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Postcards From Last Summer
Three girlfriends--Darcy, Tara, and Lindsay--reconnect during a summer in the Hamptons where there is plenty of drama, romance, and excitement to last a lifetime. Reprint.
559 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2006
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May 20, 2019
Well, this was SO unnecessarily long. I lost 20 IQ points on this. It really reminded me of the stories I tried writing in my notebook in 7th grade, then gave up interest and moved on.
Darcy is evil with no redeeming points whatsoever. No one would be her friend, particularly after she lost all her money. That's the main problem with this book. I think. There's so many.
I really only liked Tara. I can't even go into how much this book annoyed. I might be most annoyed at myself for actually finishing it.
Darcy is evil with no redeeming points whatsoever. No one would be her friend, particularly after she lost all her money. That's the main problem with this book. I think. There's so many.
I really only liked Tara. I can't even go into how much this book annoyed. I might be most annoyed at myself for actually finishing it.
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December 5, 2022
Nice read, nothing remarkable. Little too much angst and young adult drama for me in the beginning, but it did go with the book. The last quarter really picked up and was enjoyable about the 4 friends and their lives and coming back together.
October 28, 2019
3.5 stars
May 29, 2021
Good story. A little slow moving at times, seemed redundant throughout, almost like "groundhog day", with the same thing happening over and over again.
January 5, 2012
Cute Book. It follows 4 friends from tweens through their late twenties as they navigate the roads of romance and friendship during their summers in the Hamptons.
Lindsay is the main character whois the only one whose chapters are narrated in first person. She seems to be the heart and soul of the group. I loved the aspects of the book that revolved around Lindsay. Her family are not the super rich Hamptonites that everyone immediately thinks of when they hear the term 'The Hamptons'. But rather her grandparents bought their house back when the area was mostly farmland and before it became 'The Hamptons'. A lucky piece of real estate that is still lived in --full of her big Irish family. Her mother is the mother figure for all of Lindsay's and her brothers' friends. Their house has an open door and is a ready refuge for anyone in need. The scenes of people gathered around the huge table, eating her mom's cooking, joking with each other and getting sage advice were great.
Darcy is one of Lindsay's best friends. She is the stereotypical Hamptonite. Rich, spoiled, Blonde, tan, and with a lot of the 'mean girls' spirit roiling around inside her. You want to dislike Darcy at first. But she actually has the best redemptive arc in the story. She grows up and out of her spoiled brat ways in a manner that felt really believable.
Tara is the African-American princess who tries to live up to her mother's exacting standards. Of them all, I thought Tara's story arc was both the most frustrating and greatly satisfying. Frustrating because much of it was mired in racial identity issues that often plagues non-whites in some stories. But satisfying because I was happiest at her happy ending.
And finally there was Elle who was absent for a lot of the first part of the book except as a reference or remembrance. She kinda hovered over the story in a way that felt almost too influential for someone who hasn't been a real part of the girls' set since she was about 14. But when she returns she does so in grand fashion and quickly and effectively re-inserts herself into the circle of her friends.
This book is the quintessential beach-book in more ways than one. It is a fun, fast chick-lit book with lots of romance and everyone gets a Happy ending. A little light on the character development and the conflicts were almost non-existent. Even so it went down real quick and easy.
Lindsay is the main character whois the only one whose chapters are narrated in first person. She seems to be the heart and soul of the group. I loved the aspects of the book that revolved around Lindsay. Her family are not the super rich Hamptonites that everyone immediately thinks of when they hear the term 'The Hamptons'. But rather her grandparents bought their house back when the area was mostly farmland and before it became 'The Hamptons'. A lucky piece of real estate that is still lived in --full of her big Irish family. Her mother is the mother figure for all of Lindsay's and her brothers' friends. Their house has an open door and is a ready refuge for anyone in need. The scenes of people gathered around the huge table, eating her mom's cooking, joking with each other and getting sage advice were great.
Darcy is one of Lindsay's best friends. She is the stereotypical Hamptonite. Rich, spoiled, Blonde, tan, and with a lot of the 'mean girls' spirit roiling around inside her. You want to dislike Darcy at first. But she actually has the best redemptive arc in the story. She grows up and out of her spoiled brat ways in a manner that felt really believable.
Tara is the African-American princess who tries to live up to her mother's exacting standards. Of them all, I thought Tara's story arc was both the most frustrating and greatly satisfying. Frustrating because much of it was mired in racial identity issues that often plagues non-whites in some stories. But satisfying because I was happiest at her happy ending.
And finally there was Elle who was absent for a lot of the first part of the book except as a reference or remembrance. She kinda hovered over the story in a way that felt almost too influential for someone who hasn't been a real part of the girls' set since she was about 14. But when she returns she does so in grand fashion and quickly and effectively re-inserts herself into the circle of her friends.
This book is the quintessential beach-book in more ways than one. It is a fun, fast chick-lit book with lots of romance and everyone gets a Happy ending. A little light on the character development and the conflicts were almost non-existent. Even so it went down real quick and easy.
November 1, 2010
I have to say I couldn't bring myself to finish this book. Most of the plot was boring and there were long gaps in the timeframe that I didn't like. It also had way too many gratuitous sex scenes. I am not a prude by any means but I don't think that a book has to have a sex scene in it every chapter. It was just a little too much for me. I was disappointed because I thought that it would be just a nice easy summer read and I was looking forward to it. I give this book 1 star out of 5.
February 19, 2013
This book is about a couple friends that spend all summer in vacation houses on the beach. they all have different paths they are taking and different problems in their life. the character that i related with more in the book was lindsey, out of all the friends i really wanted to find out if her and bear where going to end up together since it was very well know that they were ment for each other. all and all i really enjoyed reading this book
September 16, 2009
Could it be - chick lit where the characters GROW? The story is told in chapters as "written" by one of each of four friends, who come together each summer in the Hamptons. Each of the characters develop in maturity and voice to be women of substance and break the molds in which they are initially presented.
I can't wait to finish it!
I can't wait to finish it!
April 10, 2008
Didn't love it, and so I wouldn't recommend it to really anyone unless they have time on their hands. It was quite long and I just didn't get into it. I did finish it, and the happiness was just too short.
June 24, 2015
This story at first to me was very boring, but it takes time to slowly read this book. There are just some books that you need to take the time to read every single word. If you miss a few words, you're confused and have to start over.
May 13, 2008
Cute book about friends as they move out of their teens and into their 30's
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February 23, 2009It was an easy book to read and very enjoyable.
October 13, 2009
3.5 stars
April 6, 2012
An easy summer read, rolls along nicely.
May 8, 2013
I enjoyed this book. It kept me guessing for a few days.
If you wanted a sisterhood type of story, you will appreciate this book. M
If you wanted a sisterhood type of story, you will appreciate this book. M
June 23, 2015
This dragged big time. It was a book I got as a present. Now I've read it and now I'll sell it at a second-hand market. No need to keep it in my book shelf.
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