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A review by bookapotamus
The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner
4.0
Omigosh did this one pack a wallop! I was worried about the amount of characters in this one, the pandemic storyline, all the kinda slimy things this family is involved in... but wowsa! does JW do such a great job at spinning the story and weaving the web and do all of the things to create a story like I've never read before.
Ruby has announced she's marrying her pandemic boyfriend and everyone is pretty shocked at how quickly they got so serious. The silver lining is that they all get to gather at the family beach house for one last big hurrah before it is sold. But what leads up to the day, what each family member is hiding, and how every single storyline comes together is pretty genius and leaves you picking your jaw up off the floor. Many times. Ouch my jaw hurts.
I will admit I didn't like most of these people or agree with almost any the decisions they made. It was really overwhelming that so. much. stuff. could go down in one family... like so, so, so much. But hands down it's great fun to read about it - while also simultaneously thanking the universe my crazy family is just a little less complicated...
Ruby has announced she's marrying her pandemic boyfriend and everyone is pretty shocked at how quickly they got so serious. The silver lining is that they all get to gather at the family beach house for one last big hurrah before it is sold. But what leads up to the day, what each family member is hiding, and how every single storyline comes together is pretty genius and leaves you picking your jaw up off the floor. Many times. Ouch my jaw hurts.
I will admit I didn't like most of these people or agree with almost any the decisions they made. It was really overwhelming that so. much. stuff. could go down in one family... like so, so, so much. But hands down it's great fun to read about it - while also simultaneously thanking the universe my crazy family is just a little less complicated...