Judy Blume - Summer Sisters

Pros: Enjoyable coming-of-age story
Cons: Literary devices don't work

Puberty wouldn’t have been the same without Judy Blume. We had sex ed classes to tell us what menstruation was; Judy Blume warned us how it would make us feel. We had science books to tell us about the biology of reproduction; Judy Blume clued us in on...

Pros: It's not a bad book, per se.
Cons: It's not a good book, per se.

I think it was second grade, maybe third, when the purple book began its passage from one pre-adolescent hand to another. Well, female hands. The guys who grabbed it usually flipped through it and said "oooh, gross!" as they tossed it above our heads....

Pros: Lovable wonderful Characters, beautiful Martha's Vineyard setting, realistic prose, heartbreaking ending
Cons: Too much S-E-X. Childish writing devices

Remember when you were in the 7th grade and you snuck, say Paul Zindel's "My Darling, My Hamburger"; Norma Klein's "Sunshine", and "Love is One of the Choices"; when you were really supposed to be reading "Tom Sawyer" or "Huck Finn?"

Or how...

Pros: great story of friendship and life
Cons: hard to put down, had more sex than most books I read

I picked up Summer Sisters one night to read just a little of it before bed. I was hoping it would help me relax and get me into the sleep mode. It didn't! I read the first five chapters, and realized that I had better put it down or I'd not get...

Pros: haunting tale of close friends, Judy Blume
Cons: ending not wrapped up, storyline a bit odd

Lately, I have been spending a lot of time at my local used book store. On a whim, I picked up Summer Sisters by Judy Blume.

I had always enjoyed Judy Blume's writing style and felt sure I would enjoy this book as well.
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Pros: great writing, great story, great character development
Cons: none

Judy Blume was my favorite author as a child, so I decided to check out her newest book, Summer Sisters and see if her writing could still enrapture me as an adult.

I was absolutely delighted with this book as it renewed my love for her...

Pros: doesn't take long to read
Cons: shallow characters, trashy plot

My mom passed this book on to me (she keeps the books she really likes) with a warning NOT to pass it on to my grandma because it was too sexy. She told me it was really interesting.

It is a book full of cliches and shallow, undeveloped...

Pros: emotionally realistic, few plot surprises, easy reading
Cons: too long, predictable, not all characters treated with 3-dimensional respect

I never liked Judy Blume growing up. Instead of reading Are You There God, it’s Me, Margaret I was reading The Stranger and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Not that I could relate to the characters in the latter books more so much as...

Pros: A quick, easy, enjoyable read. I'd love to see it made into a movie.
Cons: Form doesn't always support the book, some characters are stereotyped.

Want a fun, relaxing read to curl up with after work? Pick up Judy Blume's Summer Sisters. Want a complex, challenging novel with deeply developed characters? Look elsewhere.

Summer Sisters, like many of Judy Blume's books for teens,...

Pros: Good reading
Cons: I lost a little in the younger years

Oddly enough I never read Judith Blume when young, actually, this was my first J. Blume novel. Strangely enough the girl I work with and I both bought this book in the same evening so we thought it would be really interesting to compare our reactions to...

Pros: a realistic examination of human emotions in friendship...
Cons: none for me...you'd have to read and decide for yourself...

When I was a kid, I used to read all of Judy Blume's books like "Superfudge" and "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing." I recently bought the book "Summer Sisters" at a bookstore since I needed something a little more relaxing...

Pros: it's by Judy Blume; likable and identifiable main character; keeps you interested (flashbacks, i.e.)
Cons: none

I've always loved Judy Blume's stories. She just has this way of creating a story that most people can relate to. SUMMER SISTERS is no exception and is probably her best adult novel to date. It hooked me from page 1 and when it was over I wanted it to...

Pros: Beautiful story and extremely well written
Cons: It ends, as everything does

I have just finished reading Judy Blume's "Summer Sisters" for the third time since I received this book from my mother as a birthday present. Every time I pick it up I start fresh and enjoy it as much as I did the first time.

It...

Pros: Full of emotions
Cons: Hard to put the book down

I just finished reading this book not to long ago. I loved it. I have been a fan of Judy Blume since the days of Freckle Juice and on to the forbidden book Forever!
I couldn't put this book down, I brought it everywhere with me.
This is a...

Pros: portrays a great friendship
Cons: i remember not liking the ending too much

I read Summer Sisters early fall 1999. I hadn't even heard of the book when I picked it up in the store, thinking it looked like a good read. I was right, I gave up time chatting with friends online, to read my book. This is something I rarely do with a...