you could easily read it on the beach while inadequately supervisin...more
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Read in June, 2007
I read this book every summer, mostly because it does such a great job of capturing the essence of the season. (I actually prefer to read it when it's still a little cold outside so I can be transported to warmer weather, but for the past few years it's been so hard to find time to get it in!) Anyway, if you define a favorite book as one you want to read again and again, this is definitely one of my favorites. I guess I'm not really surprised--Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret had the same h...more
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Read in February, 2008
Born and raised on Martha's Vineyard myself, I had high expectations for this book. People are always shocked when I tell them I haven't read it, being from the Vineyard and all, but it's with good reason. I was afraid of being dissapointed and I was worried the beautiful and unique island I was blessed to grow up on would be portrayed inaccurately. Well with a few exceptions, I was able to get throught the book without being upset about the way the Vineyard was portrayed. And although the book ...more
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Read in March, 2008
Judy Blume wrote this fascinating book that surprised me (as always) with new and original plot. This is the book that has the longest plot-from elementary years to adolescent. While reading the book, it seemed like I was there to witness the growth of these two girls, Vix and Caitlin. Blume covers the girls' first-time, college, marriage, and motherhood. Of course, there were times when Vix and Caitlin felt aparted from each other. Everything these two characters went throught can be seem in ou...more
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Read in August, 2007
I rated this book before I was even finished with it. But I have to be honest; it pretty much irritated the hell out of me. First of all, why is this supposedly Judy Blume's first book for adults? The characters are all adolescents, just as they are in her adolescent fiction. And yeah, there's a lot of sex, but there's also a lot of sex in her adolescent fiction. Isn't that one reason teenagers read her books? It seems harsh, even to me, to give this book only one star- I know there are far, far...more
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Read in January, 2003
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A disgruntled sexually curious teenage girlrecommends it for: disgrutled sexually curious teenage girls
I haven't read this book in years, but I remember borrowing it from a friend during the summer of my freshman or sophomore year of high school. She warned me after recently having read it that there was some "weird" lesbian stuff that happened in it. I was immediately intrigued! As a teenager, I had never read a novel exploring homosexuality until I later read "The Perks of Being a Wallflower."
I only vaguely remember the whole of "Summer Sisters" now, but I do ...more
I only vaguely remember the whole of "Summer Sisters" now, but I do ...more
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Read in April, 2008
This was a fast, easy, and enjoyable read. It is about two lifelong friends and their summers together at Martha's Vineyard. Caitlin is wild, spontaneous, and her goal in life is to be "not normal." She's spoiled, impulsive, and very beautiful and people are drawn to her. Victoria aka Vix is a poor, smart, and hardworking girl. Both have what the other wants, only Caitlin is more destructive about it. She proposely hurts people, especially Vix, to see how far she can push them.
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Read in March, 2008
recommends it for:
Women, Those interested in friendships and relationships
I wish they allowed half-stars--I'd give this one 3.5. I liked it quite a bit. It was interesting to me because this was the second time I read it, but it's been about 10 years since the first time. The years have changed my perspective a little bit, but for the better. I could see more of the complexities in the relationship between Vix and Caitlin. I also was able to really understand more about Caitlin's character. This book has some of Blume's puberty stuff in it too--she's been known for th...more
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Read in May, 2008
This was a really good book, I liked how it showed the deep meaning and importance if having one friend that you'd litterally do anything for no matter what, even if they get on your nerves one day or betray you it shows that theres always that deeper bond in some friendships that can keep two people together though thick and thin. The only thing i didnt like is that it could do without all the detailed sextalk, kinda gross. Judy Blume seems to do that alot in her books...but all in all a good r...more
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Read in January, 2002
recommends it for:
pre teens, teenagers, woman
Summer sisters is about two girls named Caitlen and Victoria who are of opposite lifestyles becoming friends and growing up together and sometimes apart at a summer cottage in the vineyard. I read this book a few years ago and I can still remember how I couldn't put it down once I started reading it. It's basically about two young girls becoming into their own character from girl to womanhood. Judy Blume has some explicit pages that deal with sex and being curious at a young age which made me bl...more
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I honestly read this book every summer on vacation, it has become a tradition in my family. Growing up, I knew Judy Blume as a children's author, but this is anything but a book for kids. The story depicts the relationship between 2 girls who spend every summer together during their teenage years. The story has elements of every teenage relationship as well as the growth and hurt that comes along with it. The writing is fabulous and light, and the pace is quick. It makes for an excellent re...more
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