The Last Summer (of You and Me) Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This book started off promising and I enjoyed the complex relationships between the three main characters. Then I hit the middle third and things just got goofy. The central conflict that causes the tension and drama is just absurd and could be resolved with one conversation. It was just an exercise in frustration for a good hundred pages. By the time I neared the end, I could predict exactly what was going to happen and was not at all surprised at the ending. I wanted to be able to recommend this as a great beach read but I just can't. "

" kinda depressing and super sloooooooooooow. The book couldv'e been about half that long and still been slow. "

" It was extremely slow moving for the first 100 or so pages but after that it started to pick-up. It ended up being a really sweet novel even though it was pretty predictable. Oh, Alice and Paul! "

" Okay book, was a good story but I really didn't get too into is as I could never quite tell what one of the main characters problem was. Probably one of my least favorite of her books, and I usually like them. "

" This was a story about three childhood friends who vacationed on Fire Island. I enjoyed it. "

" I haven't read the Sisterhood series but I did read Judy Blume as a young girl, and her "adult" novel "Summer Sisters" a few years ago. The similarities between these two authors, and this book in particular with "Summer Sisters", gave me a severe case of deja vu throughout the reading so I was immediately struck with the sense that this isn't an entirely 'original' concept. Perhaps more disappointing, however, is that The Last Summer reads like a book written for a younger audience that only gets its props as an adult novel because of its mature content. To me the writing fell short in many ways -- the various viewpoints in the narrative make the story line feel disjointed and incomplete; the characters seem detached from their own selves and each other, not to mention whole-heartedly self-absorbed; the plot development seems flawed, and in some parts unfinished. All that said, The Last Summer (of you and me) is a quick, guilty pleasure kind of read, perfect for the beach. I especially loved all the references to Fire Island as I have just returned from a two-week stay there with my own young family. "

" I only read it because it was an audio book that I received cheaply. Skimming through the previous reviews, I am finding them right on. This book is written for teenagers, not adults. I mean really! And what even saddens me about that is when they have sex, nothing is in it sexually for the girl's pleasure except that she is emotionally bound to him. I thought we were over that years ago. This story goes on forever yet goes no where. It is a young love story. That is it. And not a love story with any substance. "

" An abolute favorite of mine....a must read if you are a fan of Nicholas Sparks and the like "

" A good book, but not my favorite from this author. "

" While the story is a good one, and is well developed, the conversations and details are over thought and it would be better suited as Young Adult lit instead of Adult literature. "

" This was an easy weekend read. "

" heartbreaking, but there was something missing. "

" Good storyline and it was easy to love the characters. It was a little more adult than the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" books, but still not bad (in the graphic sense). "

" I wish I could give half stars in the ratings, because this is better than a 3, but not quite a 4. It's a great summer read about love for a sister and romantic love too. "

" I love this book! Read it in a day. Cried toward the end! "

" She certainly has a way with endings... "

" Pretty predictable, silly girl book, nice beach read "

" this was a quick and easy read... sad at the end... but i liked it none the less "

" Great story. I loved how the little things came together to shape the story in major ways- awesome writing. "

" I read this book in five ish hours. It was amazing. Go Ann Brashares. "

" Excellent! Good reflection, light read, a page-turner! "

" Couldn't get through it. Awful "

" This book wasn't TERRIBLE, I'm just not into the sappy, predictable-type lit that this was. "

" I enjoyed the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series so figured I would try this one. It is a very easy beach read. Although it kept my attention, it annoyed me at times because I just wanted the story to get on with it. "

" Great Read. Enjoyed it very much. "

" Loved it. Made me wish that I had spent my summers growing up with a cottage at the lake or that I had been able to have a cottage where my kids could have spend their summers. A very bittersweet story. "

" I loved this one. Perfect beach reading. "

" Loved this book! Ann Brashares is an excellent author. "

" Beaucoup aimé, c'est cute et ça change les idées :p "

" She certainly has a way with endings... "

" I'm just a bout 15 pages into this...So come back in a few days so I can finish it! "

" Bawled my eyes out almost the whole way through, now THAT'S a summer novel! "

" Just okay, not even remarkable enough to remember enough to review. "

" Good voice for each of the three characters. Well done. "

" I love this book. It is either the happiest sad book, or the saddest happy book I have ever read. Either way, I am irrevocably in love with the characters. "

" Although I normally don't read adult fiction, something about this pulled me in. I really anjoyed it. It was somewhat predictable-which is my only complaint. "

" Un titre et une couverture un peu trop fleur bleue (disons niais) mais une histoire émouvante pour jeunes adultes. "

" I thought this was a good book with the development of the three main characters, Paul, Riley and Alice. There were some surprising turns in the book and I thought overall the book was a good read!! "

" I loved the book but something was missing. Nothing really exciting happened. I loved the characters and the setting. "

" Strange tale of the summers at Fire Island for some of New York's upper middle class. Sisters who learn what it means to be there for each other. You can pretty much tell what is going to happen. Rather slow at times. I think I prefer her sisterhood books a bit better. "