Way back when, when Judy Blume was renowned for her writing aimed at kids and early teens, she was edgy in a "still kid friendly" way, she attacked previously un-noveled themes like getting your period and bullying. Then, she came out with a novel about teen sex, and then an adult novel about adult sex, and all of the sudden Judy Blume was not so easily put in the juvenile section of the library.
In Summer Sisters, she continues in the adult novel arena, with a novel about girls who grow up together, spending summers on Martha's Vineyard, and the sex, crazed devotion, betrayals, upheavals etc. of your typical old money, ex-hippie, divorced, chemically imbalanced family of the Vineyard. It is an easy read, beach book.
What was most amazing to me about this book, because although I read it through the end- it is junk food, was the "Readers Guide" section at the end of the book. Since when did Judy Blume become Thoreau instead of Collins? Do we really need guidance, book club groupies and readers alike, to understand the complexities of this book? Really?
So, sisters of summer and year-long, if you want a slice of cheesecake, this book is worth a pull from the shelf. But not for your kids. UGH. They can do better! And Book Clubs....please tell me you aren't this desperate.
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