tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post7561035855516945324..comments2024-03-25T08:06:20.334-07:00Comments on Coastal Horizons... <i>books, beaches, and backroad adventures</i>: Smart Women...Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-50206616001260484412007-02-04T13:56:00.000-08:002007-02-04T13:56:00.000-08:00SuziQ - I don't think you're missing anything! Esp...SuziQ - I don't think you're missing anything! Especially if you didn't like Summer Sisters.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-15792599516712962602007-02-02T18:22:00.000-08:002007-02-02T18:22:00.000-08:00I read Summer Sisters with a book group and didn't...I read Summer Sisters with a book group and didn't care for it at all. Haven't read anything else by her either.SuziQoregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552565982732943323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-87475644414815885522007-02-02T08:38:00.000-08:002007-02-02T08:38:00.000-08:00Kailana - I wish I could remember more about Summe...Kailana - I wish I could remember more about Summer Sisters, as I vaguely recall enjoying it quite well. Oh, well!<br /><br />Nan - I wouldn't go so far as to rave about her books, but I did enjoy Summer Sisters. I don't think I've read any of her children's books.<br /><br />Bluestalking Reader - Yep, 100 pages was pretty generous (I usually quit by 50-60), but it was a mass market and very quickly read. Pretty low reading level, I think. Off to the used bookstore it goes!<br /><br />Lesley - Exactly. I enjoyed Summer Sisters <i>for what it was</i>. Light, entertaining fluff. This one was just too ridiculously shallow for me. I probably would've enjoyed it when I was in my twenties.<br /><br />Framed - You know, I don't even really remember what Summer Sisters was about. Just that I enjoyed the light, fluffy read. Glad to reinforce your opinion of the author!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-26079011178640848572007-01-31T20:12:00.000-08:002007-01-31T20:12:00.000-08:00I swore off Judy Blume after I read Summer Sisters...I swore off Judy Blume after I read Summer Sisters. Except for an interesting ending, it was a big disappointment. Your review reinforces my thoughts.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-8429205302851353722007-01-31T17:36:00.000-08:002007-01-31T17:36:00.000-08:00I read Summer Sisters earlier last year, and enjoy...I read Summer Sisters earlier last year, and enjoyed it for what it was. But I've never read any of her other books for adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-47676136230723830602007-01-31T15:13:00.000-08:002007-01-31T15:13:00.000-08:00Don't you hate when you realize a book's going now...Don't you hate when you realize a book's going nowhere? Like you, I don't hesitate to toss it aside. 100 pp. is a very fair test, very generous in fact. I've tossed a few aside this year at 50 - 60 pp. and been well rid of them.<br /><br />I don't know that I've ever read any Judy Blume. Unless I've forgotten what the book very efficiently, which could be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-7033711293589187762007-01-31T12:20:00.000-08:002007-01-31T12:20:00.000-08:00I don't think she is a very good writer for childr...I don't think she is a very good writer for children or adults. I know a lot of people rave about her, but not I.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-57379408596322354552007-01-31T05:04:00.000-08:002007-01-31T05:04:00.000-08:00Summer Sisters was cutsey... It was better than a...Summer Sisters was cutsey... It was better than any of her other adult novels that I have read, in any case.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com