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The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits (Standard Edition)
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits (Standard Edition) | Jennifer Weiner
16 posts | 7 read | 1 reading | 5 to read
One of the most anticipated books of the year, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner, a glimmering novel set in the world of pop music about sisters, motherhood, young love, and the dreams we chase. Sisters Cassie and Zoe Grossberg were born just a year apart but could not have been more different. Zoe, blessed with charm and beauty, yearned for fame from the moment she could sing into a hairbrush. Cassie was a musical prodigy who never felt at home in her own skin and preferred the safety of the shadows. On the brink of adulthood in the early 2000s, destiny intervened, catapulting the sisters into the spotlight as the pop sensation the Griffin Sisters, hitting all the touchstones of early aughts fame--SNL, MTV, Rolling Stone magazine--along the way. But after a whirlwind year in the public eye, the band abruptly broke up. Two decades later, Zoe's a housewife; Cassie's off the grid. The sisters aren't speaking, and the real reason for the Griffin Sisters' breakup is still a mystery. Zoe's teenage daughter, Cherry, who's determined to be a star in spite of Zoe's warnings, is on a quest to learn the truth about what happened to the band all those years ago. As secrets emerge, all three women must face the consequences of their choices: the ones they made and the ones the music industry made for them. Can they forgive each other--and themselves? And will the Griffin Sisters ever make music again?
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KathyWheeler
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Zoe is quite manipulative, and it appears that her daughter, Cherry, inherited that trait. Zoe finally stepped up to the plate for her daughter, so that was good. I‘ve got a little over an hour left, so I should finish tomorrow. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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Every day, I get more enraged by something Zoe‘s done. Today, instead, I was annoyed with Cassie, Russell (Zoe‘s husband), and the band‘s managers as well. Lots of annoyance to go around. Usually, the gps doesn‘t track well inside, but it did today. My time for 3 miles was pretty much the same as outdoors. The map is a big, red, blob because I was on a track. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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More Zoe anger. She has pretty much everything; she‘s beautiful and popular — yet she begrudges her sister, Cassie, the one thing Cassie has: her musical talent. Ugh. 😣 I didn‘t think I‘d get to walk outside because it‘s been raining most of the day, but I managed it. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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I‘m so mad at Zoe! Turns out she understood something her daughter had been complaining about for years and never helped her — just let her go through 14 years of it. Starting to get hot enough outside that I may have to move my walks indoors soon. 😞 #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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I really want to find out what Cassie did that‘s so horrible that she believes she must deny herself music for the rest of her life in order to atone. I went for a shorter walk today because I planned on swimming afterwards, but as I was headed back to the car, I heard thunder, so no pool. 😞. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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For a change of pace, I chose Jennifer Weiner‘s latest as my new #audiowalk book. I had a little trouble getting into it at first, but now I‘m interested. The lovely breeze outside this evening made me choose an outside walk as opposed to the gym one that I‘d originally planned.

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Cathyloves2read
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I gave The Griffin Sisters‘ Greatest Hits 4 stars. I really enjoyed the music industry setting, especially the reality TV show tryouts. The flashbacks to the sisters‘ 90s band felt authentic and reminded me of real groups from that era. A heartfelt, fun story about fame, family, and second chances.

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Mehso-so

This book was so irritating. The characters are very unlikable. Very Jekyll and Hyde. The sisters relationship also felt very off. There was one big event that hung over the whole story. You really don‘t fully know what happened until the end. There were also what i felt should have been bombshell moments that the characters just glazed over. I feel like maybe i missed someone in the story. Not a fan!

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bookish_wookish
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Im fully invested in The Bombshell but my library holds came in so now so i have to jump books. Im really anxious to get back to The Bombshell because its really good so far!

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MonicaLoves2Read
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Wonderful! Took me a while to read, but that's all me bc I have had the crud for awhile.

#Netgalley #Bookspinbingo #Read2025

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marleed
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This is a pick with issues - I liked how it ended. I‘ve read most of Jennifer‘s books and always appreciate how she builds an interesting FMC whose physical appearance wouldn‘t put her in the running to replace Margot Robbie in a Barbie movie. But geez, this was brutal (TW to those whose families made them feel invisible for who they were). I just wanted to reach in the pages, befriend Cassie, and convince her she mattered.

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Hooked_on_books
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Pickpick

In Weiner‘s latest, 2 sisters were in a band that went big before quickly breaking up. We follow them in the current day then get to see what happened 20 years ago. She really knows how to tell a story and I was really pulled in. I will say, though, that one of the major characters reveals themselves over the book to be a truly despicable person.

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Anna40
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Chick lit is not my genre but I was gifted ticket and book for the Jennifer Weiner event by a friend and I‘m so glad I got to see and listen to her talking about women, women‘s literature, her writing process, publishing, women‘s bodies, how they were and are shamed in media, motherhood and so much more. She‘s funny, intelligent, charming and generous. I had a great time! Looking forward to reading her book.

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TheQuietQuill
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I‘m back on the #botm bandwagon! #itsbeentoolong #feelsgood

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MonicaLoves2Read
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"I never should have touched you," Russell D'Angelo says to the empty room.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl