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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A perfectly hatable family filled with perfectly hatable people. Even the characters who weren’t awful weren’t that great.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
kentuckybooklover's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
catherineduplessis's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Antisemitism
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
May 10, 2022 [Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review!]
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Told in multiple POVs, The Summer Place weaves together a story of the secrets, dreams, and lives of an extended family and the summer house on Cape Cod that brings them all together for a wedding weekend that promises to be full of both drama and, perhaps, healing.
Have you ever read a book and come across passages that make you feel grateful you read them? I’m talking about the moments where it hits you that if you hadn’t picked up *this* specific book, out of all the millions of books out there in the world, you would never have encountered these specific words arranged in this specific way and you would be fundamentally worse off as the result of an error you’d never know you made?
Maybe that’s too existential for a book review, but it sums up how I feel about The Summer Place. From the opening pages, where Weiner introduces us to the house-as-narrator and I started to tear up, I knew that this was a special book, and ultimately I was proven right. As an aspiring author myself, Veronica’s backstory spoke to me so much, and each of the characters touched my heart in their own unique way. There was a fair amount of exposition, and a lot of characters and plot threads to keep track of, but I was ultimately so impressed by the way everything wove together, and once I got a handle on the large cast I never felt like the plot was too slow or too confusing. If you’re looking for a gorgeously written and unique summer read with a lot of heart, look no further.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: inter-generational family stories; multiple POVs; summer settings.
CW: Death of a parent; infidelity; terminal illness/cancer.
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Told in multiple POVs, The Summer Place weaves together a story of the secrets, dreams, and lives of an extended family and the summer house on Cape Cod that brings them all together for a wedding weekend that promises to be full of both drama and, perhaps, healing.
Have you ever read a book and come across passages that make you feel grateful you read them? I’m talking about the moments where it hits you that if you hadn’t picked up *this* specific book, out of all the millions of books out there in the world, you would never have encountered these specific words arranged in this specific way and you would be fundamentally worse off as the result of an error you’d never know you made?
Maybe that’s too existential for a book review, but it sums up how I feel about The Summer Place. From the opening pages, where Weiner introduces us to the house-as-narrator and I started to tear up, I knew that this was a special book, and ultimately I was proven right. As an aspiring author myself, Veronica’s backstory spoke to me so much, and each of the characters touched my heart in their own unique way. There was a fair amount of exposition, and a lot of characters and plot threads to keep track of, but I was ultimately so impressed by the way everything wove together, and once I got a handle on the large cast I never felt like the plot was too slow or too confusing. If you’re looking for a gorgeously written and unique summer read with a lot of heart, look no further.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: inter-generational family stories; multiple POVs; summer settings.
CW: Death of a parent; infidelity; terminal illness/cancer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment
mandalacb19's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was a beautiful story about a family and a place and how the two are connected. I adored the characters and found the story compelling and rich. This will be another best seller for Jennifer Weiner, I'm sure. The settings were vivid, and the emotion was beautifuly written and illustrated.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Death