Scan barcode
amjay's review
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
reneeronny's review
emotional
lighthearted
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? N/A
5.0
Lievelings boek ooit
jess_mango's review
3.0
As some of you may know, I get a lot of Audio Books from my mom once she is done listening to them. Earlier summer one of these hand--me-down audio books was the unabridged audio CD version of "The Last Summer (of You and Me). I had read Brashare's popular Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants book and was looking forward to seeing what she did in "Last Summer" which is her first adult novel. So, I popped "The Last Summer" into the car CD player and started listening to it on my drive to and from the train.
The book is about 2 sisters (Alice and Riley) and their summertime Fire Island neighbor, Paul. The primary theme in the story is about how the dynamic of their relationships change as they enter adulthood... Alice and Paul fall in love---Riley still seems stuck in her past glory days and refuses to grow up--Alice still feels like she is in the shadow of her older sister---Paul is rich, troubled, and haunted by his family's drama and is afraid to truly open up to Alice--Alice is afraid of hurting Riley so hides her relationship with Paul...And so on and so on.
I had a tough time getting into it. I hate to say it but it was a bit too cliche and sentimental. I almost felt like I was reading a Nicholas Sparks tale (not my fave author). The plot is somewhat contrived with misunderstandings piling up upon misundertandings. While this may be an "adult" novel, I think it would appeal mostly to older teenagers. It had a similar romantic melodrama vibe to some books I read back in those days.
The book is about 2 sisters (Alice and Riley) and their summertime Fire Island neighbor, Paul. The primary theme in the story is about how the dynamic of their relationships change as they enter adulthood... Alice and Paul fall in love---Riley still seems stuck in her past glory days and refuses to grow up--Alice still feels like she is in the shadow of her older sister---Paul is rich, troubled, and haunted by his family's drama and is afraid to truly open up to Alice--Alice is afraid of hurting Riley so hides her relationship with Paul...And so on and so on.
I had a tough time getting into it. I hate to say it but it was a bit too cliche and sentimental. I almost felt like I was reading a Nicholas Sparks tale (not my fave author). The plot is somewhat contrived with misunderstandings piling up upon misundertandings. While this may be an "adult" novel, I think it would appeal mostly to older teenagers. It had a similar romantic melodrama vibe to some books I read back in those days.
sgreen2307's review
5.0
One of the best books I've read...the relationship between the two sisters and the boy next door, as different as they are, are amazing. Their bonds are strong and unbreakable even through death. Definitely recommend this book.
leannecoppola's review
3.0
A total no brainer beach read. If you're in the mood, it's perfect. you know what will happen by the first half of the book, but it's a good read.
mslenakay's review
4.0
I wasn't expecting anything from this book as I got it from a $1 book sale. I ended up really liking it though. It was corny but an easy read.
colleengeedrumm's review
3.0
Three solid stars. I wanted to like this book even more, but it was no Sisters of the Traveling Pants series.
You'll turn out ordinary if you're not careful.
Alice sensed that young children instinctively preferred the life inside a small house to a big one.
It was depressing how radically your priorities shifted when you were tired.
I was scared of the idea that I could become an entirely different person, a stranger to myself. (wanting a motorcycle when older)
You'll turn out ordinary if you're not careful.
Alice sensed that young children instinctively preferred the life inside a small house to a big one.
It was depressing how radically your priorities shifted when you were tired.
I was scared of the idea that I could become an entirely different person, a stranger to myself. (wanting a motorcycle when older)
jan1955's review
It was all over the place. Jumped around to the point where you couldn’t tell what was current and what was in the past. It’s one of those books where too much was going on yet nothing was really happening.
stephxsu's review
2.0
Can't compare to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, of course, but it’s not that bad of a beach read for the days when you have nothing else to read. The place descriptions are lyrical, the characters appealing but lacking a certain something—oomph and memorability, perhaps?