pickThat was way more serious than expected. My #doublespin for July @TheAromaofBooks
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That Summer: A Novel | 
pickThat was way more serious than expected. My #doublespin for July @TheAromaofBooks
so-soThis book didn‘t pull me in the way I found myself unable to put down other books by Weinberg. It covered important actual history & the importance of holding rapists accountable, but I guess ut ultimately felt unrealistic for her trying to nestle a novel into reality. Still, I admire her for attempting this difficult endeavor.
so-soGreat hook, great concept. Fell a little flat at the end with the resolution, but overall a good read. Easy to pass the time with. Trigger warning: contains assault
I am starting to love this author. It is like a vacation every time I fall into one of her stories. Even more so when I'm actually on vacation
This is how everyone else packs, right? What to choose....
so-soThis one took me a long time to finish. I‘ve read all of the author‘s books. For some reason, this was my least favorite. Normally, I can read her books in one day, this took a couple of months. A decent chick lit read, just not my fave.
pickSo this was my first book read of 2022, and boy, was it a rush. Two women with the same name, living very different lives, but attached in a very sad way. There's lots of social commentary on how women and girls are treated, that hit me hard in the gut. But, that just made me *need* to continue on, to know justice was served in some way. Absolutely recommend it to anyone who has ever made to feel less than, and wasn't believed. 💜
pickI really enjoyed this book! I had no clue it was a follow up to Big Summer until I was about 25% of the way in and saw a character‘s name in it. It‘s not a sequel in the sense of having the same characters and continuing their story line, but more of a different branch of the timeline with new characters. I can‘t wait for the 3rd one to come out - The Last Summer.
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9-1-21: My 89th finished book of 2021! Daisy Shoemaker and Diana Starling meet due to an email mixup and become friends. Daisy is married, dealing with a teenage daughter and a small business while Diana is a consultant who jet sets around. But who is Diana really? Told from both women‘s perspective this story was not what I expected and I‘m so glad it wasn‘t! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍🏼📖#️⃣8️⃣9️⃣
pickSometimes a book just exceeds you expectations, and this is one of those books!
Daisy is a homemaker with a successful husband and teenage daughter, Beatrice, in the Philadelphia suburbs.
One day, due to an incidental email mix-up, her life crosses paths with a woman named Diana, who lives anything but a simple life.
It is hard to explain this book without giving a lot away, but I can promise it is one worth reading.
Working in a satellite office n a rare occasion has its little advantages…I can‘t do much else between meetings, so I guess I gotta read 🤷🏼♀️
2nd shot is done & I have planned an exciting weekend on the couch to recoup
so-soHm. This book was not as great of a read as Big Summer, and it did get more interesting towards the end. But all in all, I would say that this book was just ok. Not her best, but not her worst.
pickI couldn't put this down!! Such a great read and a fantastic pallette cleanser.
so-soThe tale of two Diana's, or maybe I Know What You Did ...That Summer. It looks like a beach read but is not light in content. Content warning for rape and long-term effects of said trauma. It is in the context of hashtag-metoo and grown men being followed by bad behavior from their earlier years, the conflict between the "boys will be boys" narrative and those who feel women should have bodily autonomy. ↘️
pickWhen I pick up a Jennifer Weiner book, I know I‘m going to read about complex characters that even when I wouldn‘t choose their life, I want to understand their story. …It‘s interesting to me that I often consider perspective about #MeToo better in a fictional story.
so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️ The first Jennifer Weiner book I‘ve read in ages; the premise caught my eye. This story illustrates the varying degrees of bullshit sexual assault women/girls often endure while simultaneously addressing how toxic masculinity is bred and cultivated. These are excellent and powerful points. However, I didn‘t like how the new female friendship unfolded at all. So melodramatic and unrealistic in an otherwise believable story. ⬇️
Trying to get into this book, and the timeline on the very first page has me confused. She is asked in May to be a mother's helper for the summer...but one of her methods she uses to coerce her father for his permission is a Christmas present? So she's being asked to do this an entire year in advance?? 🤔
🎧🧩 Another puzzle down! It turns out 500 pieces is the sweet spot. I fly through them. 😂 I love this riff on The Arnolfini Portrait. So fun! 🐈 And I haven‘t read Jennifer Weiner in years, but I‘m enjoying this so far.
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JW didn't disappoint-Two women with nearly the same email addresses connect. Their budding friendship isn't what it seems. Diana's journey of past betrayl, innocence, and shame has crippled her in many ways. And vengence now could destroy her new sweet friend Diana"Daisy's" life. Diana's decisions could free her from the dark pain she harbors, but at what cost? Cape Cod was a hot bed of turmoil "That Summer", maybe this summer the tide will turn.
pickI keep thinking I‘m going to stop reading Weiner, but I‘m glad I‘ve continued. This is a novel about #MeToo but also about the choices women make, how we are judged for those choices, how we judge ourselves, and the societal pressures that lead to many of those choices. It‘s really good.
pickI finished this today because I also listened while I was working. I liked it, but was a little unsatisfied with the ending.
I have about two hours left to go in this book. I might listen to it at work tomorrow as well as on my walk. Yeah — that guy on the top left was just sitting in my path, but he left when I got close. #audiowalk
This book took a turn I wasn‘t expecting, which made it a little more interesting. Sutton Foster is an excellent narrator. #audiowalk
I saw where there‘s a storm possibly forming in the Gulf — it‘s way early for that mess. 😞 I made sure I got a walk in just in case. #audiowalk
That Summer is my new walking book since I finished On Mystic Lake. My husband and I had planned on cleaning the porch today, but it was so pretty that we went out and about instead. #audiowalk
pickI love this author. Her books just keep getting better. I like that she's body positive. And she throws in style elements that give her characters extra depth. Like clothes and interior design.
Diana gets a job on the Cape one summer. And something awful happens. And you're just going to have to read this to find out how she deals with it.
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Pub date is 5/11/2021
pickTHIS is my favorite Jennifer Weiner book. There are important topics tackled in this story about two Dianas - rape, family dynamics, homosexuality, teenage angst & more. There is Diana A, or "Daisy" as her husband has renamed her; & Diana B, whose identity has also been taken away but in a very different way. Both Daisys' inner voices becomes louder & by the end they are able to speak up for themselves, for teenaged daughters & for friends.
