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I read this book for the first time almost 20 years ago. It's a classic summer story about American girls in the 80s-90s. Lots of nostalgic moments, teenage love scenes, and of course, complicated friendship. With Martha Vineyard as the setting, it's just a perfect reread for the summer.
Judy Blume is in her elements here - she wrote effortlessly about the coming of age story of teenage girls, of course with the curiosity of sex, confusion of choosing love or career, and all the complicated famil ...more
Judy Blume is in her elements here - she wrote effortlessly about the coming of age story of teenage girls, of course with the curiosity of sex, confusion of choosing love or career, and all the complicated famil ...more
I thought it read like a kid's book if kid's books were allowed to talk about sex and other adult topics. Maybe that's because I used to love Judy Blume as a kid, and couldn't separate the kid's books she wrote and this supposedly adult book. At worst, I thought of this as a romance novel. Definately fluffy and not the kind of fluff I usually like. At least it was a quick read. Probably couldn't have lasted if it was any longer, indeed I almost put it down after 100 pages.
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